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One Third of US Consumers Still Buy Music Downloads, Despite Streaming’s Gained Momentum

Although music streaming is getting the biggest headlines these days, recent research from MusicWatch, a company providing consumer research for the music industry, indicates that consumers have not entirely given. Continue reading

Guest Post on 04/17/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)
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Data Is Power For Indie Musicians

With no testing and no feedback during the creation process and in the end, artists spend their entire career hoping people will like their music. Indie artists can up their odds with. Continue reading

Guest Post on 04/13/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (3)
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Former Rhapsody, Sony Exec Sends An Open Letter To The Music Business

Dear Music Biz, It's been a good, close, intimate and mostly wonderful 15 years… but I think we need some time apart. It's not me. It's you. You've changed. Digital music business, you. Continue reading

Guest Post on 04/09/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (5)
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Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y & Indie Music

5 Ways Musicians Should Be Using Periscope How Much Do Musicians Make From Spotify, YouTube? – A Must See Digital Earnings Infographic Copyright Essentials: 5 Things Every Musician Should Know. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/04/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Building A Fanbase Using YouTube Cards

YouTube Cards allows musicians to raise funds, sell merchandise, beef up your mailing lists, announce new tour dates, and drive video views. Have you tried YouTube Cards? Here's how they can. Continue reading

Guest Post on 03/23/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (6)
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Google Launches “YouTube For Artists” Free Toolkit For D.I.Y. Musicians

Music helped make YouTube successful, and now YouTube is helping the people who make music find more success on and off the video streamer.  Its all part of a trend. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/17/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)
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Just $3 For A 3 Month Google Play Music Subscription

If that 3 month Spotify subscription you bought back in December when it was on sale for 99 cents is about to run out, or you're just want to try out. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/06/2015 in Music Tech | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Love it? Then Save It: Spotify Adds Automatic Shazam Playlists

You pull out your smartphone and fire up Shazam to identify a great song you're hearing. But then what? Too often you forget the name of the band or song. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/06/2015 in Music Tech | Permalink | Comments (1)
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Why Music Service Prices Are Falling And Can’t Get Back Up

Guest Post by David Touve on Rockonomic Spotify recently announced another solid uptick in subscriber numbers, growing from 12.5 million subscribers back in November of 2014 to 15 million as of. Continue reading

Guest Post on 02/03/2015 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (0)
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TIDAL Brings HD Music Streaming To 5 New EU Countries

TIDAL, WiMP's lossless music streaming service with HD music, videos and curated editorial, today announced its launch in five new European countries: Ireland, Finland, the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. 

Bruce Houghton on 01/22/2015 in Music Tech | Permalink | Comments (0)
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