Tag: Los Angeles

Exec Charged With Supporting New Musicians For BBC Just Took A Job At Amazon

By many measures, Amazon has the biggest U.S. reach of any music streamer. Populated by more casual listeners, who get it bundled with Amazon Prime, the service now appears to. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/16/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 2016 Brit Awards, 87th Academy Awards, Academy Awards, AJ Tracey, Amazon Music, Ava DuVernay, Cinema of the United States, Damien Chazelle, Los Angeles, Mel Gibson

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Portlandia Stars Suggest Special Grammy For Attorneys That Sue Songwriters [VIDEO]

The recent slew of over-the-top plagiarism lawsuits leveled against artists in recent years has left much of the music industry's creative personnel on edge. This recent "Grammy for Suing" clip. Continue reading

Guest Post on 02/14/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 2016 Orlando nightclub shooting, 59th Annual Grammy Awards, Beyonce, Frank Ocean, Grammy Award, lawsuit, Los Angeles, music industry, Sony Music Entertainment, TMZ

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Celebs, Fans Take To Twitter To Discuss The 2017 Grammy Awards

UPDATE: Twitter exploded up on Sunday as fans and celebs discussed the 2017 Grammy Awards. Here are the #Grammys highlights:

Bruce Houghton on 02/13/2017 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: 59th Annual Grammy Awards, Adele, Carrie Underwood, Grammy Award, John Legend, Justin Bieber, Los Angeles, Metallica, Staples Center, The Recording Academy

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Snapchat Faces Challenges And Opportunities As IPO Nears

As the tech world braces for Snapchat's impending IPO, the popular photo sharing app has number of challenges to face, whether from their ever-unpredictable consumer base, or competitors like Instagram.

Guest Post on 02/08/2017 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Bobby Murphy (businessman), DJ Khaled, Evan Spiegel, Facebook, Initial public offering, Los Angeles, Mark Zuckerberg, Reggie Brown (wide receiver), Snap, Snapchat

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UPDATE: 400 Indie Artists, Labels Join Bandcamp, Will Donate Share Of Today’s Profits To ACLU To Fight Trump Anti-Immigration Actions

Buy something on Bandcamp today! 200 400 indie labels have teamed with Bandcamp to protest Trump's actions against immigrants. Today, Friday, Bandcamp and these artists and labels will donate a share. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/03/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Broadcasting Company, American Civil Liberties Union, Donald Trump, Executive order, Los Angeles, music, Muslim world, President of the United States, Syria, United States, United States Department of Homeland Security

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Is It Too Late to Learn Music Theory?

For many musicians, understanding music theory seems an unattainable goal. They know what sounds good to them, but they have no understanding of why. That also means that breaking "the rules". Continue reading

Guest Post on 02/03/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Arabic numerals, ATM Jam, Azealia Banks, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bengali calendar, Bengali language, Boyle Heights, Branford Marsalis, Broke with Expensive Taste, Los Angeles, music

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Why DIY Is The Best Way [Broken Raven’s Kevin Clark]

Here Kevin Clark of the Scotland-based rock band The Broken Ravens explains how the application of a DIY ethic, coupled with massive amounts of hard work has allowed the band. Continue reading

Guest Post on 01/31/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Affordable housing, Air China, Alex Padilla, Apple Inc., Brexit, California, European Union, Los Angeles, United Kingdom, United States

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THU. BRIEF: Grammys Make NY Moves • Live365 Returns • SESAC Sold • Goodbye Vine • More

Music Business News From Around The Web What does it say about the music industry in LA when the Grammy's move to New York City? Next stop Las Vegas? Updated. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 01/05/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Broadcasting Company, Crossroads of the World, Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve, Grammy Award, Grammy Award for Best New Artist, Las Vegas, Latin Grammy Award, Los Angeles, music industry, National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, Neil Portnow, New York City, The Recording Academy

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Ariel Hyatt On Music PR And Crowdfunding [INTERVIEW]

In this edition of In the Hot Seat with Larry LeBlanc, he speaks with Ariel Hyatt, the founder and owner of Cyber PR, a boutique public relations firm working to. Continue reading

Guest Post on 01/04/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Broadway theatre, Brooklyn, Donald Trump, Hamilton (musical), History of the United States, Hypebot, Kanye West, List of numbered streets in Manhattan, Los Angeles, New York City

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7 Nashville Music Companies Unite To Help Developing Artists

There is no shortage of companies created to help musicians as they begin and build their careers. But when seven Nashville artist services firms join together to provide a one-stop. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/19/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Alma mater, American Express, Artist, Audio equipment, business, Los Angeles, music industry, Nashville, record label, Soundcloud, Tennessee

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