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How New Streaming Methodology Will Impact Billboard Charts

Billboard recently greenlit some promised changes to how music streams would be weighted when assembling their Hot 100, with the new methodology lending more weight to hybrid paid/ad supported services. Continue reading

Guest Post on 05/11/2018 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Anderson East, Billboard Hot 100, Billboard Magazine, Drake (musician), Getty Images, J. Cole, Post Malone, Psycho (1960 film), The Beatles, Ty Dolla Sign, United States, YouTube

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Meek Mill, Amazon To Produce Justice System Docuseries

Meek Mill, just released from jail after serving time for violating probation and with many in the industry outraged by his incarceration, is collaborating with Amazon to produce a six-part. Continue reading

Guest Post on 05/04/2018 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 2010 FIFA World Cup, criminal justice, District attorney, Getty Images, Lester Holt, Meek Mill, New England Patriots, New York City, Philadelphia 76ers, Robert Kraft

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Advocacy Group Launches Ad Campaign Calling Out YouTube For “Mistreatment Of Artists” [VIDEO]

Artist's advocacy group, the Content Creators Coalition (c3) is launching an ad campaign as it expands efforts to highlight what many in the music industry see as unfair treatment of. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/26/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Academy Awards, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, Getty Images, Harvey Weinstein, Hollywood, Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory, The New York Times, YouTube

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BET Hip Hip Awards Winners 2017 – The Full List

Cardi B was the big winner at last night's tonight's 2017 BET Hip Hop Awards, hosted by DJ Khaled, who took home three of his own. The "Bodak Yellow" star. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/11/2017 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)

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WED. BRIEF: Facebook Offers Music Biz “Hundreds Of Millions” • BandLab Acquires Chew.tv • Berklee Buys Power Station • More

Wednesday 9.6.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Are indies, much less the DIY musicians, part of Facebook's offer of "hundreds of millions" of dollars? Updated continuously under our More. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/06/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

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CHANGES @ MassConcerts • APA • Ticket Arena and Event Genius • JRA Fine Arts • Perciolan • Time For Fun

After a long sabbatical in Europe, MassConcert's John Peters has returned to oversee a newly-revamped Worcester, MA Palladium. Capacity is 2560 with an open floor and seated balcony. Peters also owns. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/22/2017 in Live & Touring | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 2012 Summer Olympics, Getty Images, International Association of Athletics Federations, Justin Gatlin, London, Mo Farah, Olympic Stadium (London), Track and field, United Kingdom, Usain Bolt

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Live Nation Reports Earnings Growth In Q1

Streaming is now driving revenue at record labels. But for artists, touring revenue remains the bright spot. So when concert giant Live Nation reports growth, everyone celebrates.

Bruce Houghton on 05/05/2017 in Live & Touring | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Why Spotify Wants Blockchain & How All The Music Industry’s Blockchain Dreams Can Come True

[UPDATED] During the course of its recent acquisition spree, Spotify bought Blockchain company Mediachain Labs, hoping that the company would be able to solve some of its wayward copyright issues.. Continue reading

Guest Post on 05/01/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (9)

Tags: Apple Music, Blockchain (database), Business Insider, Credit Suisse, Getty Images, Initial public offering, iTunes, record label, Spotify, Streaming media

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WED. BRIEF: UMG Valued At $22B • Songwriters Push For Reform • Twitter +9M Users • National Concert Day • More

Wednesday 4.26.17 Music Business News From Around The Web 5 years ago many thought major labels were headed for extinction, today UMG is valued at $22 billion. Updated continuously. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/26/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Fan Insights Rebrands As Spotify For Artists, Now Available To All Artists and Managers

In November 2015, Spotify released Spotify Fan Insights, a dashboard to help artists better understand their Spotify listeners. Today, it exited beta as Spotify For Artists combining analytics, profile management. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/18/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Amazon Music, Apple Music, Digital media, Freemium, Getty Images, Initial public offering, Latin America, Spotify, Streaming media, Universal Music Group

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