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Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y & Indie Music

This week Hypebot has advice on startup concepts you can utilize in the music business, how you can connect emotionally with an audience, seven all-too-common mistakes songwriters make when registering. Continue reading

Guest Post on 10/17/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Society of Composers, ATO Records, Authors and Publishers, Brooklyn, CMJ, Fan (person), New York City, SESAC, social media, Social Media Examiner, YouTube

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Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: Questions Every Serious Musician Needs To Ask Themselves • Dead Giveaways That You’re Uncomfortable Onstage • More

This week on MusicThinkTank, we're taking an introspective questionnaire for serious musicians, helping you get more comfortable on stage, exploring how you can connect with your audience emotionally, and much more.

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Tags: 104th Fighter Wing, African American, Air National Guard, American Dream, Andre Iguodala, Black people, Facebook, Police officer, Speed limit, United States

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REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

This week, we're looking back at some benefits to online songwriting collaboration you may not have thought of, new all-in-one touring software designed to make managers jobs easier, and how. Continue reading

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Tags: Emmy Award, Energy drink, Fan (person), Red Bull, social media, St. Michael's Hospital (Toronto), Teenagers, Tracy Morgan, Traffic collision, Traumatic brain injury

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SFXE Stock Closes Up $12.5% As CEO Sillerman Offers To Buy All Stock At 3X Current Value

[UPDATED] SFXE stock closed Friday up 12.5% at $1.17 per share after founder and CEO Robert Sillerman offered to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Common Stock not already owned by. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/16/2015 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Class Action, Corporation, lawsuit, Limited liability partnership, PR Newswire, Professional corporation, Public company, Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Shareholder, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

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5 Startup Concepts To Help You Prepare For The Musicpreneur Era

With the music business changing and developing, it is important to be prepared for whatever is coming next. Here we look at several good concepts utilized by startups to keep in mind as a. Continue reading

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Tags: . design, Apple Inc., Clint Eastwood, creativity, Damon Albarn, Do it yourself, Grammy Award, IPod, Minimum viable product, social media

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Transparency Begins Upstream For Streaming Royalties

As the popularity of freemium streaming has grown, there has been an ever increasing demand from artists and songwriters for transparency. Major labels and streaming services are usually blamed when. Continue reading

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WARNING TO MUSICIANS: Beware Of The Controlled Composition Clause

Artists and publishers can expect to earn a statutory mechanical rate of $.091 cents per song, as outlined by American copyright law, but record labels will often exert their leverage and. Continue reading

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Tags: album, country music, Daniel Glass, Dillon Francis, Extended play, music journalism, record label, Spotify, Vienna, YouTube

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“Popcorn Time For Music” Aurous Suspends Operations After Court Grants RIAA Restraining Order

Not since Grooveshark has any new music application drawn such major fire as Aurous. Dubbed the "Popcorn Time For Music" Aurous was sued by the RIAA and major labels just. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/16/2015 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Ashley Madison, Associated Press, Best practice, Boston, Boston Municipal Court, Cary Sherman, lawsuit, Recording Industry Association of America, San Francisco, Twitter

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DJs.com Partners With Dubset For Rights Management

DJs.com, a new music streaming service aimed at providing a platform for DJs to clear and share mixes, has pacted with Dubset Media for registration, rights resolution and royalty management. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/16/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: " copyright infringement, Disc jockey, iTunes, Professional wrestling, Professional wrestling promotion, Ring of Honor, Star Wars, Title 17 of the United States Code, Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, United States Code

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Music Publishing News Roundup 10.16.15: New Streaming Stats • Aurous Lawsuit • Big Pimpin’ Trial

New research finds that the majority of American homes are now using audio streaming services. Findings from market-research firm Park Associates reveal that while 40% of households are currently using a. Continue reading

Bob Baker on 10/16/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Beats Electronics, Business Insider, Dr Dre, Drake (entertainer), Jared Fogle, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Nicki Minaj, Sean Combs

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