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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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YouTube Kills Its Paid Channels But Adds Sponsorships

If you've never utilized (or even heard of ) the paid subscription feature on YouTube, you're not alone, which is why YouTube is axing the feature in favor of "sponsorships",. Continue reading

Guest Post on 09/25/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, Airline seat, Apple event, Apple Music, Arthur Schopenhauer, Book, Broadcasting, Canada, List of YouTubers, YouTube

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Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: Equipment • Crossing The Border • Guide To Buying Drums

This week on MusicThinkTank, we covered the challenge of coming to the US as a Canadian or Mexican band, what to keep in mind when purchasing drums, how to find. Continue reading

admin on 09/23/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Arya Stark, Axle, Beyonce, Blue Water Bridge, Brits, Canada, Canadians, Indie pop, music, musicians, No Love, North West, Toronto

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$100 Million Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Fyre Festival: “Closer To Hunger Games Than Coachella”

A major lawsuit was filed against the aborted Fyre Festival Sunday in U.S. District Court by attorney Mark Geragos, The suit, filed on behalf of plaintiff and concert goer Daniel. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/01/2017 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: 2015 Toronto International Film Festival, A. Wallace Tashima, Breach of contract, California, Canada, Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, lawsuit, music festival, Negligence, Pacific Time Zone, Rihanna, Toronto, United States, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, United States district court, United States District Court for the Central District of California

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Spotify Premium For Students Adds 50% OFF Subscriptions In 33 More Countries, Partners with SheerID

[UPDATED] Spotify has launched its Spotify Premium for Students in 33 new countries. Spotify Premium for Students allows all registered students to enjoy Spotify Premium, including all of the benefits that. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/19/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Alcohol by volume, Australia, Beer, Canada, Cancer Council Victoria, Electronic cigarette, European Union, New Zealand, Spotify, United Kingdom

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Sunrise Music Saves 70 HMV Records Stores

Indie music retailer Sunrise Records announced that they will take over 70 of HMV's brick and mortar retail locations across Canada.

Bruce Houghton on 03/01/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Agora Theatre and Ballroom, Airway Heights, Ak-Chin Pavilion, Anaheim, Apple Music, Bluebird Records, California, Canada, HMV, New York City, Washington, Winnipeg

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MON. BRIEF: Big Layoffs At Maker Studios • Shazam Powers Streamers • Oscars Winners • More

MONDAY 2.27.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Has the era of the YouTube star already peaked? Updated continuously under our More News tab

Bruce Houghton on 02/27/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Ally Bank, Andrew Huang (hacker), Android (operating system), Anxiety disorder, Apple Inc., Canada, Charles Caldas, Cheque, Facebook, Google, IOS, List of YouTubers, Mobile app, music industry, PewDiePie, Spotify, Streaming media, YouTube

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SoundCloud Responds To Cash Crunch Claims

This morning we reported that SoundCloud could run out of cash within months. The news came straight from SoundCloud's latest financial filings; and at a time when the company is. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 01/05/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Canada, Germany, Hypebot, music industry, New Zealand, Soundcloud, Spotify, Subscription business model, United Kingdom, YouTube

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TuneCore Launches In Italy, Shares New Streaming Growth Stats

TuneCore continued to grow in 2016, despite increased competition, thanks to overseas expansion. That effort was no doubt made easier by Believe Digital, which acquired TuneCore in 2015 and already. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/13/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Apple Inc., Australia, Canada, China, Do it yourself, independent music, music industry, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States

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