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Spotify Joins Apple, Facebook, Google, 100+ More Major Companies In Fight Against Trump’s Anti-Immigration Plan

Spotify has joined more than 120 companies filing an amicus brief in the US Court of Appeals in San Francisco in the case against President Trump's anti-immigration executive order. Until. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/07/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Amicus curiae, Apple Inc., Donald Trump, Facebook, Google, Muslim world, San Francisco, Travis Kalanick, United States, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

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Bandcamp Fundraiser Nets More Than $120K For ACLU As Indie Music Fans Spend $1M+ [UPDATE]

[UPDATE 2] On Friday, Bandcamp held a fundraiser donating a share of sales to support the pro-immigrant and pro-refugee work of the American Civil Liberties. 400 independent labels and artists. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/06/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: American Civil Liberties Union, Bandcamp, Chief executive officer, Donald Trump, Executive order, Independent record label, Kill Rock Stars, Lyft, Middle East, Never Miss a Beat, President of the United States, United States

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This Week In Music Commentary

In this weekly edition of our music commentary section, we hear from industry experts on how to get sync placements, why DIY is the best way to do music, and. Continue reading

admin on 02/05/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Accent wall, Active management, Alexa Internet, Amazon Echo, AOMG, Do it yourself, Instagram, Mary Timony, Streaming media, United States

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UPDATE: 400 Indie Artists, Labels Join Bandcamp, Will Donate Share Of Today’s Profits To ACLU To Fight Trump Anti-Immigration Actions

Buy something on Bandcamp today! 200 400 indie labels have teamed with Bandcamp to protest Trump's actions against immigrants. Today, Friday, Bandcamp and these artists and labels will donate a share. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/03/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Broadcasting Company, American Civil Liberties Union, Donald Trump, Executive order, Los Angeles, music, Muslim world, President of the United States, Syria, United States, United States Department of Homeland Security

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CHANGES @ Triple Tigers • Virgin Records • Atlantic Records

Triple Tigers Records has added former Warner Nashville exec Kevin Herring as Senior Vice President for National Promotion on Jan. 23. His resume also includes a 13-year stint at Disney’s. Continue reading

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

Tags: 59th Annual Grammy Awards, Access Hollywood, Aceh, Advertising agency, Alyssa Milano, Chief executive officer, Donald Trump, The Atlantic, United States, Vice president

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Bandcamp Joins Anti-Trump Immigration Fight, Will Donate 100% Of Friday’s Profit To ACLU

Indie music powerhouse Bandcamp is joining the growing protests against President Trump anti-Muslim immigration ban. This Friday, Bandcamp will donate 100% of their share of all sales to the American Civil. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/01/2017 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Civil Liberties Union, Donald Trump, Iraq, lawsuit, Muslim world, President of the United States, Syria, United States, United States Department of Homeland Security, United States district court

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Why DIY Is The Best Way [Broken Raven’s Kevin Clark]

Here Kevin Clark of the Scotland-based rock band The Broken Ravens explains how the application of a DIY ethic, coupled with massive amounts of hard work has allowed the band. Continue reading

Guest Post on 01/31/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Affordable housing, Air China, Alex Padilla, Apple Inc., Brexit, California, European Union, Los Angeles, United Kingdom, United States

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The Musicians Guide To SoundCloud: Part One [CyberPR]

Ah, the internet. When it’s not busy being a mass dumping ground for political commentary, selfies and Kermit memes, it can be an independent artists best friend and most powerful. Continue reading

admin on 01/30/2017 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Alexander Ljung, Chief technology officer, Google, Soundcloud, Spotify, Streaming media, Twitter, United Kingdom, United States, YouTube

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FRI. BRIEF: iTunes Int’l Moves To Ireland • Google Play Tests Atuoplay • Glassnote Adds Management • More

FRIDAY 1.27.17 Music Business News From Around The Web Dear Tim Cook, Did you forget the EU wants you to pay much more in taxes and Trump wants you to. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 01/27/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Brexit, Donald Trump, European Single Market, European Union, Financial Times, Member state of the European Union, music, Theresa May, United Kingdom, United States

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Obama On Post-Election Plans: “I’m waiting for my job at Spotify”

As President Obama ends his 8 years in office, he's hinted that he'll be working to rebuild the Democratic party, bringing more millennials into the fold as activists and candidates.. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 01/06/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: -elect, Adweek, Barack Obama, Christmas card, Facebook, Family of Barack Obama, Instagram, Oval Office, playlist, Spotify, Twitter, United States, White House

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