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No Fee TickPick Acquires Razorgator, Adds 1M Users

[UPDATED] No-fee ticket marketplace TickPick has acquired ticket reseller Razorgator. Details of the acquisition were not disclosed, but Razorgator had raised $60 million in funding from Oak, Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/01/2018 in Live & Touring | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Accel Partners, Apple Music, Artificial Intelligence, BetterWorks, Billboard Magazine, Board of directors, Business Insider, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Spotify, Streaming media, tickets

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TUE. BRIEF: Indie Study Shows Growth • SF MusicTech • Blanket Mechanical Rights Proposed • Spotify Worth $100B • More

TUESDAY 10.24.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Kudos to WIN and Mark Mulligan for a comprehensive new study that proves how robust the indie label sector is. Updated continuously. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/24/2017 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Andrew Cuomo, Antipolo, Autonomous car, Beverly Hills, Big Little Lies (TV series), Board of directors, Calabarzon, Calamba, California, Celebrity bond, Laguna, New York City

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FUGA Nabs $7 Million For US Expansion, Acquisitions

Amsterdam based music rights management services company FUGA has just raised $7 million to expand its technology and services for rightsholders, record labels and distributors internationally.

Bruce Houghton on 10/18/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

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INGrooves Founder Rob McDaniels Named Beatport CEO

Rob McDaniels, best know as the founder of pioneering digital distributor INgrooves, has been named the CEO of Beatport. McDaniels will also maintain a presence at his more recent roles. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/17/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Board of directors, Celebrity bond, Chairman, Chief executive officer, Chief financial officer, Common stock, David Bowie, Democratic Party (United States), Eminem, Greg Maffei

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FRI. BRIEF: Spotify Revenue Surges, Losses Continue • Universal Adds Vinyl Club • Songkick To Shutter • MORE

FRIDAY 10.13.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Spotify's financials are looking a bit better, but it still hard to see that they'll ever turn a profit. Updated continuously. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/13/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Apple Music, Artist, Board of directors, Capital One, Customer, Groove Music, Microsoft, Reading (process), Spotify, Streaming media, Subscription business model, YouTube

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Kobalt Raises Additional $14M, Google Ventures’ Bill Maris Joins Board

Music rights management, publishing and label services company Kobalt has raised another $14 million, bring the total of its recent Series D round to $89 million. Bill Maris, the founder and. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/12/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Board of directors, Celebrity bond, Chairman, Chief executive officer, Chief financial officer, Common stock, David Bowie, Democratic Party (United States), Eminem, Greg Maffei

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Watch Eminem Blast Donald Trump In Freestyle Rap For BET Hip Hop Awards 2017 [VIDEO]

Cardi B was the big winner at last nights BET Hip Hop Awards 2107, but Eminem declared Donald Trump the big loser. In a blistering new freestyle recorded for the. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/11/2017 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Allen Hughes, Australia, Board of directors, Canada, Celebrity bond, Chairman, Chief executive officer, Donald Trump, Eminem, Sirius XM Holdings

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WED. BRIEF: Latest From Las Vegas Shooting • Last Petty Recordings • Instagram Adds Polls • More

WEDNESDAY 10.4.17 Music Business News From Around The Web It feels wrong to write headlines that tie music to tragedy, but it would be far worse to pretend the connection. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/04/2017 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Abuja, Amazon, Apple, Apple Music, Australia, Bank, Board of directors, Broadband Global Area Network, Broward County, Canada, Florida, Google, Manila, music, music business, music industry, music tech, musician, musicians, Pandora, Rodrigo Duterte, Spotify, tech, United States, YouTube

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THU. BRIEF: Forbes’ Top Hip Hop Earners • Spotify For Artists Adds Features • Americana’s Diversity Struggle • MORE

THURSDAY 9.28.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Chance The Rapper earned $33 million last year without ever selling a single record. Updated continuously under our More News tab

Bruce Houghton on 09/28/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Africa, Afrobeat, Amazon, Andrew Huang (hacker), Apple, Apple Music, Arthur Moon, Balaton Sound, Berklee College of Music, Bitcoin, Bittorrent, Board of directors, Catapult centres, Google, music, music business, music industry, music tech, musician, musicians, Pandora, Spotify, tech, YouTube

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SiriusXM Completes $480M Investment in Pandora, 3 Join Board

Pandora and SiriusXM announced Friday that the later has purchased $307.5 million of Series A preferred stock in Pandora, completing the $480 million strategic investment announced on June 9, 2017.

Bruce Houghton on 09/22/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Board of directors, Carrying capacity, Chairman, Chief executive officer, Common stock, Deadweight tonnage, Reuters, Share (finance), Share repurchase, Vishal Sikka

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