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Wednesday 1.4.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Spotify's efforts to prep for an IPO mean nothing until they are able to close overdue major labels deals. Updated continuously. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 01/04/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Music, Initial public offering, music industry, Never Miss a Beat, Pandora Radio, record label, Snapchat, Soundcloud, Spotify, Streaming media

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Google Rumored To Be Interested In Acquiring SoundCloud, Pandora Seeking Alternative Suitors To Sirius XM

Spotfify is prepping a major IPO. But on day 3 of 2017, that's already looking unlikely to be the year's biggest story in music streaming. Google is reportedly sniffing around. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 01/03/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Music, Financial Times, Initial public offering, Liberty Media, music industry, Pandora Radio, Soundcloud, Spotify, Streaming media, TechCrunch

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BMI Files Federal Rate Court Action Against The Radio Music License Committee

BMI filed an action in Federal Rate Court today to set interim fees for radio stations represented by the Radio Music License Committee while BMI and the RMLC negotiate the. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 01/03/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Billboard Magazine, Broadcast Music, consent decree, Drake (musician), Inc., music industry, Music licensing, Performance rights organisation, United States Department of Justice, Vice president

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Marketing Your Music Using The Instagram Story Feature

With the recent introduction of its Story feature, Instagram has given its more entrepreneurial users a new feature through which to market their music to fans with a convenient 'instant. Continue reading

Guest Post on 01/03/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Amber Rose, American Federation of Musicians, Disc jockey, DJ Khaled, Facebook, Instagram, music industry, social media, Twitter, YouTube

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Blame Game Begins After Disastrous Mariah Carey New Year’s Eve Performance

Mariah Carey's manager has taken event producer dick clark productions to task in the wake of a glitch-ridden performance on Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest in. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 01/03/2017 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Academy of Country Music Awards, American Music Award, Associated Press, Billboard Music Award, Dick Clark Productions, Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve, Gloria Estefan, Mariah Carey, New Year's Eve, Times Square

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Vinyl and One Size Fits All Strategies Will Not Save The Music Business [Mark Mulligan]

Surging vinyl sales may make a great headline, but at just 2.6% of total sales, they won't save the music business, says music industry analyst Mark Mulligan of MIDiA. The. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 01/03/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Abbey Road Studios, Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie, Artist, Bee Gees, Best Thing, Elvis Presley, Kate Moss, London, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, The Wonder of You

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RIAA Recaps 2016 Gold & Platinum Certifications

The RIAA certified 890 Digital Single Awards and 407 Album Awards in 2016. Here are some of the year’s highlights.

Bruce Houghton on 01/03/2017 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Camera, Digital single-lens reflex camera, Google, Mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera, Music download, record label, Recording Industry Association of America, Sony, TorrentFreak, Warner Music Group

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Music Industry Legal Actions To Watch In 2017

Here music industry lawyer Erin M. Jacobson looks at what are expected to be some of the top music industry legal cases coming in 2017, what we can expect to. Continue reading

Guest Post on 01/03/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (4)

Tags: American Society of Composers, Apple Inc., Authors and Publishers, Class Action, consent decree, copyright, Digital Performance Right in Sound Recordings Act, Fordham University School of Law, Sirius XM Radio, SoundExchange, The Turtles

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Signing Up With ASCAP, BMI Not Enough

While many in the music industry are quick to bemoan the difficulty of earning significant income from music publishing, the reality is that there more opportunities than ever to do. Continue reading

Guest Post on 01/03/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: American Society of Composers, Apple Music, Authors and Publishers, Broadcast Music, Comparison of on-demand streaming music services, consent decree, Harry Fox Agency, Inc., independent music, music industry, SESAC, Spotify

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Apple Music Beats Spotify, Pandora To Rank 9th In Mobile App Usage, Says Nielsen

With so much music consumed on mobile devices, app downloads and usage are a major indicators of any music service's popularity, and according to a new Nielsen ranking Apple Music. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 01/03/2017 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Android (operating system), App Store (iOS), Apple Inc., Apple Music, Google, Google Play, IOS, Mobile app, Spotify, YouTube

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