Tag: Donald Trump

New York Times Subscribers Now Get Free Spotify Premium

On-demand music streamers are all pretty much stuck charging $/€/£ 9.99 – much to there detriment, according to MIDiA's Mark Mulligan. So to attract new customers, they are constantly experimenting with. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/08/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Advertising, Allstate, Average revenue per user, Digital media, Donald Trump, music, News satire, Reuters, Spotify, Subscription business model, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal

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Kanye West Deletes All Of His Tweets About Trump

Is Kanye West changing his tune on Donald Trump? Can Kayne West even carry a tune? We digress… The mercurial rapper has deleted all of his tweets and social media. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/08/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: -elect, Barack Obama, Barack Obama on social media, Chicago, Donald Trump, Fox News Channel, Kanye West, President of the United States, social media, Twitter, United States

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What Happens When Drake Brings You On Stage, A SoundCloud Success Story and More

A new London Rapper gets a sweet, sweet Drake boost, a new Latin artist takes the salsa community by storm, a developing SoundCloud success story and much more bubbling up. Continue reading

Guest Post on 02/08/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Amsterdam, Boy Meets World, Burna Boy, Donald Trump, Drake (musician), Kanye West, Leriq, London, The O2 Arena, Twitter

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Spotify Joins Apple, Facebook, Google, 100+ More Major Companies In Fight Against Trump’s Anti-Immigration Plan

Spotify has joined more than 120 companies filing an amicus brief in the US Court of Appeals in San Francisco in the case against President Trump's anti-immigration executive order. Until. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/07/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Amicus curiae, Apple Inc., Donald Trump, Facebook, Google, Muslim world, San Francisco, Travis Kalanick, United States, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

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Bandcamp Fundraiser Nets More Than $120K For ACLU As Indie Music Fans Spend $1M+ [UPDATE]

[UPDATE 2] On Friday, Bandcamp held a fundraiser donating a share of sales to support the pro-immigrant and pro-refugee work of the American Civil Liberties. 400 independent labels and artists. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/06/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: American Civil Liberties Union, Bandcamp, Chief executive officer, Donald Trump, Executive order, Independent record label, Kill Rock Stars, Lyft, Middle East, Never Miss a Beat, President of the United States, United States

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8 New Technologies Redefining How DJs Play Live

Although selection may always be at the core of DJing, technology also plays a large part in how they practice their craft. Here we look at eight exciting new pieces. Continue reading

Guest Post on 02/03/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Age appropriateness, Amazoncom, and mathematics, AS1, Disc jockey, Donald Trump, Drum machine, engineering, Moby, Science, Subscription business model, technology, Toy

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UPDATE: 400 Indie Artists, Labels Join Bandcamp, Will Donate Share Of Today’s Profits To ACLU To Fight Trump Anti-Immigration Actions

Buy something on Bandcamp today! 200 400 indie labels have teamed with Bandcamp to protest Trump's actions against immigrants. Today, Friday, Bandcamp and these artists and labels will donate a share. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/03/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Broadcasting Company, American Civil Liberties Union, Donald Trump, Executive order, Los Angeles, music, Muslim world, President of the United States, Syria, United States, United States Department of Homeland Security

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CHANGES @ Triple Tigers • Virgin Records • Atlantic Records

Triple Tigers Records has added former Warner Nashville exec Kevin Herring as Senior Vice President for National Promotion on Jan. 23. His resume also includes a 13-year stint at Disney’s. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/02/2017 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 59th Annual Grammy Awards, Access Hollywood, Aceh, Advertising agency, Alyssa Milano, Chief executive officer, Donald Trump, The Atlantic, United States, Vice president

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Bandcamp Joins Anti-Trump Immigration Fight, Will Donate 100% Of Friday’s Profit To ACLU

Indie music powerhouse Bandcamp is joining the growing protests against President Trump anti-Muslim immigration ban. This Friday, Bandcamp will donate 100% of their share of all sales to the American Civil. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/01/2017 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Civil Liberties Union, Donald Trump, Iraq, lawsuit, Muslim world, President of the United States, Syria, United States, United States Department of Homeland Security, United States district court

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WED. BRIEF: Pandora Joins Immigration Fight • DotBlockchain Phase 2 • Ticketfly, Lyte Partner • More

Wednesday 2.1.17 Music Business News From Around The Web It is encouraging to see music and tech coming together to fight Trump's anti-immigration actions. Next up: net neutrality. Updated continuously. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/01/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Aaron Levie, Ad Insertion, AOL, Arrest, business, Donald Trump, Mailing list, San Francisco, Small business, Twitter

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