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THU. NEWS BRIEF: Milk Music Hits 2 Million, Selling Bob Marley, Soundcloud, Songza, StubHub & More

 THURSDAY 7.3.2014 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web  CLICK HERE  Updated Continuously @ Hypebot's More News Tab 

Bruce Houghton on 07/03/2014 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Ed Sheeran Breaks Spotify Streaming Records Held By Daft Punk, Eminem, Lana Del Ray

The new Ed Sheeran album X, is debuting at the top of the US and UK sales charts. But perhaps the greatest proof its strength is the records its setting on. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/02/2014 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (3)
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SoundExchange Launches Digital Dashboard ‘SoundExchange Direct’

Digital music performing rights organization SoundExchange has launched SoundExchange Direct, an online account management tool created to help artists and labels navigate their digital performance royalties. SoundExchange Direct features include:

Bruce Houghton on 07/02/2014 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Coheed and Cambria Saves Fan’s House From Foreclosure

Members of the band Coheed and Cambria has help one of their top fans avoid foreclosure of her home. Cyndi Crouch, who helps to run the band's Cobalt and Calcium fan. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/02/2014 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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SoundCloud WTF? Universal Has Direct Access To Pull Tracks Leading To Account Cancellations

Nappy at Do Androids Dance? reveals more weirdness at SoundCloud beyond the new app tragedy. In fact, his post got me looking back at SoundCloud coverage and it's looking like. Continue reading

admin on 07/02/2014 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (5)
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Indie Duo The Presets Uses Google Cube To Create Unique Interactive Experience

Google Creative Labs have created Cube, a web widget that runs multiple videos and audio tracks concurrently, and indie band The Presets' have put it to good use. Each panel. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/02/2014 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Can LANDR Replace Your Mastering Engineer?

Times are definitely changing. With the rise of techno-everything, more and more tasks are being moved to automated systems. Data entry, assessment, and export can all be done at a. Continue reading

Nia R Jones on 07/02/2014 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (2)
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Radical.FM Launching New App But Can Their Donation-Based Business Model Work?

Radical.FM, a free, ad-free streaming music service claiming 25 million tracks, launched their first Android app today. A new iOS app is also expected and a desktop version is said. Continue reading

admin on 07/02/2014 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Festival Mistakenly Sells Tickets At 90% Off

The Summer Time Festival says will honor tickets for the UK event that were mistakenly sold for £2.50, a marked discount for tickets with a face value of £50 and. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/02/2014 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Curation Is King: Google Acquires Songza For $39M

(UPDATED) Google has acquired mood and activity based streaming music service Songza. Original reports put the price tag at $15 million, but several rumored suitors likely pushed the deal to. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/02/2014 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (0)
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