Tag: President of the United States

TIDAL Denies Streaming Fraud, But Not Late Payments

Just days after it was reported that Beyoncé and Kanye West's TIDAL streaming stats had been manipulated with hundreds of millions of false plays, the music streamer denied the claim. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/21/2018 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: A Concert for Hurricane Relief, Beyonce, Dagens Næringsliv, Donald Trump, Jay-Z, Kanye West, President of the United States, Rapping, Tidal (service), Twitter

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Consumers Demand Adidas Sever Ties With Kanye West

A new petition on Care2 is calling for Adidas to severe ties with Kanye West following comments made during a recent interview with TMZ in which the rapper expressed his. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/03/2018 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: -elect, A Concert for Hurricane Relief, Donald Trump, Fox & Friends, Kanye West, Make America Great Again, MTV Video Music Award, New York City, President of the United States, Twitter

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ABBA Reunites For New Recording

It only took 35 years of coaxing, but ABBA has decided to reunite, and that means playing together again, onstage. The performance, however, will be for two songs and in. Continue reading

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

Tags: 2010 FIFA World Cup, ABBA, Abuja, Advertising, Africa, Australia, Bass Player (magazine), Bernie Sanders, Bill Clinton, Campus radio, Cannes, Donald Trump, Federal government of the United States, Ibrahim Zakzaky, Islamic Movement (Nigeria), Nonviolent resistance, President of the United States, Republican Party (United States), United Kingdom, United States, United States House of Representatives

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Roger Waters Helms A Musical Resistance

In the wake of the political and social turmoil which currently grips the United States has caused a number of artists to use their music as way of speaking out,. Continue reading

Guest Post on 10/11/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: -elect, album, Amazon, Apple, Apple Music, Associated Press, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, Google, Kanye West, music, music business, music industry, music tech, musician, musicians, North Korea, Pandora, President of the United States, Republican Party (United States), Spotify, tech, United States, YouTube

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280 Is The New 140: Twitter To Double Character Limit

News came late yesterday that Twitter was doubling its character limit to 280. Various sources call it a test, a beta and a slow rollout. But whatever the pace of. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/27/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: 1978 Atlantic hurricane season, Apple Inc., Arya Stark, Donald Trump, Facebook, IPhone, Jack Dorsey, President of the United States, Social networking service, Twitter

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23 Top Music Organizations Sign Letter On NAFTA Talks Demanding Protections For All Creators

President Trump has forced the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) with Canada and Mexico; and included in that negotiation are important copyright and intellectual property provisions.

Bruce Houghton on 09/20/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Abuja, Attorney General of Hawaii, Baghdad, Donald Trump, Muslim world, President of the United States, Supreme Court of the United States, United States, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, United States courts of appeals

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Apocalypse Or Not: Top 5 Bands In North Korea Right Now

Although the headlines have been recently dominated with the news that North Korea now has the ability to reach the United States with a nuclear missile, this article approaches things. Continue reading

Guest Post on 08/22/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Donald Trump, Guam, Intercontinental ballistic missile, Kim Jong (table tennis), Kim Jong-un, Korean Central News Agency, North Korea, Nuclear weapon, President of the United States, United States

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President’s Committee On the Arts and Humanities Resign En Masse

The entirety of the President's Committee On the Arts and Humanities tendered their resignation on Friday in protest of President Donald Trump's qualified criticism of the violence in Charlottesville last. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/22/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Associated Press, Charlottesville, Donald Trump, Hate group, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Kennedy Center Honors, President of the United States, President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities, Republican Party (United States), Virginia, White House

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SoundExchange Is Distributing SiriusXm Settlement Funds For Pre-1972 Recordings

SoundExchange has began distributing proceeds to featured and non-featured performers of a SiriusXM legal settlement for use of sound recordings that were created prior to February 15, 1972.

Bruce Houghton on 03/30/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Abraham, Alexander Novak, Broadcast Music, Chief executive officer, Chief operating officer, Inc., Michael Huppe, President of the United States, SoundExchange, Travis Kalanick, Uber (company)

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