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Music Industry Seeks To Ban Concert Ticket Buying Bots

Having choice seats snatched out from under them by the ticket bots of a third party ticket broker is an all-to-common occurrence for a lot of ticket buyers, and while. Continue reading

Guest Post on 11/21/2016 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Adele (singer), ARIA Award for Best Male Artist, concert, music industry, Spotify, StubHub, Summerfest, Talent manager, Ticketmaster, United States

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MON. BRIEF: Radio Sues Azoff’s Global Music • Rightscorp Cash Crunch • R.I.P. Sharon Jones • More

Monday 11.21.16 Music Business News From Around The Web A new lawsuit could prove the viability of Irving Azoff's attempt to take on BMI, ASCAP. Updated continuously under our More News tab

Bruce Houghton on 11/21/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: music, music business, musicians

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REWIND: New Music Industry’s Week In Review

In this journey back through a lively seven days of music industry news, we revisit ReverbNation's new Fader partnership, Live Nation's direct sale of tickets to scalpers, SoundCloud's pledge to. Continue reading

admin on 11/19/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

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A Look Inside Spotify’s Redesign Process

In the wake of a recent overhaul and update of their icon suite, Andrea Limjoco and Rob Bartlett discuss the four month process of building and implementing the six hundred. Continue reading

Guest Post on 11/18/2016 in Music Tech | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: . design, music, Spotify

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Streaming Music: Give It Away, Give It Away, Give It Away Now [Glenn Peoples Of Pandora]

Here Glenn Peoples of Pandora explores the differences in royalty payouts between services which offer highly interactive on-demand streaming versus those that provide a more basic digital radio option, and how. Continue reading

Guest Post on 11/18/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Pandora, Spotify

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FRI. BRIEF: What.CD? Shuttered • Musictoday Finds Buyer • EchoNest CTO Exits • More

Friday 11.18.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Updated continuously under our More News tab

Bruce Houghton on 11/18/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

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How To Make A Music Chatbot (Minus The Gimmicks)

While chatbots may flourish initially, their user retention leaves something to be desired. That said, their popularity does represent an opportunity for the music industry, particularly if said bots were. Continue reading

Guest Post on 11/17/2016 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: @wiredprworks, Abbey Road Studios, Alessandro Petazzi, Artificial Intelligence, concert, Facebook Messenger, Hypebot, Music Ally, Resident Advisor, social media

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THU. BRIEF: Flo & Eddie, SiriusXM Settle • FB Botches Metrics, Again • TicketNet Buys ScoreBig • More

Thursday 11.17.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Details of the Flo & Eddie, SiriusXM settlement are scarce. Stay tuned as they could have wide ranging implications. Updated continuously. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/17/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Spotify Adds ‘Discover Weekly’ Style Concert Recommendation Emails, Partners With Ticketmaster

Spotify is using the same recommendation technology that powers its popular Discover Weekly feature to drive additional touring revenue for artists. And as if to prove it's truly the Switzerland. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/16/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

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