Tag: California

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Struck By Drone On Stage [VIDEO]

A member of Bone Thugs-N-Harmony was hit by a drone during a show. Labels that underreport, promoters that hide sales, low streaming payments… musicians already have a tough time. But. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/28/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Associated Press, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, California, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Eazy-E, Elton John, J. J. Fad, Jerry Heller, Ruthless: A Memoir, Straight Outta Compton (film), Thousand Oaks

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Questlove’s Supreme Weekly Show Debuts On Pandora

Pandora debuted the first episode of the Questlove Supreme show today. It's a weekly three hour "ride through the global musical landscape featuring adventurous music selections, compelling conversations and revealing. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/07/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Associated Press, California, Grammy Award, Jimmy Fallon, Kimbra, Maya Rudolph, Questlove, The Roots, The Tonight Show, Tim Westergren

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Music Publishing News Roundup 8.26.16: Clive Davis Honors Pharrell • MPA Joins Operation Creative • Women In Music Event

Clive Davis is honoring singer-songwriter Pharrell with his Legend in Songwriting Award at the 12th annual Songs of Hope event on September 15 in California. The event benefits the City. Continue reading

Bob Baker on 08/26/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Associated Press, Babyface (musician), Burt Bacharach, California, City of Hope National Medical Center, Clive Davis, Dr. Luke, Duarte, John Debney, Mike Posner, Pharrell Williams

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Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y And Indie Music

In this week's deluge of tips and good advice, we offer suggestions on using fan feedback to make better music, how songwriters can avail themselves of Instagram's new story feature,. Continue reading

admin on 08/20/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Blog It, Business Insider, California, Exponential growth, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, social media, Social network, Twitter

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The Kesha-Dr. Luke Lawsuit Exemplifies Everything That Is Wrong With The Music Industry

Ke$ha's decision to drop her California lawsuit in order to continue making music does not indicate that her allegations were in any way false, as she continues to pursue said. Continue reading

Guest Post on 08/12/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: California, Child sexual abuse, Class Action, Digital Performance Right in Sound Recordings Act, Fordham University School of Law, lawsuit, New York, Sexual abuse, Sirius XM Radio, The Turtles

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TheWaveVR Closes $2.5M Seed Round For Social Music Virtual Reality Platform

Austin, Texas based virtual reality music platform TheWaveVR has closed a $2.5 million seed funding round to build a social VR music platform that will launch later this year.

Bruce Houghton on 08/05/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Aerospace manufacturer, American popular music, Arcadia, Arizona Diamondbacks, Artesia, Augmented reality, Austin, Beijing cuisine, Bellagio (resort and casino), California, Los Angeles, Texas

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Likely Pop Sensation? The Numbers Behind Dagny [Liv Buli]

Can numbers predict the next big pop sensation? Here we look at how a dramatic spike in an artist's popularity across YouTube, Pandora, and social media could predict massive success. Continue reading

Guest Post on 08/04/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Abu Dhabi Media, Apple Inc., California, Disc jockey, music video, Palm Springs, Sony Music Entertainment, Spotify, Universal Music Group, Vevo, YouTube

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PledgMusic Names Industry Veteran Adam Lekach Marketing Chief

PledgeMusic is expanding its executive team under the leadership of new CEO Dominic Pandiscia. At time when some players in the D2F and artist services sector or scaling back or shutting. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/03/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: California, Daniel M. Petrocelli, Dr. Luke, Kesha, lawsuit, New York, record label, Sony, Sony Music Entertainment, Spotify

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Will Virtual Reality Usher In A Creative Rebirth For Music Videos?

Although music videos and their accompanying budgets slipped into a decline after the early 2000s, the rise of VR could spell a resurgence, as a whole host of creative doors are. Continue reading

Guest Post on 07/14/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Andrew Jameson (politician), Ariana Grande, Artist, Barking, Berkeley, California, MTV, music video, Pearl Jam, Snapchat, YouTube

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How An Indie Singer-Songwriter Topped 1 Billion Streams At Pandora

Surprising for an artist who isn't exactly a household name, singer-songwriter Mat Kearney managed to surpass 1 billion streams on Pandora. Here we look at the set of circumstances which. Continue reading

Guest Post on 07/12/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (3)

Tags: Arizona, California, Fairfield, Frank Sinatra, iTunes, Jason Mraz, John Legend, Lucky (Jason Mraz song), OneRepublic, PopMatters, Super Mario 64, Tucson

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