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THE PITCH: VuHaus – A View Into America’s Most Vibrant Music Scenes

Music discovery is a code that many are trying to crack. VuHaus's approach is curation. From NYC's WFUV to LA's KCRW, some of the most influential public radio stations have joined together to share video. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/29/2015 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: ABC News Radio, Action Bronson, Aerosmith, Andy Warhol, Ben Gibbard, Ben Lee, Bernie Taupin, Beyoncé Knowles, Big Sean, Black people, De La Soul, Death Cab for Cutie, Earl Sweatshirt, Eastern Time Zone, Meek Mill, Modest Mouse, music industry, New York City, Sarah Jaffe

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Music’s Guilty Pleasures Are Dead…And Bigger Than Ever

According to some recent data, the prevalence of streaming means that music listeners are no longer forced to publicly purchase their trashy pop favorites, with the result that these guilty. Continue reading

Guest Post on 09/29/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Andy Warhol, Bernie Taupin, Billie Jean, Bohemian Rhapsody, John Lennon, Led Zeppelin, Michael Jackson, Nirvana (band), Smells Like Teen Spirit, Spotify

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Amazon Prime Music Adds Universal Music Group To Free Streaming

Despite having "several million" users in the U.S. streaming its 1 million tracks every month, Amazon Prime Music is often overlooked. Today Amazon's streaming catalog got a lot deeper with. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/29/2015 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Apple Inc., Carrie Underwood, Ellie Goulding, Florence and the Machine, iTunes, London, Mumford & Sons, music industry, One Direction, The Weeknd

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Heavy Rain Strands TomorrowWorld Festival Goers, Pushes SFXE Stock Down Sharply

Reports of heavy rains that left many concert goers stranded and others demanding refunds at Atlanta's TomorrowWorld festival sent promoter SFX's already battered stock falling as much as 12% on. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/29/2015 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Andy Warhol, Apartment, Atlanta, Atlanta Falcons, Bernie Taupin, Boston Herald, Brooks Reed, Bryan County, music industry, Oklahoma, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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UMG Names Nicola Levy As Global Head Of Business Affairs, Digital

There have been a number of significant changes at the highest levels of Universal Music Group's digital division in recent weeks. The latest comes in Business Affairs.

Bruce Houghton on 09/29/2015 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Access Industries, Advertising agency, Amadou & Mariam, Annual general meeting, Bell Media, Music artist (occupation), music industry, Music Think Tank, Never Miss a Beat, Universal Music Group

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TUE. NEWS BRIEF: Sonos Reinvents The Speaker • Apple Music “How To” • Aurorus Hits Back • SFXE Falls • More

Tuesday 9.29.2015 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web Updated continuously under our More News tab. CLICK HERE

Bruce Houghton on 09/29/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Adam Smith, Amnesty International, Andy Warhol, Automated teller machine, Barack Obama, Ben Carson, Bernie Taupin, Blood of Christ, Pope, Republican Party (United States)

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How To Rock Madison Square Garden Without Even Being On Stage

While many assume that most hip hop stars simply sing over a backing track when they perform, there is actually an incredible amount of preparation and orchestration which goes into. Continue reading

Guest Post on 09/28/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: album, Audio mixing (recorded music), August Alsina, Billboard charts, Bun B, Cops (TV series), Mike Will Made It, music industry, Twitter, Wiz Khalifa

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Overheard @ The Tunecore Indie Artist Forum

Last week, Tunecore brought together LA's indie music community for its first ever Indie Artist Forum. By all measures, the day was a success and with Tunecore already stepping up. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/28/2015 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Airplay, Amazon.com, Andy Warhol, Apple Records, Artist, Compact disc, Do it yourself, Facebook, independent music, Instagram, iTunes, Los Angeles, music industry, Peter Asher, record label, Twitter

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Facebook Is Offline! [STAY CALM…]

3:53 PM ET Monday Its back up. Exhale… Facebook has been down for almost an hour. Hard to believe this could happen, particularly mid-day on a busy Monday. No word yet. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/28/2015 in Social Media | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Amazon.com, Beats Electronics, business, Down, Dr Dre, Extended play, Facebook, Fan (person), marketing, YouTube

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Soundwave Helps Music Apps Solve Cold Start Problem

In this episode of Music Biz Podcast, we talk with Craig Watson, the co-founder of Soundwave, a popular music discovery app. They also make an SDK, called Shine, that helps. Continue reading

admin on 09/28/2015 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Andy Warhol, Apple Inc., Bandcamp, Business Insider, Disc jockey, iTunes, music industry, podcast, Soundcloud, Spotify

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