Tag: The Wall Street Journal

StubHub Drops All In Pricing As Promised “Ticketing Revolution” Fails To Materialize

When Michael Rapino took over Live Nation, he promised a revolution in ticketing; and when he acquired Ticketmaster, one almost believed that it would happen. Along the way, a group. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/03/2015 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Amazon.com, Audio engineering, Berklee College of Music, Bon Jovi, box office, Central Time Zone (North America), Compact disc, Customer, Oil Prices, The Wall Street Journal

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“Unparalleled Promotional Value” Of Big Corporate Radio Not So Valuable

As fewer and fewer people discover new music through conventional terrestrial radio, it has switched to a system of playing the same top 40 hits ad nauseam, meaning that its value. Continue reading

Guest Post on 08/24/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: App Store (iOS), Apple Inc., Berkeley Software Distribution, Berklee College of Music, Business Daily, Business model, BuzzFeed, Op-ed, Spotify, The Wall Street Journal

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SFXE Stock Falls To New Lows As CEO Sillerman “Reaffirms” Intention To Take Company Private

[UPDATE 2] - SFXE ended Tuesday $1.32 down 4.23% - You get the feeling that Bob Sillerman could stand on his head in the middle of Wall Street and no one would by. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/17/2015 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: A.G. Lafley, ABC News, Amazon Kindle, American Idol, App Store (iOS), Apple Inc., Barclays, Business Wire, Chairman, The Wall Street Journal

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Rapper 50 Cent Files for Bankruptcy

One major slip online has forced rapper 50 Cent into bankruptcy. In an effort to retain some assets and reorganize his assets, he filed Chapter 11 after loosing a lawsuit claiming he'd. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/14/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 50 Cent, Associated Press, Chapter 11, Connecticut, Get Rich Or Die Tryin (Clean), Hartford, Mike Tyson, Rick Ross, Starz (TV channel), The Wall Street Journal, Title 11, United States bankruptcy court, United States Code

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Spotify Acquires Beats’ Analytics Provider Seed Scientific

Spotify is betting big on data to help is survive the coming battle with Apple Music. After acquiring The Echo Nest last year, Spotify has bought its second major analytics. Continue reading

Guest Post on 06/24/2015 in Music Tech | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Goldman Sachs, Google, New York City, Spotify, Stockholm, Streaming media, TeliaSonera, The Wall Street Journal, United Nations

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DON’T SIGN YOUR CONTRACT YET! Apple Music NOT Likely To Pay Full Royalties During Free Trials

Recork the champagne and put your pen back in the drawer. When Apple exec Eddie Cue reversed course, promising Taylor Swift and the world that "artists will be paid" during. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/23/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Apple Inc., Artist, IPhone, iTunes, List of online music databases, Spotify, Streaming media, Subscription business model, Taylor Swift, The Wall Street Journal

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Spotify, Telia Invest $11 Million In Soundtrack Your Brand

Spotify is investing a bit of its $526 million war chest in Soundtrack Your Brand, a startup that brings its streaming music service to a select and desirable group of. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/23/2015 in Music Tech | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Accel Partners, Apple Inc., Fidelity Investments, Goldman Sachs, Li Ka-shing, Martin Lorentzon, Northzone, Spotify, TeliaSonera, The Wall Street Journal

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Spotify Closes $526 Million Funding Round To Fight Apple

Timing, particularly in the entertainment industry, is everything. So, it is no coincidence that right after Apple Music launches, Spotify just happens to close a $526 million round that has. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/10/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Activism, Apple Inc., Credit Suisse, Federal Reserve System, General Electric, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Loan, Spotify, The Wall Street Journal

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Roundup Of The Latest Apple Music Leaks And Rumors

Apple seems certain to announce its revamped music service next Tuesday, and ahead of the launch it seems as if there is a new leak or "verified" rumor every few. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/02/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, David Guetta, Disc jockey, Drake (entertainer), iTunes, Pharrell Williams, Spotify, Streaming media, The Wall Street Journal

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Pandora, Spotify Top Music App Charts. Where Did TIDAL Rank?

Pandora and Spotify topped both the App Annie Top 10 music app "By Downloads" and "By Revenue" charts. Beats Music landed an impressive 3rd place finish on the revenue ranking. Even Rhapsody. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/27/2015 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Apple Inc., Google, IPhone, Pandora, Pandora Radio, Sony Music Entertainment, Spotify, Streaming media, The Verge, The Wall Street Journal

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Music Publishing News Roundup 5.25.2015: Downtown • Sony Music • BMI vs. Pandora • More

Downtown Music Publishing's acquisition of Eagle i-Music, the battle with The Verge over Sony Music's leaked contract with Spotify and BMI's win over Pandora dominate the music publishing news this. Continue reading

Guest Post on 05/25/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Contract, Los Angeles Times, New York City, RSS feed, Social Profiles, Spotify, Streaming media, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal

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