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Why Justin Bieber Is Such A Big Hit

(UPDATED) GUEST POST: Jay Frank is the author of Futurehit.DNA and SVP Music Strategy of CMT. You can download a free chapter of his great book on his blog FuturehitDNA.com. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/29/2010 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (23)
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New Profits From Lyrics?

 Sony/ATV Partners With Zazzle's ArtsProject For Lyric Inspired Merchandise Initiative Can music publishers find new profits from old song lyrics? On demand merchandise provider Zazzle is partnering with Sony/ATV Music. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/29/2010 in Songwriting & Music Publishing | Permalink | Comments (0)
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YouTube Continues Page Upgrades

YouTube has been testing page design upgrades and last week added a highlights view for comments that summarizes top rated comments, uploader comments and responses that can be drilled into. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/29/2010 in Social Media | Permalink | Comments (2)
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A Rap Of Daniel Ek of Spotify’s SXSW Keynote

SaulPaul has turned Spotify CEO Daniel Ek's recent SXSW keynote into a rap. via Music Ally

Bruce Houghton on 03/29/2010 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (2)
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More Music Industry News: Rhapsody Goes Dolby, Doobies Sue EMI, HMV, UMG vs. Pirates & More

Rhapsody is working with Dolby to upgrade audio quality of its 9 million track catalog for mobile delivery. (press release) EMI sued over failure to pay royalties on songs by. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/29/2010 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (0)
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REWIND: The Music Industry’s Week In Review

Spotify targets 3rd quarter for U.S. launch.  Former Sony chief Donny Ienner's IMHO launches a social media player. Sony trims up to 50 more staffers. EMI tries to pawn catalog. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/27/2010 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Spotify Targets 3rd Quarter For U.S. Launch

Online music service Spotify is targeting the 3rd quarter of 2010 for a U.S. launch.  “We’re buying server space in random parts of the states and there are licensing discussions. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/26/2010 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Sony Music Trims 20 (50?) More Staffers

(UPDATED) Sony Music Entertainment has been slowly trimming label staff in recent months.  This week 20 more employees were let go according to Billboard. The cuts come were spread across. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/26/2010 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (1)
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Twitter Music Service Song.ly For Sale For $50,000

Popular Twitter song sharing service Song.ly is for sale on Flippa for just $50,000. In fact the minimum bid is Just $15,000.  That seem really low for a site had. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/26/2010 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (0)
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The Orchard Reports Continued Revenue Growth

iTunes Sales Grew To 60% Of Total 2009 Revenue Mobile Music Sales Off Despite increasing downward price pressure in the sector, The Orchard reported strong revenue growth for the quarter. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/26/2010 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)
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