Tag: Chance The Rapper

Content Is King! 10 Essential Tips To Crush Your Content Hustle [Kosha Dillz]

Here rapper Kosha Dillz offers up ten suggestions for DIY artists on how they can successfully create compelling content to engage with their fanbase and grow their brand.

Guest Post on 08/24/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Arrest, Bobbito Garcia (DJ), Chance The Rapper, Chicago, Neil deGrasse Tyson, podcast, Rapping, StarTalk (podcast), Twitter, YouTube

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Curated Playlists’ Rise To Power

In this article Brian Reitz maps out the rise of the curated playlist to a dominant form of music consumption, how creators now compete with curators, and what the curated. Continue reading

Guest Post on 08/24/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: 21 Savage, A Tribe Called Quest, Anschutz Entertainment Group, Baroque music, Beaune, Billboard Hot 100, Boardmasters Festival, Capital punishment, Chance The Rapper, music festival

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Scott Greer Named EVP Marketing & Commerce At Def Jam

In a continuing shakeup of its executive suite, Def Jam Recordings announced the hiring of Scott Greer to serve as Executive Vice President of Marketing & Commerce. In his new. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/17/2017 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 1520 Sedgwick Avenue, Aftermath Entertainment, Arcade Fire, Chance The Rapper, Def Jam Recordings, Disc jockey, Dr Dre, Grammy Award, record label, Twitter

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FRI. BRIEF: D-Day For SoundCloud Funds • Labels Explore Thurs. Releases • Because Buys London Catalog • More

Friday 8.11.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Another do or die day for SoundCloud… Updated continuously under our More News tab

Bruce Houghton on 08/11/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Amazon Music, Chance The Rapper, Layoff, London, Radio station, Reddit, Soundcloud, Streaming media, TechCrunch, Twitter

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Spinfire Brings Pay To Play To The DJ Booth

Pay to play – venues charging musicians for the "privilege" of performing live or radio stations charging for on air plays – has long been shunned by most in the. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/09/2017 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (13)

Tags: About.com, America's Got Talent, Apple Inc., Boston, Boston Marathon bombing, Bryson Tiller, Chance The Rapper, Disc jockey, DJ Khaled, Recording Industry Association of America

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Eminem Manager Paul Rosenberg Named CEO Def Jam Records

Universal Music Group announced that veteran manager and label exec Paul Rosenberg will take over as Chief Executive Officer of Def Jam Recordings, effective January 1, 2018.

Bruce Houghton on 08/04/2017 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Aftermath Entertainment, Amazon, Apple, Apple Music, Chance The Rapper, Chief executive officer, Def Jam Recordings, Disc jockey, Dr Dre, Google, Grammy Award, Lagos, music, music business, music industry, music tech, musician, musicians, Nigeria, Pandora, record label, Spotify, tech, YouTube

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AM BRIEF: SoundCloud Investors Revealed • Alexa Gets Musical • Bandcamp’s Trans Day • Paperchain Chases $2.5B • More

FRIDAY 8.4.17 Music Business News From Around The Web We now know the 2 investors brave enough to even consider rescuing SoundCloud. Updated continuously under our More News tab

Bruce Houghton on 08/04/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Amazon, Apple, Apple Music, Chance The Rapper, Google, Layoff, London, music, music business, music industry, music tech, musician, musicians, Pandora, Radio station, Reddit, San Francisco, Soundcloud, Spotify, Streaming media, tech, TechCrunch, Twitter, YouTube

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7 Ways To Promote Your Music On YouTube

As a musician, standing out from the masses in the crowded world of online promotion can be challenging at best, but one of the best platform from which to cultivate. Continue reading

Guest Post on 05/03/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Austrian Hockey League, Bella Hadid, Brittany, Carly Rae Jepsen, Chance The Rapper, Ed Sheeran, Galway Girl, Justin Bieber, Shape of You (Reshaped), Watercooler

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Chance The Rapper Takes His Disdain For Record Labels On Tour [VIDEO]

Chance The Rapper built his hugely successful career outside of the major label system. And while a few critics see his lucrative one-off deal with Apple Music as a sellout,. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/28/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Chance The Rapper, Compact disc, Def Jam Recordings, E pluribus unum, Kanye West, MTV, NASA, New York, record label, VHS

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Music Streamer Deezer Explores Radical Shift To User Centric Licensing [MARK MULLIGAN]

"What if that metal fan only listened to Metallica, yet still 10% of that subscriber’s revenue went to Katy Perry?" It is not a hypothetical question. It's actually how payments. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/19/2017 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Apple Music, Chance The Rapper, Frank Ocean, Katy Perry, record label, Royalty payment, Spotify, Streaming media, Taylor Swift, Universal Music Group

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