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SoundExchange Announces Record $135 Million 4th Quarter Payments, $462 Million In 2012

SoundExchange announced today that it had paid out $462 million to recording artists and labels in 2012 including $134.9 million in the fourth quarter  – the largest quarterly distribution in. Continue reading

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PledgeMusic Launches D2F Album Presale Campaign For Major Label Band Bring Me The Horizon

Though widely considered a crowdfunding or fan funding platform, PledgeMusic says they're a platform for direct to fan campaigns. The latest news, their deal with RCA Records and Raw Power. Continue reading

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MTV Announces “Artist To Watch” Music Discovery Campaign

MTV has unveiled a new list that they call simply “MTV Artist to Watch”, a new artist / music discovery initiative and campaign that spans across all of MTV’s television. Continue reading

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Gracenote & LyricFind Partner, Walden’s Larry Marcus Joins As Advisor

(UPDATED) Gracenote has merged their lyrics business into LyricFind, according to an announcement on the company's web site. The deal includes a partnership whereby Gracenote will continue to offer a. Continue reading

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Google Play Taps Harry Fox For Rights Management

The Harry Fox Agency has announced a tie-up with Google and their Google Play distribution platform to offer rights management for music and other intellectual property. HFA’s rights management service,. Continue reading

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[UPDATED] NEWS BRIEF: Pandora Touts Tour Support, Facebook Search, Pazz & Jop, Bloom.fm & More

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Dualtone: A Small Label Makes Big Moves By Taking It Slow

Nashville's Dualtone Music Group is starting to see some big successes from their 12 years of hard work. The Lumineers are up for two Grammys and Shovels and Rope made. Continue reading

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Good Lizard Media’s David Riley & Hypebot’s Clyde Smith Appear On Digital Music Trends

Last week I appeared on Andrea Leonelli's Digital Music Trends podcast along with David Riley of Good Lizard Media, a London-based digital marketing firm for music. We had a great. Continue reading

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OneBeat To Stream EDM Videos To Microsoft XBox Live

By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. People are talking, again, about “unbundling” television programming. Most of them fail to understand that television networks, cable companies, and satellite providers hold almost. Continue reading

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Veteran Agent Terry Rhodes Exits ICM

Veteran agent and vice president Terry Rhodes has reportedly left his position at ICM.  A long-time agent at the major agency, Rhodes has been co-helming the company's adult contemporary music. Continue reading

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