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REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

Frank Ocean's visual album is finally drops on Apple Music, streaming proves to be a bigger part of industry revenue than previously thought, The Biebs cranks up the heat on. Continue reading

admin on 08/20/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Ed Sheeran, Frank Ocean, Grammy Award, Grammy Award for Best Urban Contemporary Album, Instagram, iTunes, John Legend, Justin Bieber, Sofia

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Apple Music Makes Cash Money “Power Move”

Apple Music certainly does likes exclusives and is willing to open its checkbook to get them. A new deal with hip hop powerhouse Cash Money Records, which will officially begin. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/17/2016 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Birdman (rapper), Cash Money Records, Drake (entertainer), iTunes, Larry Jackson, lawsuit, Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, Young Money Entertainment

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I Wanted To Spend $40 At Your Show, But Instead I Spent $0

Here a concert attendee recounts his disappointment after visiting the merch table following a concert, only to find their supply of records tragically depleted, and issues a warning to artists that fans. Continue reading

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Tags: CD Baby, Compact disc, Do it yourself, independent music, iTunes, Keynote, live, music industry, United Kingdom, Will Price

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How Much Does Social Media Actually Impact A Band’s Draw?

When promoting a show via social media, it can be difficult to tell how much rampant posting across the various platforms actually translates into attendance at shows. Ultimately, it does make. Continue reading

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Tags: Content analysis, Facebook, Instagram, iTunes, LinkedIn, Opinion poll, Pew Research Center, record label, social media, United States

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Ruth B’s Streaming Success: Anatomy Of A Developing Artist [Glenn Peoples]

How was up-and-coming artist Ruth Berhe able to amass 115 million spins on Pandora before her debut album was even released? In this look at DIY done right, we follow Ruth. Continue reading

Guest Post on 08/08/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: ...Baby One More Time, 24/7 service, Airplay, American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Billboard Hot 100, Columbia Records, Do it yourself, FM broadcasting, iTunes, Radio broadcasting

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Spotify Adds Personalized Weekly New Music ‘Release Radar’ Playlists, And It’s Great News For Artists, Labels

If you like their popular Discover Weekly playlists, but also want to stay abreast of new releases by your favorite artists and some you're likely to want to hear, than. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/05/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Advertising Age, Airplay, Apple Inc., Google, IOS, iTunes, List of online music databases, playlist, Spotify, YouTube

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Apple Music Scores Exclusive On Britney Spears’ New Album “Glory”

Days after Frank Ocean shared that Apple Music had been given a 2 week exclusive to his much anticipated new release, Britney Speared tweeted that she'd cut a deal with Apple. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/04/2016 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Boys Don't Cry (film), Britney Spears, Eastern Time Zone, Eminem, Frank Ocean, iTunes, Kanye West, Katy Perry, Twitter

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THU. BRIEF: Apple Music Scores Britney Spears Exclusive • WMG Up 14% • Daytrotter Founder Resigns • More

THURSDAY 8.4.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Is Apple doubling down on exclusives, in part to prove that it doesn't need Jay Z? Updated continuously under our More News tab

Bruce Houghton on 08/04/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Disc jockey, Getty Images, iTunes, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Larry Jackson, Spotify, Streaming media, Twitter

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Frank Ocean’s New Album Gets Exclusive Apple Music Release Friday

Yesterday, we shared that Frank Ocean was teasing his new album in ways that strongly suggested some kind of Apple exclusive. Now we have confirmation and details of Apple Music's role. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/02/2016 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Channel Orange, Drake (entertainer), Eminem, Frank Ocean, iTunes, Larry Jackson, Pharrell Williams, Streaming media, Taylor Swift

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How To Get YouTube To Help Promote Your Videos

This how-to piece from Quaterlab advises DIY artists on how they can get YouTube to promote their videos. Here they explain the popular video sharing platform's layout and the best. Continue reading

Guest Post on 08/01/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Do it yourself, Earthquake, Google, iTunes, music video, Organic search, Twitter, Web content, Web search engine, YouTube

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