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Shazam To Add Songkick Concert Listings In 2017

In a year end letter, Songkick CEO Matt Jones shared some impressive direct to fans ticket sales stats and an announcement that Shazam would be joining Spotify, SoundCloud and Pandora in distributing. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/29/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Music, Initial public offering, iTunes, music industry, Pandora Radio, Soundcloud, Spotify, Streaming media, Subscription business model, TechCrunch

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THU. BRIEF: UMG Acquires Office Augusta • Alibaba Plans $7.2B Entertainment Investment • Facebook Music ID • More

Thursday 12.29.16 Music Business News From Around The Web If the last few days are any indication, 2017 will be a good year for investments in music including some major. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/29/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: -elect, Acharya, Alien and Sedition Acts, Animals as Leaders, apps, Augmented reality, Bill Gates, business, Donald Trump, music, New York City

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Modern Music PR With Jamie Roberts [INTERVIEW]

Here Jamie Roberts, President of the NYC based full-service public relations company Right Angle PR shares her knowledge working in PR for 20+ years for artists ranging from Blondie to. Continue reading

Guest Post on 12/28/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: album, Ben Weinman, Bustle, EMI, Greg Puciato, Kerrang!, Musical ensemble, New York City, Roadrunner Records, Sonicbids, The Dillinger Escape Plan

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How I Gained 10.5 Million YouTube Followers

Here one artist reflects on how he was able to cut through the noise of a crowded market and build a sizable fanbase on YouTube, largely by changing the way. Continue reading

Guest Post on 12/28/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: About box, Auld Lang Syne, Christmas, Christmas and holiday season, Christmas music, Facebook, Instagram, iTunes, Silent Night, YouTube

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SoundCloud Touts Music Discovery, Creator Updates In Year End Report

SoundCloud is touting improvements in both music discovery and tools for creators in its year-end wrap up. 2016 was the year that the music streamer finally added a paid subscription. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/28/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: "Weird Al" Yankovic, apps, As-App, Citigold, Citigroup, Financial technology, IPhone, Mobile app, Soundcloud, Transport Canada

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Internet Gives Musicians Double-Edged Sword

In the shifting landscape of the music industry, more and more artists are turning from traditional record labels to streaming services to get their songs and their names out there.. Continue reading

Guest Post on 12/28/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Adele, CD Baby, Drake (musician), Google, Google Play, Justin Bieber, music industry, One Dance, Rihanna, Spotify

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UPDATE: Sony Music, Bob Dylan Twitter Accounts Hacked – Company Issues Statement

[UPDATED] The Sony Music and Bob Dylan Twitter accounts were hacked on Tuesday and false reports that Britney Spears has died were posted on both accounts. Spears is in fact. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/28/2016 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: BuzzFeed, Facebook, Forbes, Jack Dorsey, Mark Zuckerberg, Netflix, Sundar Pichai, TechCrunch, Twitter, YouTube

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WED. BRIEF: Tidal Touts Exclusives • Spotify Pirates Attracts Pirates, Kills Downloads • Broadway Dips • More

Wednesday 12.28.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Tidal crowed about exclusives in its year end report but failed to share subscriber stats. Not a good sign…. Updated continuously. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/28/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: -elect, AccuWeather, Affiliated Managers Group, Albany, Albertus Magnus, Amazoncom, American Jobs, Animals as Leaders, Apophatic theology, Art periods, Associated Press, Association of National Advertisers, Bank of Maharashtra, Donald Trump, Google, Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, New York, San Francisco Bay Area, San Francisco Chronicle, The Ghost Ship, The New York Times, United States

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Music Industry Leaders Offer Their Predictions For 2017

The team behind the music business program at William Paterson University reached out to a variety of top music industry leaders to get their predictions for the business in 2017.

Guest Post on 12/27/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: American Society of Composers, Apple Music, Authors and Publishers, Berklee College of Music, Broadcast Music, CD Baby, Inc., independent music, music industry, Recording Industry Association of America, SESAC, Streaming media

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Fader Adds 2 To Social Media Team

Music and media company The FADER, has announced the addition of two social media editors, Juliana Pache and Ali Suliman.

Bruce Houghton on 12/27/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Adobe Photoshop, album, Art museum, Facebook, Instagram, Kanye West, music industry, Philadelphia, social media, The Fader

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