Tag: The New York Times

10 Famous Song Titles Never Lyrically Featured In The Song

When composing and marketing songs, it has become something of an industry to include the title of your song somewhere, usually prominently, in the lyrics. This has not always been. Continue reading

Guest Post on 05/08/2018 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: A Change Is Gonna Come, Alconbury, Amazon.com, American whiskey, Apple Music, Bob Dylan, Google, Soundcloud, Spotify, The New York Times

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Bob Dylan Launches ‘Heaven’s Door’ Whiskey Brand

Bob Dylan announced the launch of a new line of whiskeys he’s calling ‘Heaven’s Door.’ Based out of a deconstructed church in Tennessee, Heaven’s Door is a collaboration with liquor entrepreneur. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/01/2018 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: A Change Is Gonna Come, ABC News, Alameda County Sheriff's Office, Amanda Brown (musician), Apple Music, Bob Dylan, Fox News Channel, Soundcloud, Spotify, The New York Times

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NYC Finally Repeals 100 Year Old Law Prohibiting Dancing In Bars

New York City has repealed a century-old restriction barring dancing in bars if they do not have a cabaret license. According to the New York Times, the City Council on. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/02/2017 in Live & Touring | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: ABC News, Advertising campaign, Alameda County Sheriff's Office, Amanda Brown (musician), Donald Trump, Electronic dance music, Party leaders of the United States Senate, Republican Party (United States), The New York Times, United States

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Advocacy Group Launches Ad Campaign Calling Out YouTube For “Mistreatment Of Artists” [VIDEO]

Artist's advocacy group, the Content Creators Coalition (c3) is launching an ad campaign as it expands efforts to highlight what many in the music industry see as unfair treatment of. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/26/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Academy Awards, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, Getty Images, Harvey Weinstein, Hollywood, Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory, The New York Times, YouTube

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Help Fill The Void In Music Journalism: You Don’t Need Permission To Start Writing About Music

With the death of so many music magazines and sites, more voices are needed. Lauren Rearick jumps past practical instruction for starting a independent music blog, and walks through developing. Continue reading

Guest Post on 10/23/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Agence France-Presse, Billboard Magazine, China, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, Copenhagen, Facebook, Freelancer, music industry, New York, The New York Times

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Spotify Now Valued At $16 Billion By Investors

Private trades for Spotify stock are now valuing the music streamer at $16 billion, according to a new report. That's up $3 billion since June alone, and could put the. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/27/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Airbnb, Dara Khosrowshahi, Google, Lyft, New York City, Spotify, The New York Times, Travis Kalanick, Uber (company), United States

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Loss Of Fair Pay And Why We Should All Write Rock Operas [David Lowery]

Here we look at how the legal action (and inaction) by those in the federal government and the Department of Justice in particular has it challenging for songwriters to be. Continue reading

Guest Post on 09/26/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Advanced Micro Devices, Amaury Sport Organisation, Amazon Kindle, Amazoncom, Apple Inc., AT&T, European Union, Google, The New York Times, United States

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ABBA Reportedly Working On Virtual Reality Tour In 2019

Former ABBA keyboardist Benny Andersson revealed that the group is planning to reunite, at least as digital avatars, for a possible tour in 2019. Andersson teased the news while he. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/18/2017 in Live & Touring | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, Copenhagen, Defence Command (Denmark), Kim Wall (British actor), Media of Sweden, Peter Madsen (inventor), Rocket Madsen Space Lab, The Guardian, The New York Times, Wall's (ice cream)

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FOR SALE: Rolling Stone Magazine

Iconic music and political magazine Rolling Stone is for sale. Founded by Jann Wenner in 1967, Wenner Media sold a 49% stake to Singapore's Bandland Technologies in 2016. Wenner has retained Methuselah Advisors to. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/18/2017 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, 9/11 Commission Report, Albany, American League, Andrew Jackson, Barack Obama, Barclays, Business Insider, Goldman Sachs, New York, New York City, SoftBank Corp., The New York Times, Travis Kalanick, United States

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Taylor Swift Wins Groping Trial, Issues Statement

After just four hours of deliberation, jurors ruled in favor of singer Taylor Swift in her counter-suit against a former radio DJ over alleged assault and battery. The six-woman, two-man jury. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/15/2017 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: AOL, Denver, Disc jockey, Gabrielle Giffords, IHeartRadio Music Awards, Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives, Sarah Palin, Taylor Swift, The New York Times, United States district court

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