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Amazon Music Turns Up The Heat With 30 Exclusives

Almost daily we get a press release announcing how Music Service X is differentiating itself from the competition. Since its missing Universal Music and a lot of current hits, Amazon. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/31/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Amazon.com, Ashes to Ashes (David Bowie song), Cyndi Lauper, David Bowie, Hamilton Leithauser, Harry Nilsson, Hey Ya!, Jessie Baylin, Outkast, Surfer Blood

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Why Every Artist Should Be Live Streaming (And How to Do It)

As industry experts tout the benefits of live streaming, the medium is charging up interest and success for many artists. Musicians are now spending hours not just in front of the. Continue reading

Guest Post on 06/23/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Amazon.com, Android Developers, Apple Inc., Chris Castle, Content strategy, Daley Blind, Google, Streaming media, XDA Developers, YouTube

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Tidal Exec: “We’re Building A New Music Ecosystem” [VIDEO]

Tidal chief investment officer Vania Schlogel was interviewed by the Wall Street Journal about the new music streaming service owned by Jay-Z and other major artists, focusing on artist compensation and. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/15/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Amazon.com, Apple Inc., Chief investment officer, iTunes, Jay-Z, List of online music databases, Streaming media, The Wall Street Journal, Twitter, WiMP

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The Streaming Maturation Effect: What It Means For The Music Industry

What do Netflix and music subscriptions have in common? They both experienced slowing growth in 2014 in the US. Subscriptions are the monetization focal point of streaming but there have. Continue reading

Guest Post on 05/12/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Amazon.com, Apple Inc., Google, iTunes, Netflix, Spotify, Streaming media, Subscription business model, The Wall Street Journal, YouTube

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Spotify Revenues Top $1 Billion, Losses Widen As Music Streamer Plans Video Launch

With an Apple music relaunch right around the corner, Spotify has been busy shoring up $400 million in new funding, deep discounting paid subscriptions and now, according to multiple reports,. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/08/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (3)

Tags: A+E Networks, Abu Dhabi, Address space, Amazon.com, Apple Inc., Baltimore, MTV, New York City, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal

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Does A Tidal Wave Lift All Ships? An Unsigned Artist’s Questions

Last Sunday, Jay Z shared a series of stream-of-conscious tweets defending his new music streaming service Tidal. Much has been said about the ill-concieved press conference and prohibitive prices for. Continue reading

Guest Post on 05/06/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Amazon.com, Apple Inc., IPhone, iTunes, Jay-Z, music industry, Pandora, Spotify, Streaming media, Tunecore

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Patreon’s Jack Conte Shares Startup Lessons

In this episode of Music Biz Podcast, we talk with Jack Conte, co-founder and CEO of Patreon, a platform that allows people to support creators by becoming paid sponsors. We talk. Continue reading

admin on 05/04/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Amazon.com, American Atheists, iTunes, Los Angeles Times, podcast, RSS feed, Soundcloud, Soundhound, Stitcher, Youth culture

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This Week In Music Commentary

Moving music beyond streaming, the major labels vs. SOPA, YouTube and turning artists into brands all go under the microscope in This Week In Music Commentary.

Bruce Houghton on 04/25/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive, Adversarial system, All You Need to Know About the Music Business: Seventh Edition, Amazon.com, America (band), Google, Information Age, record label, Stop Online Piracy Act, YouTube

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7 Points I Wish The Tidal Team Made

For those not living under a rock, Jay-Z presented Tidal, the industry’s first artist-owned music service on Monday at a press conference that has been widely mocked for being heavy. Continue reading

Guest Post on 04/02/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Amazon, Amazon.com, Bill Gates, Doug Morris, Jeff Bezos, Sony, Sony Music Entertainment, Spotify, Streaming media, Taylor Swift

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Why Does Spotify Pay So Little? [An Analysis]

Both artists and their loyal listeners have expressed disdain about artist payouts (or lack thereof) – but why are streaming services like Spotify, who are seemingly so successful, paying the. Continue reading

Guest Post on 03/23/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Amazon.com, Apple Inc., Application programming interface, Artist, BandPage, Bandsintown, BBC, iTunes, Spotify, Stream

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