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This Week In Music Commentary

This week we heard from Cooking Vinyl's founder about the company's unprecedented success, listened to some discussion regarding the changing face of A&R, and explored how blockchain tech and virtual reality. Continue reading

admin on 12/06/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Gender In The Music Industry

[UPDATED] While the success of superstars such as Beyonce and Taylor Swift can make it seem as though the music industry is ahead of the game when it comes to. Continue reading

Guest Post on 11/12/2015 in Live & Touring | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Activism, Amazing Grace, Aretha Franklin, Associated Press, New York City, Philadelphia, Pope, Spotify, Taylor Swift, Universal Music Group

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TuneCore Launches In Australia

Flat fee indie digital music and publishing administration service TuneCore has expanded into Australia with the launch of a regional service. TuneCore.com.au allows Australian-based artists to collect revenue from streaming. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/11/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Activism, Adobe Acrobat, Agence France-Presse, Amazon Appstore, American Revolutionary War, Android (operating system), Australia, Australian Labor Party, New York City, YouTube

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FRI. NEWS BRIEF: All Ages Concert Battle • Facebook Profile Changes • Patreon Hack • SFXE Fire Sale • More

Friday 10.2.2015 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web Updated continuously under our More News tab. CLICK HERE

Bruce Houghton on 10/02/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Activism, Adobe Acrobat, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, Allied-occupied Germany, Andy Warhol, Apple juice, Attorney-General (Fiji), Australia, Automated teller machine, Fiji Times

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THU. NEWS BRIEF: Facebook Preps Music Service • Music On Apple iOS9 • Help For Megaupload • Revelator • More

Thursday 7.9.2015 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web Updated continuously under our More News tab. CLICK HERE

Bruce Houghton on 07/09/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: A. J. Pollock (baseball), Activism, Advertising, Alan Cross, Apple Inc., Aristotle, Arizona Diamondbacks, International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, music industry, United States

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RIAA Says: So Now There’s #AppleMusic – The More, The Merrier.

Apple’s entrance into the subscription streaming market made a predictable splash. It’s telling that Apple continues to pour significant time and energy into music. It confirms once again that music. Continue reading

Guest Post on 06/15/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Activism, African American, Afro-Cuban, Alan Joyce, American Broadcasting Company, Google, Netflix, Recording Industry Association of America, United States, YouTube

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Spotify Closes $526 Million Funding Round To Fight Apple

Timing, particularly in the entertainment industry, is everything. So, it is no coincidence that right after Apple Music launches, Spotify just happens to close a $526 million round that has. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/10/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Activism, Apple Inc., Credit Suisse, Federal Reserve System, General Electric, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Loan, Spotify, The Wall Street Journal

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