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UPDATE: Spotify [NYSE:SPOT] Ends Day Down 5.66%

UPDATED: Spotify stock began trading Thursday at $151.43, 11% lower than its $170 Wednesday close, after the streamer missed revenue estimates Wall Street analysts. The stock ended trading on Thursday. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/03/2018 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Sony Music Reports Record Breaking 2017

When Sony announced their earnings report for the 2017-18 fiscal year, it revealed that the company’s recorded music business had seen revenue soar on updrafts created largely by music streaming.

Bruce Houghton on 04/30/2018 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

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MON. BRIEF: Las Vegas Concert Shooting Deadliest In US History • Dice Ticketing Expands • TunesMap Restores Liner Notes • More

MONDAY 10.2.17 Music Business News From Around The Web It's hard to imagine that these repeated mass shootings at concerts and clubs won't discourage attendance. Updated continuously under our More News tab

Bruce Houghton on 10/02/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

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WED. BRIEF: Apple Releases iTunes 12.7 • Amazon Adds Music Merch • Deezer Goes Local • More

WEDNESDAY 9.13.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Apple's big announcement threw music lovers a few nice crumbs yesterday. Updated continuously under our More News tab

Bruce Houghton on 09/13/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Ex-Maker, MySpace Music, MTV Exec Courtney Holt To Head Revamped Spotify Video Effort

Former Maker, MySpace Music and MTV executive Courtney Holt is finally moving his career past the letter “M” to head revamped video efforts at Spotify. The news comes on the. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/07/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Spotify Finalizes Deal With Warner Music Group Clearing Path To Stock Exchange Listing

Spotify has closed its third and final major label deal, signing a new multi-year global pact with Warner Music Group. Sony, Universal and Merlin had previously announced new deals with. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/25/2017 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Spotify Exec Confirms Self-Serve Ad Platform, Shares Future Plans and It’s Good News For Musicians, Marketers

Spotify recently launched Ad Studio, a self-serve, targetable audio ad platform, in beta. As we reported, these 15 and 30 second ads play in-stream on Spotify's free tier, along with. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/17/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Exclusive Fyre Music Festival Comes Unraveled, Ja Rule “Heartbroken”

An exclusive music festival on a private island in the Bahamas, promoted to jet-setters on social media by the likes of Kendall Jenner and Emily Ratajkowski, came apart in the. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/01/2017 in Live & Touring | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Neil Young Announces Xsteam ”Adaptive” Streaming Music Service

Neil Young is pivoting his hi-res and high cost Pono Music download service to streaming. The as yet unlaunched subscription service will be called Xstream.

Bruce Houghton on 04/24/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

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BACKLINE with Drummer Extraordinaire Alicia Warrington

In this edition of CASH Music's Backline, drumming success story Alicia Warrington takes us behind the scenes and shares her preferences for hardware, software, and a dream setup.

Guest Post on 04/18/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

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