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LET THEM EAT DIAMONDS: Nat’l Endowment For Arts $148M/Year vs Security At Trump Towers: $183M/Year

[UPDATED] Trump's proposed budget eliminates funding for the National Endowments for the Arts and Humanities, which at $148 million makes up 0.003% of the Federal Budget. But as a tweet with. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/16/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 2016, Barack Obama, California, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Democratic Party (United States), Devin Nunes, Donald Trump, Donald Trump presidential campaign, Ivanka Trump, Lyndon B. Johnson, National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for the Humanities, NPR, PBS, Public broadcasting, Republican Party (United States), Telephone tapping, Trump Tower (New York City), United States, United States Department of Justice

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More Immigration Confusion As Italian Band Denied Entry To US

Italian banned Soviet Soviet was recently barred from entering the US and forced to fly back home an event which, following as it does on the heels of SXSW's performance. Continue reading

Guest Post on 03/16/2017 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Alien (law), CBS, Donald Trump, Executive Office of the President, Illegal immigration, Immigration, Immigration policy, Travel visa, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, United States

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How To Pretend You’re At SXSW 2017

SXSW 2017 is underway, but perhaps you blew your travel budget donating funds to the ACLU, Planned Parenthood or your local Premium Tequila Society. Or it could just be that the chaise. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/15/2017 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Abortion, Anti-abortion movements, Associated Press, Austin, Donald Trump, Medicaid, Planned Parenthood, Sam Sparks, SXSW, Texas, Twitter

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Pandora Not For Sale, Will Be Profitable This Year, Says Pandora CEO As Stock Falls [VIDEO]

Pandora founder and CEO Tom Westergren made some bold claims during a CNBC appearance Monday. Wall Street was unimpressed, pushing the stock -6.3% to $11.60 by midday Tuesday.

Bruce Houghton on 03/14/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., CNBC, Donald Trump, Federal Communications Commission, iTunes, Republican Party (United States), The Wall Street Journal, United States, Wall Street, Warren Buffett

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Weekly Music Publishing Update: U.S. Copyright Royalty Board Begins Rate Deliberations

Last week one of the most important copyright deliberations in more than a decade began in Washington D.C. as the U.S. Copyright Royalty Board began rate deliberations, and songwriters and. Continue reading

Bob Baker on 03/13/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 5G, Ann Arbor, Apple Inc., Barack Obama, D.C., Donald Trump, IPhone, Michigan, President of the United States, United States, Washington, World News

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5 Essential Tools For DIY Music PR

In the current music economy, up and coming artists are often expected to do work traditionally handled by labels and A&Rs themselves, including most of the leg work when it. Continue reading

Guest Post on 03/10/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Bruce Rauner, Chance The Rapper, Chicago, Donald Trump, Governor of Illinois, Grammy Award, independent music, Los Angeles, Twitter, United Kingdom

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Embattled FBI Director James Comey Pulls Out Of SXSW Appearance

FBI director James Comey has announced that he's canceling a planned address at SXSW, citing scheduling conflicts. Comey had been slated to be interviewed at the festival by Newseum CEO. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/09/2017 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 2016, Barack Obama, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Donald Trump, Donald Trump presidential campaign, Federal Bureau of Investigation, James Comey, The New York Times, Trump Tower (New York City), United States Department of Justice, White House

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SXSW Issues New Statement On Immigration Flap

In the face of criticism from the artist community over language in their contract for international acts, SXSW organizers have changed their tune, issuing a detailed statement and set of. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/08/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Austin, Brooklyn, Deportation, Donald Trump, Employment contract, Illegal immigration, Immigration Enforcement, Performance Agreement, south by southwest, Texas, United States

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WED. BRIEF: Int’l Women’s Day • Spotify Player Backlash • Shinoda MIDEM Keynote • iHeartRadio Hack Day • More

3.8.17 Music Business News From Around The Web ‘To the doubters and naysayers and everyone who gave me hell and said I could not, that I would not or I. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/08/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: ABN AMRO, Adidas, Alanis Morissette, Alexis Glick, Anthony Bourdain, Business Insider, Cumulus Media, Domestic Adoption, Donald Trump, Facebook, Instagram, Lilongwe, Madonna (entertainer), Malawi, Mchinji, Old Boys, Pacific Time Zone, Pop icon, social media, Twitter

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