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Sony Music Reports Record Breaking 2017

When Sony announced their earnings report for the 2017-18 fiscal year, it revealed that the company’s recorded music business had seen revenue soar on updrafts created largely by music streaming.

Bruce Houghton on 04/30/2018 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Africa, Arizona, Asia, Battlement, Initial public offering, Music Ally, music industry, Sony, Spotify, Streaming media, The Wall Street Journal

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This Week In Music Commentary

Commentary inside a humming music business this week included conversations about marketing strategies, tour advocacy, the failure of music discovery, and more.

admin on 04/29/2018 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Android (operating system), Apple Inc., Apple Music, Bittorrent, Blake Morgan, Business Insider, Initial public offering, Royalty payment, Spotify, Streaming media

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Spotify Debuts New Interface For Freemium Users

Having recently gone public, Spotify remains busy making alterations to their service, most recently unveiling an updated interface for those users just now joining at the freemium level, which allows. Continue reading

Guest Post on 04/27/2018 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Android (operating system), Freemium, Initial public offering, IOS, Mobile app, New York Stock Exchange, playlist, Reading (process), Spotify, Streaming media

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REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

Pedal back – it's time for our weekly review of the music industry's biggest news from the past seven days, as we revisit an Avenged Sevenfold lawsuit with the potential. Continue reading

admin on 10/21/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Academy of Country Music Awards, Amazon Echo, Apple Music, Business Insider, Facebook, Initial public offering, music industry, Snapchat, Spotify, YouTube

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Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y & Indie Music

Tips? Tricks? Advice? We've got it all this week as we lend independent and DIY artists a hand using tablets and apps to edit music, deciding whether to distribute your. Continue reading

admin on 10/14/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Academy of Country Music Awards, Facebook, Google, Initial public offering, music industry, music video, Spotify, Streaming media, Vevo, YouTube

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Spotify Revenue Up 40%, But Losses Continued In First Half Of 2017

Revenue at Spotify grew 40% in the first half of this year, according to a new report. Along with the gains, however, came continued losses. The numbers, which were shared. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/13/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Apple Music, Initial public offering, International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, IPhone, New York Stock Exchange, Recording Industry Association of America, Spotify, Streaming media, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group

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LiveXLive Follows Slacker, SNAP Interactive Acquisitions With Public Stock Offering

LiveXLive Media, Inc. (OTC: LIVX), a live music and music-related online video network, has announced a public offering of shares of its common stock. LiveXLive will sell 7,692,308 shares on the. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/09/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Royalty Exchange Makes Eminem, Other Major Song Catalogs Available To Fan Investors

Royalty Flow, a new venture from digital royalties marketplace Royalty Exchange announced that the company plans to buy a stake in the royalty stream from rapper Eminem's recorded music catalog,. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/29/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Amazon.com, American depositary receipt, Apple Inc., Apple Music, Direct public offering, Initial public offering, NASDAQ, New York City, Spotify, TPG Capital

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Judge Denies Spotify Motion That Would Have Upended Songwriter, Music Publisher Payments

In an important ruling that would have changed payments to songwriters and music publishers, a judge has denied a motion from Spotify that claimed that it didn't need to license. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/15/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Apple Inc., Apple Music, Billboard Hot 100, Charlottesville, Digital Music News, ESPN, Hate group, Initial public offering, IPhone, Spotify, Virginia

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THU. BRIEF: Spotify Songwriter Lawsuits Escalate • Facebook Test Bonfire • RapCaviar Reigns • More

Thursday 9.14.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Spotify's early 'play now, licence later" policy could upend its IPO and the music industry. Updated continuously under our More News tab

Bruce Houghton on 09/14/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Music, Facebook, Google, Initial public offering, New York City, New York Stock Exchange, Soundcloud, Spotify, Subscription business model, Uber (company)

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