Tag: Billboard 200

James Donio, President Of The Music Business Association Looks Back On 2014

James Donio, President of the Music Business Association (Music Biz) is up next on our Virtual Panel. On the subject of streaming, Donio says, "While we refrain from editorializing on. Continue reading

Nia R Jones on 12/17/2014 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Big K.R.I.T., Billboard 200, Billboard Magazine, Billy Joel, Black Friday (shopping), Nielsen SoundScan, Spotify, Streaming media, YouTube

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Spotify Turns Your Friends Into DJs With New “Top Tracks In Your Network” Playlist

A new Spotify feature harneseses what we've long known is the most powerful avenue for music discovery – your friends. Users can noe track what their freinds are listening in. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/11/2014 in Music Tech | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Alexis Ohanian, Android (operating system), Android SDK, App Store (iOS), Billboard 200, Google Play, IOS, Sonos, Spotify, Uber (company)

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Nielsen SoundScan Finally Add Streams, Downloads To Album Sales Chart

[UPDATED] In what most in the music industry see as a long overdue move Nielson Soundscan will add both streams and downloads to their weekly Top 200 album sales chart. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/20/2014 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: album, Billboard 200, Billboard Magazine, iTunes, music industry, Nielsen SoundScan, SoundExchange, Spotify, Taylor Swift, YouTube

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iHeartMedia CEO Bob Pitman: “Taylor Swift is One of the Smartest People I’ve Ever Met” [Interview]

iHeartMedia Chairman & CEO Bob Pittman spoke with Bloomberg's Stephanie Ruhle and Erik Schatzker at Bloomberg's The Year Ahead summit in Washington, DC: "Taylor Swift is probably one of the. Continue reading

Guest Post on 11/17/2014 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: All Music, Artist, Billboard 200, Billboard charts, country music, Jason Aldean, music industry, Shake It Off, Spotify, Taylor Swift

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Rock Is Most Popular Genre Among U.S. Album Buyers [CHART]

Rock music was the most popular genre with U.S. album purchasers in 2103. Statista used Nielson and Billboard data to find that 34.8% of all albums bought here in 2013. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 01/17/2014 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Albums and Frames, arts, Billboard, Billboard 200, Drake, iTunes, Jay-Z, Justin Timberlake, music, Nielson, photography, Shopping, The Marshall Mathers LP

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