Tag: Billboard Magazine

Grammy Voting Is About To Begin: Key Dates & Deadlines

First round voting for the 2018 Grammy Awards begins next Monday October 16th; and as a reminder, the voting is only happening online for the first time. Here is a. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/12/2017 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Techstars Music Accelerator Adds Three Member Companies

Concord Music, RecoChoku and Royalty Exchange have joined Warner Music Group, Harmonix Music Systems, Q Prime Management, Bill Silva Entertainment, Silva Artist Management, and Sony Music in supporting Techstars Music. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/11/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Alpha strike (gaming), Amazon, Anaïs Mitchell, Annaleigh Ashford, Apple, Apple Music, Billboard Magazine, Broadway theatre, Business development, Cast recording, Google, music, Music Ally, music business, music industry, music tech, musician, musicians, New York Theatre Workshop, Pandora, Spotify, tech, Warner Music Group, YouTube

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UPDATE: Billboard May Add YouTube Plays To Chart Calculations

UPDATE: YouTube plays may be added to the calculations that determine the Billboard charts, according to a new report. The move comes at a time when the music industry is. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/09/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: 101 Second Street, A Trip to Unicorn Island, Advertising, Alice Cooper, Apple Music, Billboard charts, Billboard Magazine, Grammy Award, Hypebot, music industry, revenue, Spotify, Streaming media, Subscription business model, TMZ, Trade association, YouTube

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A2IM Announces Dates For Indie Week and Libera Indie Music Awards

A2IM has announced the 2018 dates for two of indie music's signature events. A2IM Indie Week will take in New York City place from June 18 – 21, 2018. The Libera Awards,. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/06/2017 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: A2IM (American Association of Independent Music), AM broadcasting, Apple Music, Argentina, Billboard Magazine, CD Baby, Do it yourself, music industry, New York City, SoundExchange

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Tom Petty’s Music Genome And His Legacy-Defining Traits

Following Tom Petty's passing on Monday, numerous obituaries and remembrances have been released, often similarly describing his music as a 'soundtrack for the road." Here we look at some of. Continue reading

Guest Post on 10/05/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Amen break, American rock, Billboard Magazine, Cardiac arrest, Electroencephalography, Los Angeles Police Department, Music Ally, TMZ, Tom Petty, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

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4 Indicators K-Pop Band K.A.R.D. Is Bound For Worldwide Success

The past months have seen a number of shake-ups in the music charts; with Despacito dominating the summer, and Cardi B bumping out Taylor Swift. Now, a new player is. Continue reading

Guest Post on 10/03/2017 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 21 Savage, 867-5309/Jenny, AccuWeather, Adele, album, Alessia Cara, Atlantic Records, Billboard Hot 100, Billboard Magazine, YouTube

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LinkedIn: Musician’s Guide

While most artists tend to focus their social media marketing efforts on platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, could it be that the typically more 'business' focused LinkedIn has promotional. Continue reading

Guest Post on 10/02/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Advertising, Aftermath Entertainment, Allstate, Apple Music, Application programming interface, Billboard Magazine, Instagram, music industry, record label, YouTube

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TUE. BRIEF: Billboard’s Top Digital Music Power Players • Sonos To Add Smart Speakers • TuneIn Premieres Indieclectic Radio • More

Tuesday 8.29.17 Music Business News From Across The Web Congrats to Billboard's Digital Power Players. I hope that we can see more gender, ethnic and age diversity on next year's. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/29/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Celebrating The King Of Pop’s 59th Birthday

More than eight years following his death, Michael Jackson, the King of Pop, continues to entrance music fans, and his legacy remains strong. Here we look at his continued posthumous. Continue reading

Guest Post on 08/25/2017 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Billboard Magazine, Drake (musician), Ed Sheeran, Instagram, Katy Perry, Kendrick Lamar, Miley Cyrus, MTV Video Music Award, Pacific Time Zone, The Weeknd

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Pirate Bay Ordered To Pay Labels A Paltry $477,000

Despite being an early target of multiple lawsuits brought my several labels and music trade groups, torrent tracker Pirate bay is still operating and helping to enable music and media. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/23/2017 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: 40 under 40 (Fortune magazine), Audio mastering, Ballad, BET Awards, Billboard 200, Billboard Magazine, BMG Rights Management, Polycarp, record label, Twitter

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