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MON. BRIEFING: Does Spotify Bury “Exclusive” Acts? • Britney Is NOT Apple Exclusive • Nashville Gets 100K Watts Of Americana • More

Monday 8.29.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Streaming 2.0: The debate over exclusives is the best thing that's happened to music fans so far this year. Updated continuously. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/29/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: business, Hypebot, Interactive television, music industry, Mutual fund, News agency, Personal finance, Reuters, Small business, Stockmarkets

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15 Reality Checks Young Musicians Need To Hear

While young musicians unquestionably have a lot of talent and inspiration to bring the table, a lack of knowledge about the realities of an industry as competitive as the music business. Continue reading

Guest Post on 08/19/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (6)

Tags: (At Your Best) You Are Love, Apple Inc., Artist, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, business, music industry, News media, public relations, publicist, Talent manager

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Getting The Marketing Band Together; Hiring Business Help

There's no guarantee that a good musician will also happen to be a savvy business person as well, which is why hiring outside help can often be a good idea. Here. Continue reading

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Tags: 2010s in music, Ariana Grande, Brand Building, business, iTunes, LinkedIn, music industry, Small business, social media, Twitter

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WED. BRIEFING: Spotify IPO Examined • Facebook Pays Creators To Go Live • Beggars U.S. Hacked • More

WEDNESDAY 7.20.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Can Spotify live up to its $8B valuation? Despite an equity stake, the majors have no intention of making it easy.. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/20/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 19 Entertainment, App Store (iOS), Apple Inc., business, Business model, Carrie Underwood, Consumer, Sony, Spotify, Streaming media

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Most Musicians Are Not Entrepreneurs

This article examines how, in the modern era, artists need to be able to not only make music but also effectively sell themselves, something which most musicians are not naturally. Continue reading

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Tags: American Federation of Musicians, Amway, Anil Ambani, Bailout, Ben Allison, business, Entrepreneur, India, music industry, Wall Street

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5 Performance Psyc Skills Every Artist Should Master

Beyond the obvious technical expertise required to put on a good live show, musicians also need to be able to arm themselves with a certain set of performance psychology skills, or. Continue reading

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Tags: Aaron Copland, Accredited investor, Atlanta, Berklee College of Music, business, Businessperson, Caddy, Harvard Business Review, Harvard University, Sonicbids

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TUE. BRIEFING: ‘Vast Majority’ Join Spotify Settlement • Crowdmix Enters Administration • Blink-182 Beats Drake • More

Tuesday 7.12.16 Music Business News From Around The Web NMPA says "vast majority" took the Spotify settlement deal, but that doesn't spell the end of David Lowery and Melissa Ferrick's. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/12/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Anti-competitive practices, App Store (iOS), Apple Inc., Bruce Sewell, business, Business model, Consumer, General counsel, Spotify, Streaming media

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Roundup Of All Major Instagram Changes

It's been a busy year for Instagram. In addition to a complete overhaul of the app's layout in an effort to achieve a more minimalist look and an algorithm based. Continue reading

Guest Post on 07/08/2016 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Bandzoogle Adds Premium Email Services

Email marketing is more important than ever. After all, social networks fall in and out of favor, (remember MySpace?) and Facebook is constantly changing its algorithm.

Bruce Houghton on 07/07/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: Online • Van Accidents • Write Music For Commercials • More

This week on MusicThinkTank, we looked at all-to-common marketing mistakes artists make, how to prevent van accidents, how to write music for commercials, and more.

admin on 07/02/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Behavioral retargeting, Behavioral targeting, Ben Jacobson, business, Google, List of Kinnikuman characters, marketing, Online advertising, Self Incorporation, social media

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