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INGrooves Founder Rob McDaniels Named Beatport CEO

Rob McDaniels, best know as the founder of pioneering digital distributor INgrooves, has been named the CEO of Beatport. McDaniels will also maintain a presence at his more recent roles. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/17/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Board of directors, Celebrity bond, Chairman, Chief executive officer, Chief financial officer, Common stock, David Bowie, Democratic Party (United States), Eminem, Greg Maffei

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Kobalt Raises Additional $14M, Google Ventures’ Bill Maris Joins Board

Music rights management, publishing and label services company Kobalt has raised another $14 million, bring the total of its recent Series D round to $89 million. Bill Maris, the founder and. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/12/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Board of directors, Celebrity bond, Chairman, Chief executive officer, Chief financial officer, Common stock, David Bowie, Democratic Party (United States), Eminem, Greg Maffei

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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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Spotify For Artists Now Offering Stats For All Your Songs

Although Spotify would formerly only provide data on songs with 1000+ streams, the streaming platform is now allowing artists to view listening stats for all their music, along with several. Continue reading

Guest Post on 10/06/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Music, Artist, Bandcamp, Big beat, Bloomberg L.P., Chairman, Music Ally, playlist, Spotify, Streaming media

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SiriusXM Completes $480M Investment in Pandora, 3 Join Board

Pandora and SiriusXM announced Friday that the later has purchased $307.5 million of Series A preferred stock in Pandora, completing the $480 million strategic investment announced on June 9, 2017.

Bruce Houghton on 09/22/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Board of directors, Carrying capacity, Chairman, Chief executive officer, Common stock, Deadweight tonnage, Reuters, Share (finance), Share repurchase, Vishal Sikka

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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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TPG, Dragoneer Rethink $1 Billion Spotify Investment

Spotify's path to a listing on the public stock market faces many hurdles, not the least of which are competing interests and different deal terms with dozens of investors, including. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/16/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 2GO Group, Barclays, Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, Chairman, Chelsea F.C., China, Initial public offering, London, London Stock Exchange, Saudi Aramco

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5 Reasons You Should Know About Metadata

Although it's not something all musicians discuss or even understand, Metadata is critically important, it is essential it be correct and complete before being entered and distributed to the masses,. Continue reading

Guest Post on 05/04/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

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SoundCloud Named Merrit Farren As New General Counsel

Streaming music service SoundCloud has named Merritt Farren as its new General Counsel. Farren's bailiwick includes oversight of SoundCloud's legal affairs and public policy strategy, as well as data protection,. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/15/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

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MON. BRIEF: U.S. Register Of Copyright Pushed Out • Instagram Tests Live Video • SeatGeek Sues ScoreBig • More

MONDAY 10.24.16 Music Business News From Around The Web A sudden shift at the U.S. Copyright office reminds just how political music policy making is. Updated continuously under our More News tab

Bruce Houghton on 10/24/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Chairman, copyright, Copyright registration, Federal Communications Commission, iTunes, law, record label, Spotify, United States Copyright Office

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