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THE PITCH: iMusician Digtal Distribution

This PITCH comes from Swiss based indie digital music distributor iMusician; and like all the startups featured on THE PITCH, they've been given 100 words to tell you all about. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/30/2015 in Music Tech | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Full Adele 25 Album Is Available On Only One Streaming Music Service: Pandora

Fans of Adele can't here her new blockbuster release 25 on Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer and the world's other on-demand music services.  But they can hear it on Pandora.  

Bruce Houghton on 11/25/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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RIAA CTO David Hughes Responds To Hi-Res Music “Confusion”

Last week we published a piece by Bobby Oswinski of Music 3.0 describing what he sees as the "confusing" new RIAA campaign to promote Hi-Res music.  Today, David Hughes, the Chief. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/24/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)
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Rdio Deal Is Admission That Pandora Business Model Is Unsustainable, Marks Beginning Of The End For Free Music Streaming

Headlines that Pandora purchased a bankrupt Rdio signal consolidation.  But it's also a sign that even Pandora, the largest and most successful streaming music service, knows that its current business model is. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/18/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Why the Pandora, Rdio Deal Makes a Lot of Sense [Cortney Harding]

Pandora has acquired the assets of music streamer Rdio for $75 million and will use them to add to its paid offerings. Does the deal make sense and should it. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/17/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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AM NEWS BRIEF: Pandora Buys Bankrupt Rdio For $75M + Reaction • Safe Harbour • SiriusXM Adds Petty • More

Tuesday 11.17.2015 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web Pandora's Rdio purchase will help bring music streaming into the mainstream. Updated continuously under our More News tab. CLICK HERE 

Bruce Houghton on 11/17/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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MON. NEWS BRIEF: Music Community Mourns Paris Attacks • Trouble @Soundcloud ? • Tidal Loses Another Exec • More

MONDAY 11.16.2015 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web Music took a blow in Paris, but now it can help us heal. Updated continuously under our More News tab. CLICK HERE 

Bruce Houghton on 11/16/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Apple Music Seeking Exec That Has “Good Relationships With Key Music Publishers”

The battle between songwriters, the publishers that represent them and the music streaming services is getting nasty; and Apple Music is hoping to take preemptive action with a new hire. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/12/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Users Of Music, From Tech Giants To Fans, Require Greater Incentive To Fix A Broken Market [Op-Ed]

Even as massive companies like Amazon and Spotify seek to profit off of artists, their failure to properly compensate said artists with the amount they are morally and legally owed. Continue reading

Guest Post on 11/11/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)
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How Your SoundCloud Upload And Digital Distribution Can Work Together

As with many web-based marketing strategies, it pays to cast a wide net, and by confining yourself to a limited number of online retailers, or using exclusively SoundCloud, you could. Continue reading

Guest Post on 11/06/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)
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