Tag: Baltimore

Steve Albini Takes On ‘Parasitic’ Record Labels And Copyright’s ‘Outdated’ Illusion Of Control

Musician and producer Steve Albini has never been a fan of the recording industry. He posted the definitive essay on how labels screw artists over 20 years ago, and it's just as. Continue reading

Guest Post on 06/03/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Alt-J, American Society of Composers, analytics, Artist, Authors and Publishers, Baltimore, Barcelona, Barry Dickins, Brothers in Arms, music industry, Steve Albini

Share on:

A Musician’s Guide To PledgeMusic: How To Run A Campaign For Your Upcoming Album

I’m now thirty days into a PledgeMusic campaign to fund my first new album in five years. The following article combines my own thoughts on building and running a (hopefully) successful. Continue reading

Guest Post on 06/02/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: American Broadcasting Company, American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Baltimore, Carbon monoxide, Crowdsourcing, Indiegogo, kickstarter, music industry, PledgeMusic, record label

Share on:

“Day Without Music” Protest Declared Big Success

Can you imagine a Day Without Music? With a focus on the live sector, that's how music lovers in one EU country protested new taxes that they believe has crippled. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/27/2015 in Live & Touring | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: "Weird Al" Yankovic, Ajit Pawar, Artist, Baltimore, Barry White, Bhopal, Continental Europe, European Union value added tax, Member of the European Parliament, Value added tax

Share on:

Race Is On To Pick Radio’s Hottest Summer Song

With the second leg of the Triple Crown set to get underway this weekend in Baltimore, horse racing is once again enjoying its annual moment in the spotlight. Over on. Continue reading

Guest Post on 05/26/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Affirmed, Baltimore, Belmont Stakes, Horse racing, Kentucky Derby, music industry, Pimlico Race Course, Preakness Stakes, United States, United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing

Share on:

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

Share on:

Defining Good Social Media, Email Engagement Rates

Now that we’ve defined engagement, let’s dive into the analytics. What makes a good engagement rate? It can be hard to identify the benchmark to aim for, and it differs from platform. Continue reading

Guest Post on 05/14/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: AirAsia, Audience, Baltimore, Best practice, Business Insider, Engagement marketing, Facebook, Instagram, social media, Twitter

Share on:

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

Share on:

Prince To Release New Song “Baltimore” Via Tidal, Teams With Live Nation For “Rally 4 Peace” Concert

There is a long and mixed history of musicians taking stands, writing songs and doing concerts to support causes. But it really is news when the usually reclusive and apolitical. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/07/2015 in Live & Touring | Permalink | Comments (4)

Tags: A-side and B-side, Associated Press, Baltimore, Detention (imprisonment), It Was a Good Day, Jay-Z, Live Nation Entertainment, Protest song, Spinal cord injury, Tour promoter

Share on:

AM NEWS BRIEF: Delay For Apple Music Relaunch? • Grookeshark Clone Surfaces • Spotify Reaches Out To Songwriters • More

Wednesday 5.6.2015 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web Updated continuously under our More News tab. CLICK HERE

Bruce Houghton on 05/06/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 1st Cavalry Division (United States), Abbey Road Studios, Address space, Affordable housing, Alan Blumlein, Americana Music Association, Andhra Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh Vaidya Vidhana Parishad, Anschutz Entertainment Group, Baltimore

Share on:

Instagram Launches Dedicates Music Account @music

Music is a great connector, as anyone working to build and retain an audience on or offline will attest. Today, popular image sharing app Instagram got into the music game.

Bruce Houghton on 04/29/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (4)

Tags: AT&T, Baltimore, Disc jockey, Instagram, Kevin Systrom, Oise, Questlove, Spotify, Streaming media, The Roots, Tricot

Share on: