Tag: Jay-Z

Facebook Announces Full Spotify, Apple Music Messenger Integrations

UPDATED: "Music will play a much larger roll in messenger this year," promised Facebook's head of the Messenger platform David Marcus on stage Tuesday during Facebook's F8 developer conference before. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/19/2017 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Music, Artificial Intelligence, David A. Marcus, F8 conference, Facebook, Facebook Messenger, Instagram, iTunes, Jay-Z, Snapchat, social media, Spotify, Streaming media, TechCrunch, Universal Music Group

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Jay Z Is Back On Apple Music, But Not On Spotify

Much of Jay Z's catalog is now back up on Apple Music. Yesterday, we reported that Jay Z’s solo catalog has been pulled from Spotify and Apple Music, but remained available. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/11/2017 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Jay-Z, music, Spotify, TIDAL

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Jay Z’s Catalog Pulled From Spotify, Apple Music [UPDATED]

UPDATE: Jay Z’s solo catalog has been pulled from Spotify and Apple Music, but remains available on Tidal, which he founded and controls. Jay Z had pulled his debut album "Reasonable. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/10/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Amazon Music, Apple Music, Google Play Music, IPhone, Jay-Z, OVO Sound, Soundcloud, Spotify, Streaming media, Tidal (service)

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MON. BRIEF: Napster Losses Narrow • New iTunes Released • The Drake Juggernaut • More

Monday 3.27.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Napster is a cat with 9 lives. New financials show that it could still be a contender. Updated continuously under our More. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/27/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Music, Jay-Z, Napster, Prince (musician), Purple Rain (film), Spotify, Streaming media, Tidal (service), Universal Music Group, YouTube

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Indie Artists Can’t Afford To Skip Streaming: A Look At The Numbers

In this illuminating look at a year in streaming, CD Baby CEO Tracy Maddux examines how indie artists are beginning to see appreciable payouts from online streaming services, although other revenue. Continue reading

Guest Post on 03/15/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Music, Grammy Award, Jay-Z, Prince (musician), Spotify, Streaming media, Subscription business model, Tidal (service), Twitter, United States

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Caleb Groh On Why Life Is Too Short For Just One Genre [INTERVIEW]

Here we get a glimpse at the life a modern musician through Caleb Groh, an emerging producer and songwriter from Nashville, as he shares his thoughts on composing songs and the blending of genres.

Guest Post on 03/09/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Americana (music), Babyface (musician), CBS This Morning, Jay-Z, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Max Martin, music industry, Nile Rodgers, Rapping, Songwriters Hall of Fame

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Jay Z’s Roc Nation Announces New Startup Platform ARRIVE

Jay Z is thought of as the consummate hip hop businessman; and certainly he's visible and often successful in multiple arenas. Now, he's created a vehicle to help startups dubbed. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/07/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (3)

Tags: Babyface (musician), Jay Brown, Jay-Z, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Max Martin, Roc Nation, Songwriters Hall of Fame, Uber (company), Venture capital, Victoria Cross

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TUE. BRIEF: Jay Z Launches Startup Fund • Chance The Rapper Donates $1 Million • Vevo Funds Music Videos • More

Tuesday 3.7.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Jay Z's star power has not helped Tidal succeed; so why believe he can helped startups? Updated continuously under our More News tab

Bruce Houghton on 03/07/2017 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: '03 Bonnie & Clyde, Adele, Beyonce, DJ Khaled, Jay Brown, Jay-Z, Roc Nation, Tidal (service), Uber (company), Victoria Cross

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OFFICIAL: Spotify Has 50 Million Paid Subscribers

Spotify yesterday confirmed that it now has more than 50 million paid subscribers to its Premium streaming music service. That's up 25% from the 4o million announced 7 months ago. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/03/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Amazon Music, Apple Inc., Apple Music, Compact disc, Comparison of on-demand streaming music services, Grammy Award, Jay-Z, Netflix, Prince (musician), Purple Rain (film), Spotify, Streaming media, The New York Times, Tidal (service), Twitter, Warner Bros.

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Recorded Music Revenues Up $1.1 Billion In 2016

While A2IM CEO Richard James Burgess rightly pointed out that independent labels are undervalued in many studies, it is undeniable that 2016 was a year of strong growth for the entire. Continue reading

Guest Post on 03/02/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Music, Grammy Award, Jay-Z, Napster, New York, Prince (musician), Purple Rain (film), Spotify, Streaming media, Tidal (service)

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