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AM BRIEF: ReDigi MP3 Resale Lawsuit • DotBlockchain Releases New Tech • Sony Signs with Dubset To Monetize Remixes • More

Wednesday 8.30.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Is the resale of an MP3 legal? If it were, with blockchain everyone could actually get paid… Updated continuously under our More. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/23/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Co-Founders Case Against TuneCore To Move Forward, says Judge

A case brought by two co-founders of TuneCore against the indie digital music distributor has merit and will moved forward, a U.S. District Court ruled late last week. The plaintiffs. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/21/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

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AM BRIEF: Streamers Remove Neo-Nazis • Lyor Cohen’s YouTube Defense • Spotify’s Ad Ambitions • More

Friday 7.18.17 Music Business News From Around The Web When streamers announce they are pulling Neo-Nazi music, I wonder how it got there in the first place. Updated continuously. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/18/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

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Lyor Cohen Drinks The YouTube Kool-Aid: The money will come, but for now “fans not being exposed to new music is death. “

When former WMG CEO Lyor Cohen joined YouTube, the music industry wondered if this often brash insider could change prevailing opinions of the video behemoth: great for promotion, but the. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/17/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

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Spotify Exec Confirms Self-Serve Ad Platform, Shares Future Plans and It’s Good News For Musicians, Marketers

Spotify recently launched Ad Studio, a self-serve, targetable audio ad platform, in beta. As we reported, these 15 and 30 second ads play in-stream on Spotify's free tier, along with. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/17/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Airtime, Apple Inc., Apple Music, Artificial Intelligence, Bloomberg News, Broadway theatre, Business Insider, Facebook, Google, The Wall Street Journal

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SoundCloud Usage Is Falling, Making Turnaround More Difficult

New investors are hoping to turn a struggling SoundCloud around, but their job rapidly becoming more difficult because of falling usage. Traffic to soundcloud.com has seen a steady decrease, down from 353. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/16/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

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Spotify Is Set To Dominate Music Just Like Google Dominates Search

In much the same way as Google has risen to become the dominant name in search engines, Spotify may be headed to emerge as the dominant name in music. Here. Continue reading

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Tags: Amazon Echo, Amazon Music, Amazoncom, Apple Music, AT&T, Business Insider, Facebook, Google Play Music, Spotify, United States

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How To Get More Followers On Spotify

One of the most popular streaming platforms out there, Spotify is a great tool for artists to promote their music with, but getting people to follow your playlists can be. Continue reading

Guest Post on 08/15/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (3)

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Prince Gets His Own Official Shade Of Purple

The Prince Estate and Pantone, the global arbiter of color, have announced the creation of a standardized custom color to represent and honor the music icom Unsurprisingly its a purple. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/14/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Former NY Times Exec Tristan Boutros Joins ASCAP Digital Team As Chief Technology Officer

ASCAP has named former New York Times digital executive Tristan Boutros as Chief Technology Officer. Tristan will be based in New York and report to EVP and COO Brian Roberts.

Bruce Houghton on 08/14/2017 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (0)

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