Tag: The Wall Street Journal

DON’T SIGN YOUR CONTRACT YET! Apple Music NOT Likely To Pay Full Royalties During Free Trials

Recork the champagne and put your pen back in the drawer. When Apple exec Eddie Cue reversed course, promising Taylor Swift and the world that "artists will be paid" during. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/23/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Apple Inc., Artist, IPhone, iTunes, List of online music databases, Spotify, Streaming media, Subscription business model, Taylor Swift, The Wall Street Journal

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Spotify, Telia Invest $11 Million In Soundtrack Your Brand

Spotify is investing a bit of its $526 million war chest in Soundtrack Your Brand, a startup that brings its streaming music service to a select and desirable group of. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/23/2015 in Music Tech | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Accel Partners, Apple Inc., Fidelity Investments, Goldman Sachs, Li Ka-shing, Martin Lorentzon, Northzone, Spotify, TeliaSonera, The Wall Street Journal

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Spotify Closes $526 Million Funding Round To Fight Apple

Timing, particularly in the entertainment industry, is everything. So, it is no coincidence that right after Apple Music launches, Spotify just happens to close a $526 million round that has. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/10/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Activism, Apple Inc., Credit Suisse, Federal Reserve System, General Electric, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Loan, Spotify, The Wall Street Journal

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Roundup Of The Latest Apple Music Leaks And Rumors

Apple seems certain to announce its revamped music service next Tuesday, and ahead of the launch it seems as if there is a new leak or "verified" rumor every few. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/02/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, David Guetta, Disc jockey, Drake (entertainer), iTunes, Pharrell Williams, Spotify, Streaming media, The Wall Street Journal

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Pandora, Spotify Top Music App Charts. Where Did TIDAL Rank?

Pandora and Spotify topped both the App Annie Top 10 music app "By Downloads" and "By Revenue" charts. Beats Music landed an impressive 3rd place finish on the revenue ranking. Even Rhapsody. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/27/2015 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Apple Inc., Google, IPhone, Pandora, Pandora Radio, Sony Music Entertainment, Spotify, Streaming media, The Verge, The Wall Street Journal

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Music Publishing News Roundup 5.25.2015: Downtown • Sony Music • BMI vs. Pandora • More

Downtown Music Publishing's acquisition of Eagle i-Music, the battle with The Verge over Sony Music's leaked contract with Spotify and BMI's win over Pandora dominate the music publishing news this. Continue reading

Bob Baker on 05/25/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Contract, Los Angeles Times, New York City, RSS feed, Social Profiles, Spotify, Streaming media, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal

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Spotify To Launch “Spotify Now” This Wednesday May 20th

When Spotify sent out media invites for a press event this Wednesday May 2oth, multiple reports pointed toward the addition of a video service including content from top media companies. Now. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/18/2015 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Investment, Jay-Z, Luxembourg, Pandora Radio, record label, Spotify, Streaming media, The Wall Street Journal, YouTube

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Tidal Exec: “We’re Building A New Music Ecosystem” [VIDEO]

Tidal chief investment officer Vania Schlogel was interviewed by the Wall Street Journal about the new music streaming service owned by Jay-Z and other major artists, focusing on artist compensation and. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/15/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Amazon.com, Apple Inc., Chief investment officer, iTunes, Jay-Z, List of online music databases, Streaming media, The Wall Street Journal, Twitter, WiMP

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The Streaming Maturation Effect: What It Means For The Music Industry

What do Netflix and music subscriptions have in common? They both experienced slowing growth in 2014 in the US. Subscriptions are the monetization focal point of streaming but there have. Continue reading

Guest Post on 05/12/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Amazon.com, Apple Inc., Google, iTunes, Netflix, Spotify, Streaming media, Subscription business model, The Wall Street Journal, YouTube

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Spotify Revenues Top $1 Billion, Losses Widen As Music Streamer Plans Video Launch

With an Apple music relaunch right around the corner, Spotify has been busy shoring up $400 million in new funding, deep discounting paid subscriptions and now, according to multiple reports,. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 05/08/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (3)

Tags: A+E Networks, Abu Dhabi, Address space, Amazon.com, Apple Inc., Baltimore, MTV, New York City, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal

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