Month: September 2017

4 Safest Concert Venues

If you're involved in the music industry, chances are attending concerts is up there on your list of favorite activities, but doing so often carries an inherent risk. If you're. Continue reading

admin on 09/26/2017 in Live & Touring | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Adele, BBC, Bernadette Peters, Billy McFarland, Broadway theatre, Bruce Springsteen, business, music industry, Ticket resale, Tony Award

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Amazon Music Adds Alexa Voice Control To Mobile Streaming App

Amazon today added Alexa voice control to its Amazon Music app. Early studies show that voice control could be the feature that accelerates mainstream adoption of streaming music.

Bruce Houghton on 09/26/2017 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Alexa Internet, Amazon Echo, Amazon.com, Android (operating system), Apple Inc., Financial Times, Google, Google Glass, IPhone, Microsoft

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Vimeo Acquires Livestream, Launches Live Video Platform

Video platform Vimeo has acquired live video destination Livestream and launched its own live solution Vimeo Live. Livestream powers over 10 million events a year many for 10,000 paying customers including. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/26/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Music, Hulu, Jeremy Horn, Mentorship, Product management, Spotify, Streaming media, Subscription business model, Today (U.S. TV program), YouTube

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Zedge Acquirehires Freeform, Will Launch Marketplace for Artists to Monetize Their Work

Zedge, a smartphone personalization platform, announced plans to roll out a marketplace for artists to monetize their creations later this year. To accelerate development, Zedge has acquired IP assets from. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/26/2017 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 21 Savage, BET Hip Hop Awards, Billboard Hot 100, Chicago, DJ Khaled, Epileptic seizure, Fergie (singer), Justin Bieber, Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar, Las Vegas, Lil Uzi Vert, Lil Wayne, MTV Video Music Award, Nicki Minaj, Taylor Swift, Thursday Night Football, TMZ, Yo Gotti

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TUE. BRIEF: Rise Of Cardi B • Amazon Music Adds Alexa Voice Control • Instagram Adds 200M Daily Users • MORE

TUESDAY 9.26.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Cardi B, the first solo female rapper to have a #1 in 19 years, unseats Taylor Swift at the top of. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/26/2017 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: ArtPrize, Ateneo de Manila University, Bagger Dave's, Bitcoin, Brazilian cuisine, Business Insider, China, Philippines, Rappler, United Kingdom

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Cardi B’s “Bodak Yellow” Takes Pandora By Storm plus More New Release Reaction

New releases last Friday included Fergie, Macklemore, Cardi B, The Killers, Miley Cyrus, Demi Lovato, Dierks Bentley and more. But there was a clear favorite. Cardi B was the #1 artist. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/25/2017 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: BET Hip Hop Awards, Billboard Hot 100, Bryson Tiller, Daddy Yankee, DJ Khaled, Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, Mike Will Made It, Nicki Minaj, Yo Gotti

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10 Marketing Lessons From Apple [Infographic]

Love them or hate them, Apple is undeniably a massively successful company, and a champion of marketing. Here we look at ten marketing lessons from apple that can be applied. Continue reading

Guest Post on 09/25/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: 55th Annual Grammy Awards, Ace, AdRev, Amazoncom, Aphex Twin, Apple Inc., Apple Music, Apple TV, music industry, YouTube

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The Shopkeeper: A Must See For The Artist Rights Movement [Video]

This documentary explores music producer Mark Hallman's struggle to keep his recording studio open even as the music industry changes and evolves in the age of home recording software and. Continue reading

Guest Post on 09/25/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Airline, Austin, Austin–Bergstrom International Airport, Barack Obama, Barry Mann, Barton Creek Greenbelt, Baylor University, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Boston, Texas

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Impact of Piracy On Music Creators: What To Make Of A Newly “Unearthed” Study

The debate as to how much piracy has hurt the recorded music industry rages on and currently informs decisions as to how much ad supported music reduces illegal downloads. An. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/25/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 2016, Boris Johnson, Brexit, David Norgrove, European Union, Office for National Statistics, Statistics, UK Statistics Authority, United Kingdom, United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, Vote Leave

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How Gene Simmons Of KISS Mastered The Art Of Selling The Experience Instead Of The Music

Is music becoming more about the experience than the music itself? It seems Gene Simmons of KISS may have just cracked the code on how to sell music: you don't. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/25/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: ABC News, Acceptable use policy, album, Associated Press, Bruce Dickinson, California, Gene Simmons, Kerrville, Kiss (band), Texas

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