Tag: Artist

Should A Music Manager Also Be An Agent? Lawsuit To Decide Reinstated

Artist managers, who have been challenging California laws which preventing them from booking the artists they represent, will now get their day in court.

Bruce Houghton on 03/23/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Alabama, American Farm Bureau Federation, American Society of Composers, Amicus curiae, Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996, Artist, Authors and Publishers, California, Supreme Court of the United States, United States, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

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TIDAL Absorbs WiMP As Jay Z Takes Ownership Of Music Streamer, U.S. Relaunch March 30th

Apparently, Jay-Z and I have something in common besides the love of an occasional cigar. Neither of us liked the strange name WiMP for a music service. So, as of today,. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/23/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Artist, Aspiro, Audiophile, FLAC, Grammy Award, iTunes, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Shareholder, Spotify, Streaming media, Sweden, WiMP

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MON. NEWS BRIEF: Labels Fight Free Music, TIDAL Integrates WiMP, #SXSW Wraps, Sony & More

MONDAY 3.23.2015 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web Updated continuously under our More News tab. CLICK HERE

Bruce Houghton on 03/23/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, Al Gore, American Israel Public Affairs Committee, American Society of Composers, Andrew Jarecki, Apartheid in South Africa, Apartment, Applicant (sketch), Artist, Associated Press, Authors and Publishers

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Ticketfly Acquires Northern Tickets, Passes $1 Billion In Sales

Ticketfly is among a handful of companies threatening Ticketmaster's dominance. Today they took the fight north of the border, acquiring Northern Tickets.

Bruce Houghton on 03/20/2015 in Live & Touring | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 2015 Pan American Games, Artist, Canada, Far-right politics, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration (Canada), Pro-war rhetoric, Spotify, Toronto, Ukrainian Canadian Congress, United States

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FRI. NEWS BRIEF: UMG To Settle Royalty Suit, Producer Digital Payments Proposed, Merchbar & More

FRIDAY 3.20.2015 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web Updated continuously under our More News tab. CLICK HERE

Bruce Houghton on 03/20/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Aaron, American Society of Composers, Animation, AOL, Application programming interface, Area, Artist, Authors and Publishers, Bail, Barbecue, New York

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Croquet Records Launches Nonprofit Record Label, Signs Indie Rock Band Melt

Yesterday morning. Croquet Records announced the launch of it's non-profit label, the first record label to receive 501(c)3 nonprofit status in North Carolina, signing Indie Rock band Melt.

Nia R Jones on 03/19/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Africa, American Society of Composers, Apple Inc., Artist, Authors and Publishers, Billboard Magazine, music industry, Performance rights organisation, record label, Streaming media, Unsigned artist

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THU. NEWS BRIEF: Gaye Family Back For More, Deezer Goes Global, Warner Asset Sale Oversubscribed & More

THURSDAY 3.19.2015 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web Updated continuously under our More News tab. CLICK HERE

Bruce Houghton on 03/19/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Society of Composers, Artist, Australian Labor Party, Authors and Publishers, Aviation Week & Space Technology, Bobby Braddock, Brooklyn, Business development, Canberra, Christopher Pyne, Coast

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Juno Award Winners 2015 – A Full List

Canadian dance artist Kiesza, Leonard Cohen and Alanis Morissette were among the artists to take home trophies at the 2015 Juno Awards.

Bruce Houghton on 03/18/2015 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Alanis Morissette, American Music Award for Favorite Adult Contemporary Album, American Society of Composers, Art Crawl, Artist, Authors and Publishers, Bobby Bazini, Bobby Braddock, Canadian Music Hall of Fame, Juno Award, Leonard Cohen

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Sony Completes $200 Million Purchase Of [Formerly] Indie Distributor The Orchard

Indie music and video distributor The Orchard is independent no more. A strategic investment by Sony just became 100% ownership and control.

Bruce Houghton on 03/18/2015 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Abu Dhabi Media, Academy Award, Aldo Vagnozzi, American Society of Composers, Artist, Authors and Publishers, Berlin International Film Festival, Bharatiya Janata Party, Bjørn Lynne, Bobby Braddock, YouTube

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Fair Trade Music Initiative Seeks To Improve Artist Compensation

The Fair Trade Music Initiative is on a mission to foster a sustainable music ecosystem by giving fans an uninterrupted listening experience that fairly compensates artists through Mad Genius Radio.

Nia R Jones on 03/17/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Society of Composers, Ancient Greek art, Application programming interface, art, Artist, Authors and Publishers, independent music, music industry, Spotify, Tribal art, YouTube

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