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MON. NEWS BRIEF: Jay Z Defends TIDAL • FB Exec To Music Startup • Sony Profits • WMG CEO Tops UK’s Richest • More

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Bruce Houghton on 04/27/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Arcade Fire, AT&T, Bank & Trust, Bipartisanship, Bird's-eye view, Blue, Camera, Chairman, Los Angeles

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Leveling The Playing Field With The Fair Play Fair Pay Act

Fair play, fair pay. It’s a simple concept. And we’re finally seeing it applied in a comprehensive bill legislating pay parity for music creators.

Guest Post on 04/15/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive, Alicia Keys, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Babyface (musician), Bob Goodlatte, Chairman, Grammy Award, John Legend, National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, OneRepublic, Pharrell Williams, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, United States, United States House Committee on the Judiciary, United States House of Representatives, Will Botwin

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Future Of Music Coalition Praises FCC Moves Towards Real Net Neutrality

FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler is to present his plans to preserve an open Internet where musicians, composers and content creators are ensured the ability to reach fans and audience members. Continue reading

Nia R Jones on 02/04/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Chairman, Christmas, Common carrier, Compact disc, Copyright Royalty Board, Cost-effectiveness analysis, Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Federal Communications Commission, Internet service provider, net neutrality

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Welcome To The Opposite Of Freemium – The End Of Free Music

Guest Post by Noel Troy Do we create too much content? Does the world need a filter? “Every 2 days, the world creates as much content as we did from the beginning of. Continue reading

Guest Post on 02/03/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (9)

Tags: Apple Inc., Chairman, Davos, Eric Schmidt, Google, internet, Rdio, Spotify, World Economic Forum, YouTube

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5 Out-of-the-Box Band Merch Ideas Your Fans Will Love

By Tyler Allen on Sonicbids Blog Merchandise is a fun way not only to make some cash for your band, but also further express your band's branding outside of songwriting and album art. With. Continue reading

Guest Post on 01/29/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (3)

Tags: Address (geography), Bengal, Bengal tiger, Bumper sticker, Buy More, Cambridge Seven Associates, Cat, Chairman, Taylor Swift, YouTube

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Introducing Nia Jones, Music Think Tank Community Manager

Please join us in extending a warm welcome to Nia Jones, the new community manager of Hypebot.com's sister site, MusicThinkTank.com. Nia joined us as an intern in 2014 and has. Continue reading

Nia R Jones on 01/15/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Andre Harrell, Artist, Chairman, Chief marketing officer, Frank Cooper, International CES, music industry, PepsiCo, Sean Combs, Snoop Dogg

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Beep Raises $4 Million In Second Seed Round, Adds Spotify Connectivity

Y Combinator graduate Beep has raised an additional $4 million for its connected audio device. This second seed funding round comes from a consortium of investors including Garry Tan, Alexis Ohanian, Justin Kan, Tony Hsieh. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/01/2014 in Music Tech | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Alexis Ohanian, Apple Inc., Chairman, Ellen (TV series), IOS, Reddit, Sam Altman, Spotify, Y Combinator (company), Yishan Wong

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THURS. NEWS BRIEF: Vinyl Sales Soar, Facebook Fatigue, Next Big Labs, Take That Google Exclusive & More

THURSDAY 11.26.2014 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web Happy Thanksgiving from the team @ Hypebot, MusicThinkTank and Skyline Music. We have much to be thankful for, and. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/27/2014 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Alexander Ljung, Apple Inc., Artist, Business model, Business plan, Chairman, Compact disc, Cover band, public relations, Twitter

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Major Shakeup At EDM Giant SFX Entertainment

Robert Sillerman's SFX Entertainment has announced the formation of a new management team to oversee the company's media, creative, e-commerce and event operations. In the revised structure, Joseph Rascoff will. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/11/2014 in Live & Touring | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Chairman, Chief administrative officer, Chris Stephenson, ID&T, Paul Greenberg, Robert F. X. Sillerman, SFX, SFX Entertainment

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PingTune Raises $1.6M For Music Messaging App

PingTune (formerly called TuneIt) has raised $1.6M for a messaging app that can include a small snippet of music. The seed funding for the UK based startup came from Rupert Hambro,. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/29/2013 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Chairman, Hambros Bank, IOS, Mobile phone, Seed money, Soundcloud, TechCrunch, YouTube

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