Music Tech

THU. BRIEF: UMG Acquires Office Augusta • Alibaba Plans $7.2B Entertainment Investment • Facebook Music ID • More

Thursday 12.29.16 Music Business News From Around The Web If the last few days are any indication, 2017 will be a good year for investments in music including some major. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/29/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: -elect, Acharya, Alien and Sedition Acts, Animals as Leaders, apps, Augmented reality, Bill Gates, business, Donald Trump, music, New York City

Share on:

SoundCloud Touts Music Discovery, Creator Updates In Year End Report

SoundCloud is touting improvements in both music discovery and tools for creators in its year-end wrap up. 2016 was the year that the music streamer finally added a paid subscription. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/28/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: "Weird Al" Yankovic, apps, As-App, Citigold, Citigroup, Financial technology, IPhone, Mobile app, Soundcloud, Transport Canada

Share on:

UPDATE: Sony Music, Bob Dylan Twitter Accounts Hacked – Company Issues Statement

[UPDATED] The Sony Music and Bob Dylan Twitter accounts were hacked on Tuesday and false reports that Britney Spears has died were posted on both accounts. Spears is in fact. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/28/2016 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: BuzzFeed, Facebook, Forbes, Jack Dorsey, Mark Zuckerberg, Netflix, Sundar Pichai, TechCrunch, Twitter, YouTube

Share on:

TUE. BRIEF: Sony Music Hacked • Azoff, Radio Reach Cease-Fire • Songkick Moves 500K Adele Tickets • More

TUESDAY 12.27.16 Music Business News From Around The Web The holiday break was not so restful for the Sony Music social media team. Updated under our More News tab

Bruce Houghton on 12/27/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: music

Share on:

FRI. BRIEF: Billboard Buys Spin • Apple Music On Defense • US v Pirate Bay • Pandora Investor Doubles Down • More

Friday 12.23.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Is Billboard buying Spin, Vibe and Stereogum a smart acquisition or last ditch consolidation of dying legacy media? Updated continuously under our More. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/23/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: music

Share on:

Turning Pennies To Dollars: Increasing The Efficiency Of Royalty Collections

Although little attention was paid to them in a more profitable era, keeping track of minimal royalty collections has become increasingly important in the music industry, something which is being. Continue reading

Guest Post on 12/22/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Society of Composers, Anti-competitive practices, Authors and Publishers, Berklee College of Music, Broadcast Music, consent decree, EMI, Inc., music industry, Music licensing, Performance rights organisation, YouTube

Share on:

THU. BRIEF: AirPods Debut To Raves • Amazon Scores Garth Brooks Streaming Exclusive • Team Rock Goes Under • More

Thursday 12.22.16 Music Business News From Around The Web While you're resting for the holiday, rest assured that we'll be keeping you informed of all the important stories. And don't. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/22/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 2016 Summer Olympics, 4G, Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, Affiliate marketing, Albany, Animals as Leaders, Annie Proulx, Antonio Conte, Ashley Madison, Google, New York

Share on:

10 Music Marketing Predictions For 2017 [JESSE KIRSHBAUM]

2016 was a good year for growth in the music industry, with massive expansion seen on multiple industry fronts. In this piece, Jesse Kirshbaum of looks ahead to what the year 2017. Continue reading

Guest Post on 12/21/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Apple Inc., Apple Music, Cary Sherman, Disc jockey, music industry, Never Miss a Beat, Recording Industry Association of America, Spotify, Streaming media, YouTube

Share on:

If Music Is Digital Gold , Why Do We Always Treat It Like Digital Plastic? [BENJI ROGERS]

In the piece Benji Rogers bemoans the devaluation of music, and shares how the implementation of blockchain tech could make it so that ownership data was required for a song to even. Continue reading

Guest Post on 12/21/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 4G, Advertising, Alan Cross, Amazoncom, Bitcoin, Blockchain (database), Cryptocurrency, music industry, Smart contract, The Huffington Post

Share on:

WED BRIEFING: Turtles Lose SiriusXM Suit • Music Pubs Push FB • Growth: Apple vs Spotify • More

Wednesday 12.21.16 Music Business News From Around The Web After repeated wins, the Turtles loss was unexpected and a reminder of how fucked up copyright law is. Updated continuously under. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/21/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Class Action, copyright, Digital Performance Right in Sound Recordings Act, Facebook, Fordham University School of Law, Germany, Getty Images, music, SoundExchange, The Turtles

Share on: