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Venue Owners Battle BMI Over High Fees

Bar and club owners are becoming increasingly upset at the performing rights organization BMI, which they feel is imposing unfair mandatory fees on venues, the cost of which BMI is liable. Continue reading

Guest Post on 12/11/2015 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: " copyright infringement, American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, copyright, Copyright law of the United States, Harry Fox Agency, Mechanical license, Performance rights organisation, SESAC, United States, Vice president

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FRI. NEWS BRIEF: Adele Tops 5 Million Sold • Royalty Rate Ruling Nears • More

Friday 12.11.2015 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web Updated continuously under our More News tab. CLICK HERE

Bruce Houghton on 12/11/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Adele, Adobe Acrobat, Arts administration, Audi, Audio mixing (recorded music), Board of directors, Brand management, Bukama, Cyclone Evan, Fiji Times, Yasawa

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Apple Names Bryson Tiller Top New Artist, Periscope Top iPhone App

Apple's team of music, entertainment and app editors have announced their personal Best Of lists for 2015, and their were a few nice surprises.

Bruce Houghton on 12/10/2015 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Billboard Hot 100, Chalk Farm, Fifty Shades of Grey, ITunes Festival, Lana Del Rey, Pharrell Williams, The Chemical Brothers, The Weeknd, Wicked Games

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Facebook’s Live Video Free-For-All

Facebook's recent announcement that it would be starting testing of live video sharing is good news for indie artists, as it represents an opportunity to connect with fans in real-time on a platform that. Continue reading

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Tags: Artist, Broadcasting, Facebook, IPhone, Mobile phone, social media, south by southwest, Streaming media, Twitter, YouTube

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Hypebot To Host Fifth San Francisco Music And Tech Meetup

Hypebot will host its fifth San Francisco Music and Tech Meetup on Tuesday, December 15, 2015 from 6-9PM at Upcider in San Francisco. Let's grab a drink and talk about Apple Music, Spotify, and. Continue reading

admin on 12/10/2015 in Music Tech | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Cider, Google, Hypebot, Meetup, music industry, Pandora, San Francisco, Science fiction, Spotify

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How To Become A Successful Hip Hop Artist: Videos

In this final component of a series on how to become a successful hip hop artist, part four examines why videos are a useful marketing tool and how to make them effective and engaging without breaking the. Continue reading

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Tags: 2010 FIFA World Cup, 50 Cent, album, Beats Electronics, Dr Dre, Grammy Award, Hip hop music, Jay-Z, Nicki Minaj, YouTube

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10 Tools That Will Make Your Life As An Artist Easier

When it comes to being an independent artist, efficiency and time management are of the utmost importance. Luckily, there are a variety of tools and services available which can help. Continue reading

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Tags: Artist, Bitcoin, Canadian dollar, Create Digital Music, Electronic money, Installation art, Moscow, Peter Kern, social media, Sound art

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Warner/Chappell Settles Happy Birthday Suit, Song Enters Public Domain

If you took a poll, most would guess it happened long ago, but no it was yesterday. "Happy Birthday" is in the public domain.

Bruce Houghton on 12/10/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Associated Press, Class Action, George H. King, Happy Birthday to You, Los Angeles Times, Mildred J. Hill, Patty Hill, United States federal judge, Warner Music Group, Warner/Chappell Music

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Google Launches $14.99 Six Person Family Plan For Google Play Music, YouTube Red Combined

Just as the industry starts to limit freemium music, a new marketing tactic is gaining traction – deep discounts. Spotify is offering 3 months for $.99 and Google has just. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/10/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Android (operating system), Apple Inc., Canada, Germany, Google Play, Hong Kong, IOS, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States

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Flipagram Wraps 2015 with New Product Announcements

Popular music and "moments sharing" app Flipagram is ending the year on a high note with impressive stats, expanded "Flips" and product enhancements designed to propel it into 2016.

admin on 12/10/2015 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Aiden, Aiden Grimshaw, Hypebot, Justin Bieber, Kiss (band), Little Mix, Naughty Boy, One Direction, Twitter, YouTube

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