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Spotify, Playlists and Profitability: On Playing The Long Game

Lucas Gonze shares his response to Mark Mulligan's piece on why Spotify struggles with profitability, and takes a look at what the streaming service's most logical path forward may be. Continue reading

Guest Post on 02/01/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (3)

Tags: Alan Cross, Amazon Music, Apple Music, Billboard Magazine, Grammy Award, Netflix, Prince (musician), Spotify, Streaming media, Tidal (service)

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Prince’s Top Songs To Return To Streaming Services On Grammy Night

19 months ago Prince pulled his music from all streaming services with the exception of Tidal. Now, Prince’s most popular songs are set to return to most streaming services on. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 01/31/2017 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Adele, Apple Music, Billboard Magazine, Getty Images, Grammy Award, Grammy Award for Song of the Year, L. Londell McMillan, music industry, Prince (musician), Spotify

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Billboard Adds Pandora To Chart Data

Slowly, the Nielsen Billboard charts are evolving to reflect how people actually consume music in 2017. The latest data to be added comes from Pandora.

Bruce Houghton on 01/30/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (3)

Tags: Big Sean, Billboard Hot 100, Billboard Magazine, Detroit, Drake (musician), Ed Sheeran, Lil Wayne, Migos, Nicki Minaj, Rae Sremmurd

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This Week In Music Commentary

In our music commentary section this week, industry experts voice their opinions how music must compete in the 'attention economy', the scarceness of artificial scarcity, and why not all art. Continue reading

admin on 01/29/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Account-based marketing, Antisemitism, Attention economy, Attention span, Billboard Magazine, CC BY 2.0, Mark Zuckerberg, Mass media, music, News satire, social media

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REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

In this re-visitation of full week of music industry news, we take another look at the impending death of net neutrality, whether cassettes are becoming the next vinyl, YouTube's launch. Continue reading

admin on 01/28/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Apple Music, AT&T, Billboard Magazine, Board of directors, Christian Social Union in Bavaria, Jay-Z, Marcelo Claure, Streaming media, Tidal (service)

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Why Do Streams Count As Sales On Billboard Charts? “There is no consumption,” says Digital Music Veteran

This week Billboard and Nielsen added streaming to their genre charts, and digital music veteran Jim Griffin is asking why. He's held top digital posts at Warner Music, Cherry Lane. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 01/27/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: album, Billboard Magazine, Board of directors, country music, Creative industries, Drake (musician), iTunes, Jay-Z, Marcelo Claure, Nielsen N.V., Spotify, Streaming media, Twitter, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group

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BMI Files Federal Rate Court Action Against The Radio Music License Committee

BMI filed an action in Federal Rate Court today to set interim fees for radio stations represented by the Radio Music License Committee while BMI and the RMLC negotiate the. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 01/03/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Billboard Magazine, Broadcast Music, consent decree, Drake (musician), Inc., music industry, Music licensing, Performance rights organisation, United States Department of Justice, Vice president

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‘Fifty Shades Darker’ Soundtrack: Will It Be As Big As Its Predecessor?

While the film itself may have received mixed reviews, the soundtrack to last year's Fifty Shades of Grey was given glowing feedback across the board. With the sequel set to hit. Continue reading

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Tags: Ariana Grande, Beauty Behind the Madness, Beyonce, Billboard 200, Billboard Hot 100, Billboard Magazine, Drake (musician), Rae Sremmurd, The Weeknd, YouTube

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Billboard, Nielsen Finally Add Streaming To 19 Genre Album Charts

Nielsen Entertainment and Billboard announced they will be shifting 19 genre album charts from sales-based to consumption-based charts that blend album sales, track equivalent sales and streaming equivalent plays. The. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/19/2016 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Billboard Magazine, Billboard Women in Music, Grammy Award for Best Rap Album, Madonna (entertainer), New York City, Record chart, Record Store Day, release music, Soundcloud, Woman of the Year

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5 Tips For Getting Bloggers Interested In Your Music

As mainstream music publications become increasingly less important for artists' visibility, music blogs have become the new driving force behind connect a new artist with potential fans. Here we examine. Continue reading

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Tags: Atlanta, Billboard Magazine, Blog, Brooklyn, Extended play, LP record, record label, Record producer, Stereogum, The Rolling Stones

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