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Songtrust Partners with DotBlockchain Music

Songtrust has partnered with DotBlockchain Music for the second phase of its creation of a "decentralized global database of music rights, combining the publishing and the performance information into a unit. Continue reading

Bob Baker on 02/03/2017 in Music Tech | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Apple Music, Business Insider, Charisma Records, Independent record label, Nigerians, Nollywood, Osita Iheme, record label, recording contract

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Day The Music Died In Canada: HMV Bankrupt, Closing All 102 Stores

January 27th is being called "the day the music died" by many Canadians. That's the day that an Ontario judge approved bankruptcy for Canada's largest music retailer HMV.

Bruce Houghton on 01/30/2017 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: 1080p, Airplay, Baby talk, Bang & Olufsen, BBC, Bluetooth, Business Insider, Compact disc, Gramophone record, iTunes, music

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Ghostship Fire: Mourn The Dead, Fight Like Hell For The Living

In this recent article, Marc Ribot explores how the tragedy at Oakland's GhostShip lofts is indicative of a broader issue concerning the marginalization of working artists.

Guest Post on 01/05/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: 8tracks Radio, Alexa Internet, Alexander M. Poniatoff, Business Insider, California, Donald Trump, San Francisco, San Francisco Bay Area, Silicon Valley, United States

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Facebook Video Chat Is An Effective Music Promotion Tool

While live video has long been a useful tool in musicians' promotional arsenal, Facebook's new video chat option provides some interesting and useful advancements to the medium allowing for more interaction. Continue reading

Guest Post on 12/27/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 21st Century Fox, Apple Inc., Broadcasting, Business Insider, Facebook, Online advertising, social media, Streaming media, Twitter, YouTube

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Instagram Launches Live Video Broadcasts, Facebook Adds Live 360

Earlier this year Mark Zuckerberg pledged that video, particularly livem would become that linchpin of Facebook and now he's expanded his aspirations to include Facebook owned Instagram.

Bruce Houghton on 12/13/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Business Insider, Facebook, Instagram, Mark Zuckerberg, Mars Desert Research Station, musician, National Geographic Society, News satire, social media, Social network, Streaming media, Twitter, YouTube

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How Musicians Can Benefit From SEO

If you have any hope of being found via a Google search, Search Engine Optimization is key. That said, SEO works differently for bands and artists than it does for. Continue reading

Guest Post on 12/08/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Business Insider, Desktop search, Facebook, Google, Google News, Google search, In the News, News satire, SEO, Web search engine

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Vinyl Sales Tops Digital Downloads In UK

For the first time ever, the recording industry made more money from vinyl album sales than downloaded albums in the UK last week. According to figures published by the Entertainment. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/07/2016 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: 5BARz International, album, Business Insider, Compact disc, Digital audio, Gramophone record, London, Pink Floyd, Record shop, The Beatles

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YouTube Has Paid Musicians, Music Industry $1 Billion In 12 Months vs $1.6 Billion From Spotify

UPDATED: Amid ongoing label driven furor over the size of payments to musicians and the music industry, YouTube has shared a big number – $1 billion. That's the amount that. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/06/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Amazon Echo, Apple Inc., BreakMedia, Business Insider, Cyber Monday, Google, Google Play, Google Play Music, Spotify, Streaming media, YouTube, YouTube Red

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Checkmate: Frank Ocean Goes Independent

After ditching Def Jam and successfully releasing his latest album Blonde independently it seems rapper Frank Ocean has chosen to fully strike out on his own. Here we look at. Continue reading

Guest Post on 11/29/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: .NET Framework, Alden Ehrenreich, American Family Association, American Society of Composers, Android (operating system), AOL, Application programming interface, Authors and Publishers, Business Insider, IOS, The New York Times

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Act Fast For Deep Discounts On Soundcloud, YouTube Red, Google Play Music, Spotify, Amazon Prime Music

Most of the top music streamers are offering deep year end discounts on premium subscriptions this holiday season designed to lure new and returning customers. But you'll need to act. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/28/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Amazon Echo, BreakMedia, Business Insider, Google, Google Play Music, IPhone, Soundcloud, Spotify, YouTube, YouTube Red

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