Tag: Authors and Publishers

Fonder Buys $774 Million SFX Stock, Takes EDM Giant Private

Anyone old enough to remember the early days of Live Nation (then known as SFX), know that founder Bob Sillerman has more financial tricks up his sleeve than a day. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/26/2015 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Advertising, Alan Lowe, Allen Shapiro, American Society of Composers, Artist, Authors and Publishers, Common stock, Live Nation Entertainment, Michael Rapino, Preferred stock, Public company

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EDM Is Now A $6.8 Billion Global Business: Read The IMS 2015 Business Report Here

The global EDM music market grew 12% last year to $6.9 billion, according to the latest IMS Business Report. The U.S. EDM market hit $2 billion or 29% of global. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/25/2015 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Society of Composers, Andrea Bocelli, Appeal, Asia, Authors and Publishers, Contemporary Christian music, music industry, musician, Nine Inch Nails, social media, WBGL

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Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y and Indie Music

Tips learned from Taylor Swift, a must have social media image size chart and a free tool to create great images topped the tips to for Getting It Done this. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/23/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Action film, American Society of Composers, Apple Inc., Authors and Publishers, Bad Blood (Bastille song), Beverly Hills, Billboard Music Award, Broadcast Music, California, Inc., music industry, Taylor Swift, YouTube

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4 Ways to Get Festival Ticket Holders to Bring More Friends through Word of Mouth Marketing

Turning fans of live music into vocal advocates begins with asking, but that's really just where it starts. How you ask, what you ask for, and how you show your. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/22/2015 in Live & Touring | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: American Society of Composers, analytics, Authors and Publishers, Bestival, Facebook, Instagram, Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight Festival, social media, Twitter, United Kingdom

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Contract Leak Shows How Sony Let Spotify Get Off Cheap

Yesterday the 2011-2013 contract between Sony Music and Spotify leaked online. Fascinating reading, it offers as many questions as answers. David Lowery took a look at the deal and noticed,. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/20/2015 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: American Society of Composers, Anti-competitive practices, Apple Inc., Aspiro, Authors and Publishers, music industry, record label, royalties, Spotify, The Rolling Stones, YouTube

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Redistributing The Streaming Wealth: Why Listening Hours Not Artist Popularity May Drive The Divvying Up Of Royalties

The question of just how to distribute the royalty dollars from music services has moved from a back-office thought exercise to an out-in-the-open debate. Moving forward in this debate is the. Continue reading

Guest Post on 05/18/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Society of Composers, Artist, Authors and Publishers, Baltimore, music industry, Pro rata, Rights issue, Share (finance), Share capital, Shareholder, Subscription business model

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BMI Beats Pandora: Courts Says Pandora Must Raise Payments To Songwriters 43%

The laws governing digital music are a mess and getting messier. Recently, the FCC approved Pandora's purchase of a radio station that would lower payments to rightsholders, and an ASCAP. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/15/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Society of Composers, Appeal, Authors and Publishers, Broadcast Music, Federal Communications Commission, Inc., Internet radio, New York, Pandora, Pandora Radio, radio, South Dakota

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4 Things To Remember When Co-Writing Songs

You’ve closed the door in your room and churned out your favorite songs all by yourself, but what about collaborating? Almost every song you hear on the radio today was. Continue reading

Guest Post on 05/15/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Allie Moss, American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Billboard Magazine, Bing Crosby, British Academy of Songwriters, CD Baby, CM Punk, Composers and Authors, music industry, songwriter, Taylor Swift

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Pandora Defeats ASCAP, Music Publishers In Royalty Rate Appeal

It's been a good week for Pandora. First the FCC approved it's purchase of a small radio station that could lead to lower payments to artists; and today it won. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/06/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Broadcast Music, consent decree, Federal Communications Commission, Inc., Internet radio, Pandora, Rapid City, royalties, South Dakota, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

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Pandora Purchase Of FM Station Clears FCC, Lower Payments To Artists Likely

Pandora has long complained that the rates it pays to play music are too high. It's fought that battle in the courts, with lobbyists and with regulatory bodies. Just as. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/05/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Broadcast Music, Copyright Royalty Board, Federal Communications Commission, Inc., Internet radio, Pandora Radio, Public company, radio, Radio broadcasting, South Dakota

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