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Ticketmaster Expands ‘Verified Fan’ Program To Combat Bots, Ticket Scalping

Live Nation's ticketing division Ticketmaster has rolled out an expanded version of their “Verified Fan” program in an effort to combat ticket scalping.

Bruce Houghton on 03/16/2017 in Live & Touring | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Billboard Hot 100, Complaint, Corporation, Ed Sheeran, Grammy Award, iTunes, Live Nation Entertainment, North America, Shape of You (Reshaped), Ticketmaster

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How Snapchat Will Change The Music Industry In 2017

While social media platforms like Facebook and YouTube have a sordid and lawsuit-filled history with artists, Snapchat has taken a different approach and cultivated a much more mutually beneficial relationship, one which. Continue reading

Guest Post on 03/14/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (4)

Tags: Ed Sheeran, Facebook, Jimmy Fallon, Lead single, London, music video, Shape of You (Reshaped), Spotify, Streaming media, YouTube

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Ed Sheeran Broke The Charts [Mark Mulligan]

Ed Sheeran is hugely popular; and while no one wants to demean his success (OK, maybe some do…), when one person occupies for 9 of the UK top 10 singles and. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/14/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Adele, Ed Sheeran, Galway Girl, iTunes, Lead single, music video, Shape of You (Reshaped), Spotify, UK Singles Chart, YouTube

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Piracy Is What Made Me, Says Ed Sheeran

While piracy is often demonized as an aspect of the industry which ruins careers before they've even really begun, the reality is that the illicit dissemination of music can in. Continue reading

Guest Post on 03/14/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Accolade, Adele, album, Ed Sheeran, HMV, London, Shape of You (Reshaped), Singer-songwriter, Stormzy, Twitter

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Ed Sheeran Apologizes To Indie Musician Blocked By Facebook For Covering His Song

Like many independent musicians, Charlotte Campbell posts a weekly cover song on YouTube. Recently, she was so proud of her new Ed Sheeran cover that she posted a 15 second. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/10/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: A Great Big World, Adele, All of Me (John Legend song), Apple Inc., ASAP (variety show), Ed Sheeran, Justin Bieber, music video, Shape of You (Reshaped), YouTube

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Ed Sheeran’s ‘Divide’ Breaks 1st Week Album Record In 4 Days

Ed Sheeran’s new record ÷ (‘Divide’) has smashed the previous record for most first week streams of an album in a little over 4 days. The previous first week record. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/09/2017 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Acoustic music, Apple Inc., ASAP (variety show), ASAP Rocky, Ed Sheeran, Galway Girl, Grammy Award, Shape of You (Reshaped), Spotify, YouTube

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ASCAP Adds 32 Top Panelists To “I Create Music” Expo

ASCAP’s songwriter and artists conference “I Create Music” has added 32 additional panelists – including some big names – to their 2017 edition in LA April 13-15.

Bruce Houghton on 03/09/2017 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Billboard Hot 100, Don't (Ed Sheeran song), Ed Sheeran, Instagram, Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, Paul Simon, Shape of You (Reshaped), Taylor Swift, The Weeknd

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Pandora Top Spins: Future Makes Four Appearances, Maroon 5’s ‘Cold’ Debuts In Top 10

For this round of Pandora's Top Spins, Maroon five have a new hit in 'Cold' feturing Atlanta rapper Future, plus Big Sean sees a promising return, and KYLE, a rapper hailing. Continue reading

Guest Post on 03/08/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: "Thinking Out Loud, Billboard Hot 100, Dive bar, Don't (Ed Sheeran song), Ed Sheeran, Japan, Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, Men's Golf, Shape of You (Reshaped)

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Ed Sheeran’s Streaming Success Spreads To YouTube, “Divide” Passes 1 Billion Views Just Days After Release

Ed Sheeran appears to have cracked the streaming music marketing code. Alongside a record breaking debut on Spotify – including smashing first day, one day and other records – his. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/07/2017 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Adele, Anderson Paak, Apple Inc., ASAP (variety show), Brit Awards, Ed Sheeran, music video, Shape of You (Reshaped), Spotify, YouTube

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Ed Sheeran Smashes Spotify Streaming Records

Following the Friday release of Ed Sheeran’s new album ÷ (‘divide’), he smashed streaming records and stormed the global charts, including almost doubling the previous first day Spotify album streams. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/06/2017 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Adele, album, Bruce Springsteen, Bruno Mars, Ed Sheeran, Grammy Award, Jimmy Fallon, List of assets owned by CBS, Sentimental ballad, Shape of You (Reshaped)

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