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Why Apple Can’t Save Music Streaming

Apple is set to launch a streaming music service. While music fans and the industry should welcome a new competitor to the music streaming, we might also want to step. Continue reading

Guest Post on 06/08/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (5)

Tags: Bruno Mars, Charli XCX, Google Play, International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, music industry, Rdio, record label, Spotify, Streaming media, Warner Music Group

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Rdio Makes A Move To Go After The Squeezed Middle

Streaming monetization is polarized between premium subscriptions on one end and free streaming on the other. The middle ground that was the scale heartland of the CD and the download. Continue reading

Guest Post on 05/15/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Advertising, Apple Inc., brand, Compact disc, iTunes, music industry, Rdio, revenue, Subscription business model, YouTube

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When Spotify, TIDAL Offer Deep Discounts, Who Pays The Creators?

In the race to to sign up paying subscribers Spotify, TIDAL and their competitors are offering extended free trial subscriptions and deep discounts. But how are creators and rightholders being. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/13/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (3)

Tags: Associated Press, Deezer, Google Play, Grooveshark, Los Angeles, Rdio, Rhapsody (online music service), Sony, Spotify, Universal Studios

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Matt Farley Will Quit Making Music If He Doesn’t Earn $1 Million From Spotify By 2018

… and he plans to earn that money with an 8-hour Spotify playlist consisting of 300 of his own songs. Sound extreme? Indie Artists Matt Farley has been taking things to the extreme. Continue reading

Guest Post on 05/12/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Facebook, Instagram, IOS, IPhone, music industry, NPR, playlist, Rdio, Spotify

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Interest In TIDAL Is Sinking Faster Than The Titanic [NEW STATS]

Haters gonna hate, but the critics have been particularly vocal about TIDAL. The streaming music that Jay Z bought and relaunched with the help of superstar partners was just enriching. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/22/2015 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (3)

Tags: album, American Society of Composers, Apple Inc., Authors and Publishers, J. Cole, Jay-Z, Rdio, Reasonable Doubt (album), Spotify, Streaming media, Taylor Swift

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Former Rhapsody, Sony Exec Sends An Open Letter To The Music Business

Dear Music Biz, It's been a good, close, intimate and mostly wonderful 15 years… but I think we need some time apart. It's not me. It's you. You've changed. Digital music business, you. Continue reading

Guest Post on 04/09/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (5)

Tags: Apple Inc., David McCandless, Deezer, FLAC, Google Play, iTunes, Rdio, Rhapsody (online music service), Spotify, Streaming media

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Citymaps Partners With Songkick Connecting Music Fans To Events Happening Near Them

One month after raising the $6 million needed to complete a full re-design, Citymaps has unveiled a partnership with Songkick that puts the ability to discover, purchase tickets for, and. Continue reading

Nia R Jones on 04/09/2015 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Chief operating officer, concert, Def Jam Recordings, Favourite, London, New Music Weekly, Rdio, record label, Songkick, Sub Pop

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Music Publishing News Roundup: 3.30.2015 Apple & Beats, Songwriters on Publishing Rights, American Idol

Apple and Beats move their digital music services forward, Songwriters issue open letter about publishing rights, American Idol Alum signs a publishing deal.

Bob Baker on 03/30/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Billboard Magazine, Compact disc, iTunes, Rdio, record label, Spotify, Streaming media, Subscription business model, YouTube

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Rdio Adds 20 Curated Record Label Stations

In an increasingly competitive sector, music streamers are looking for new ways to attract and keep users. It will be interesting to see if Rdio's new 20+ stations curated by. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/27/2015 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Artist, concert, Def Jam Recordings, Internet radio, New Music Weekly, Rdio, Streaming media, Sub Pop, Warner Music Group, YouTube

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Vinyl Delivery Services: Back to Basics in a Digital World

Streaming in 2015: very much happening. Streamable vinyl records in 2015: still very impossible. That’s where VNYL comes out of the gate with high hopes of becoming the "Netfilx of. Continue reading

Guest Post on 03/24/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Compact disc, Gramophone record, iTunes, music industry, Nielsen SoundScan, Rdio, Recording Industry Association of America, Soundcloud, Spotify, Streaming media

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