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Projecting Trends: The On-Demand Economy In Music

How has the rapid onset of an on-demand music economy affected the music industry? Here Bas Grasmayer digs into how several innovative new startups in the music industry are working. Continue reading

Guest Post on 01/31/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

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UPDATE: BMG Acquires Jason Aldean’s Broken Bow Records For A Reported $100 Million Plus

[UPDATE] BMG has acquired Nashville's Broken Bow and associated labels.The deal was for $100 million plus, according to multiple sources, and could signal a round of big acquisitions as streaming. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 01/31/2017 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Adam Craig, Arkansas, Broken Bow Records, Church Pew Or Bar Stool, Country Jam USA, Dustin Lynch, Extended play, Google Play, Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom, Hope, Jason Aldean

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SoundExchange Pays Out Record $884 Million Amid Uncertain Future

SoundExchange announced that its royalty distributions in 2016 were $884 million, an increase of more than $80 million over the previous year and an all time high. The record comes amid. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 01/31/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Allen & Gledhill, Allen Law, Ant Financial Services Group, Artist, Atkins (company), Automotive industry, Bachelor of Science, Balance sheet, Cable television, Chief executive officer, Comcast, Television, The Japan Times, Verizon Communications

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Why DIY Is The Best Way [Broken Raven’s Kevin Clark]

Here Kevin Clark of the Scotland-based rock band The Broken Ravens explains how the application of a DIY ethic, coupled with massive amounts of hard work has allowed the band. Continue reading

Guest Post on 01/31/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Affordable housing, Air China, Alex Padilla, Apple Inc., Brexit, California, European Union, Los Angeles, United Kingdom, United States

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Prince’s Top Songs To Return To Streaming Services On Grammy Night

19 months ago Prince pulled his music from all streaming services with the exception of Tidal. Now, Prince’s most popular songs are set to return to most streaming services on. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 01/31/2017 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Adele, Apple Music, Billboard Magazine, Getty Images, Grammy Award, Grammy Award for Song of the Year, L. Londell McMillan, music industry, Prince (musician), Spotify

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Pandora Trendsetter Luke Combs On ‘Hurricane’ Of A Year, What’s Next

Here we hear from Luke Combs, a North Carolina-born country singer who has been enjoying a meteoric rise to country success on Pandora. In this interview he speaks about his. Continue reading

Guest Post on 01/31/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: CeeLo Green, country music, Danger Mouse (musician), Facebook, Gnarls Barkley, Instagram, Internet access, Lip sync, Twitter, YouTube

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TUE BRIEF: Eventbrite Buys Ticketscript • Rusell Simmon Sells Red Dot For $147M • SoundEx. Distributes $884M • More

Tuesday 1.31.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Deals, deals and more deals. Do they herald a world of increased uncertainty or are they simply ignoring it? Or am. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 01/31/2017 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Billboard Adds Pandora To Chart Data

Slowly, the Nielsen Billboard charts are evolving to reflect how people actually consume music in 2017. The latest data to be added comes from Pandora.

Bruce Houghton on 01/30/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (3)

Tags: Big Sean, Billboard Hot 100, Billboard Magazine, Detroit, Drake (musician), Ed Sheeran, Lil Wayne, Migos, Nicki Minaj, Rae Sremmurd

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5 Tips To Supercharge Your Spotify Marketing Strategy

As Spotify becomes an ever growing presence in the streaming market, it is becoming increasingly important for artists to position their music in a way that maximizes fast streaming results.. Continue reading

Guest Post on 01/30/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Barack Obama, Facebook, Fleet Foxes, folk music, Mark Brzezinski, Nobel Peace Prize, playlist, Soundcloud, Spotify, THIS IS

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How Often Should You Release New Music?

Here Hugh McIntyre explores the two sides of an issue many independent artists struggle with: how frequently to release new music and how releasing music often, and releasing music rarely both. Continue reading

Guest Post on 01/30/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Content strategy, Facebook, GIF, Instagram, LinkedIn, Mass media, music, Pinterest, social media, social media marketing, Twitter

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