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Songkick Alleges Former Exec Shared Trade Secrets With Live Nation’s Ticketmaster

A major new chapter in the ongoing battle between Songkick and Ticketmaster unfolded this week as Songkick amended its 2015 antitrust suit lawsuit to include information and accusations that it. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/17/2017 in Live & Touring | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Class Action, Donald Trump, European Union, Facebook, lawsuit, The Wall Street Journal, Trade secret, United States, Vladimir Putin, Web search engine

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Sirius XM Wins Flo & Eddie Pre-72 Royalties Case, musicFIRST Calls On Congress To Right The Wrong

UPDATE: The U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a Federal District Court ruling. Today's decision means that there are no performance fees due on sound recordings created prior. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/17/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Adult contemporary music, copyright, FM broadcasting, Heidi Heitkamp, IPhone, Ireland, John Barrasso, Microsoft, New York, North Dakota Democratic-Nonpartisan League Party, Sound recording and reproduction, Stored Communications Act, Supreme Court of the United States, Susan L. Carney, Texas, United States, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, United States Department of Justice, United States district court, Wyoming Republican Party

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Facebook Is Facing User Fatigue

It may by far far be the largest social media network, but that doesn't mean Facebook is staring down some serious user fatigue, with all age groups reporting a drop. Continue reading

Guest Post on 02/16/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: ABC News, Agence France-Presse, BFM TV, Facebook, Instagram, Mark Zuckerberg, News satire, Social network, United Kingdom, United States

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Spotify Adds 1000 Jobs In NYC, Will Move To World Trade Center Thanks To $11M In State Incentives

To think that Spotify has inadvertently (we hope) helped President Trump "make america great again"… The Stockholm based music streamer announced today that it would be adding 1000 jobs in. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/15/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: AOL, AT&T, Lower Manhattan, Muslim world, New York City, One World Trade Center, September 11 attacks, Streaming media, United States, World Trade Center (1973–2001)

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WED. BRIEF: Grammy’s Race Problem • Facebook Makes Music Play • Lefsetz Helms New Conferences • More

WEDNESDAY 2.15.16 Music Business News From Around The Web "Achieving the ideal of equality is proving as heartbreakingly difficult for the recording industry as it is for all of America.". Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/15/2017 in Conventions & Awards | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: 2 Chainz, Alessia Cara, Alibaba Group, AOL, Artificial Intelligence, Barack Obama, business, Business journalism, Donald Trump, Facebook, Google, Mailing list, Music recording sales certification, Recording Industry Association of America, Small business, Snapchat, Twitter, United States, YouTube

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This Week In Music Commentary

Music commentators had plenty to say this week! A Trump adviser weighs in on intellectual property theft in an uninformed and unhelpful way, meanwhile we tackle the difference between plagiarism and. Continue reading

admin on 02/12/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Donald Trump, Grand Theft Auto V, Intellectual property, Intellectual property infringement, International Trade Administration, Office of the United States Trade Representative, Special 301 Report, Streaming media, Theft, United States

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5-Step Guide For Facebook Marketing Beginners

Like it or not, being a full time musician means that music is your business, and being able to advertise is critical to that business being a success. Here we guide. Continue reading

Guest Post on 02/08/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Advertising, Advertising agency, Advertising campaign, Advertising Standards Authority (United Kingdom), Alec Baldwin, Anambra State, Anti-fat bias, Apple Inc., Facebook, United States

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Kanye West Deletes All Of His Tweets About Trump

Is Kanye West changing his tune on Donald Trump? Can Kayne West even carry a tune? We digress… The mercurial rapper has deleted all of his tweets and social media. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/08/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: -elect, Barack Obama, Barack Obama on social media, Chicago, Donald Trump, Fox News Channel, Kanye West, President of the United States, social media, Twitter, United States

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WED. BRIEF: Spinal Tap Creators Join $400M Lawsuit • Spotify, AccuWeather Partner • YouTube Expands Live • More

WEDNESDAY 2.8.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Which is sadder? Rock stars way past their prime or a multi-billion company ripping off the parody of aging rock stars. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/08/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 2AM (band), ABC News, Acrobatics, All rights reserved, Alternative rock, American Civil Liberties Union, Andy Kaufman, Ars nova, Bad Romance, Ball pit, Band-Aid, Born This Way (song), Houston, Kill Rock Stars, Lady Gaga, music, NRG Stadium, Super Bowl, Super Bowl LI, The Simpsons, United States

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4 Major Live Music Trends Changing The Industry This Year

It may only be February, but the year 2017 has already proven itself to be one of major change for the live music industry. Here we look at five different. Continue reading

Guest Post on 02/07/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Music, Artist, Eventbrite, Jay-Z, music industry, New York City, publishing, Spotify, Streaming media, United States

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