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Spotify Exec Killed In Stockholm Attack, CEO Ek Pays Tribute

Spotify senior executive Chris Bevington was one of four people killed during a terrorist attack in Stockholm on Friday April 7th. Now, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek has posted a heartfelt. Continue reading

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

Tags: Apple Music, Beer in Sweden, Drottninggatan, Initial public offering, record label, Spotify, Stockholm, Streaming media, United Kingdom, Universal Music Group

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Spotify Acquires MightyTV, Names New VP Of Technology

Spotify continues to up its bet on data analysis with today's acquisition of MightyTV. The startup's team will be joining Spotify, including Founder/CEO Brian Adams, who will has been named. Continue reading

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

Tags: Africa, Amazon Music, Apple Music, Business Insider, Ed Sheeran, Facebook, New York City, Spotify, Stockholm, Stream, Streaming media, Subscription business model, Taylor Swift, Twitter, United States, YouTube

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Bob Dylan Skipped Nobel Ceremony But You Can Watch Patti Smith Blow Her Tribute, Read His Acceptance Letter

"Not once have I ever had the time to ask myself, "Are my songs literature?," wrote Bob Dylan in his acceptance letter for the Nobel Prize In Literature. But Patti. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/13/2016 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall, Adenosine receptor, Bob Dylan, Nobel Committee, Nobel Prize in Literature, Patti Smith, Stockholm, Swedish Academy, United States Ambassador to Sweden, William Shakespeare

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Bob Dylan Pens Nobel Prize Speech, Patti Smith To Perform

The Nobel Prize committee has announced that winner Bob Dylan has penned a speech that will be read during this year's ceremony. Who will read the speech is unclear. At. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/06/2016 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall, Associated Press, Bob Dylan, List of Nobel laureates, Nobel Prize, Nobel Prize in Literature, Patti Smith, Singer-songwriter, Stockholm, Swedish Academy

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Ditto Music Adds 7th Global Office In Sweden

Ditto Music is opening their seventh worldwide office in Stockholm Sweden. Ditto serves as the digital distribution and label services arm of 100,000 artists globally.

Bruce Houghton on 11/01/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Alfred Nobel, Bob Dylan, Digital distribution, iTunes, Jean-Paul Sartre, Nobel Prize in Literature, Sam Smith, Sara Danius, Stockholm, Swedish Academy

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Soundtrap Raises $6M Round For Online Recording App

[UPDATED] Online music and audio recording studio Soundtrap has raised $6 million in funding to accelerate product development and to bring its popular cloud-based platform to new markets.

Bruce Houghton on 10/10/2016 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Africa, Agence France-Presse, Andreas Bernstrom, Apple Music, Associated Press, Baptismal clothing, Spotify, Stockholm, Streaming media, Sweden

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Expect Tougher Security At Concerts In Wake Of Paris Attacks

In the wake of multiple terrorist attacks in Paris, live music promoters large and small are promising to step up security. But most are remaining vague about exactly what that means or. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/18/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Active listening, Barack Obama, BuzzFeed, Child sexual abuse, Citizenship in the United States, concert, Ericsson Globe, Live Nation Entertainment, Los Angeles, Mexico, Paris, Pope, security, Stockholm, Sweden, The New York Times

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Spotify Expands 60 Day Free Trial, Days Before Apple Music Launch

Just days before next Tuesday's launch of Apple Music, Spotify is doing just what many industry insiders feared it would – expanding its free trial offering.

Bruce Houghton on 06/25/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Apple Inc., Baillie Gifford, Goldman Sachs, Independent record label, IOS, Spotify, Stockholm, Streaming media, Subscription business model, United Kingdom

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Spotify Acquires Beats’ Analytics Provider Seed Scientific

Spotify is betting big on data to help is survive the coming battle with Apple Music. After acquiring The Echo Nest last year, Spotify has bought its second major analytics. Continue reading

Guest Post on 06/24/2015 in Music Tech | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Goldman Sachs, Google, New York City, Spotify, Stockholm, Streaming media, TeliaSonera, The Wall Street Journal, United Nations

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