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Time Travel, Teleportation And Music Publishing Metadata

This article looks at the value of metadata, as well as the challenge of keeping it accurate and up-to-date over time, as ownership and rights can easily change from year. Continue reading

Guest Post on 07/15/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Systems, Annie Lin, Apple Inc., Bibliothèque nationale de France, Business development, CD Baby, Music publisher (popular music), United States

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Spotify Takes On Apple’s Beats 1 With New Artist Hosted Radio Shows

Spotify announced artist hosted playlists and shows more than a year ago alongside the announcement that it was adding video. They've slowly built a portfolio of artist and media driven playlists, but. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/13/2016 in Radio & Satellite | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: A Brief History of Time, Akron Art Museum, Jean Michel Jarre, Jill Furmanovsky, London, Matt Sorum, Sex Pistols, The Rolling Stones, United States, World War II

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Shakeup At Retail Music Distribution As Alliance Acquires ANconnect

Physical music sales may be tanking, but its still an important component of the industry's bottom line. Along with sales shrinkage inevitably comes consolidation, and its against that backdrop that. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/13/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Amazon.com, Big-box store, CD Baby, independent music, Music director, royalties, Shipping, Streaming media, United States, Walmart

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How To Win: Don’t Help DOJ Get Out Of Licensing Hole They Dug [David Lowery]

Although they started with a strong concept with 100% song licensing, the Department of Justice seems to be scrambling to get their decree to function within the parameters of the. Continue reading

Guest Post on 07/12/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Annual general meeting, Attorney general, Bill Clinton, consent decree, David Lowery, Hillary Clinton, Josh Earnest, Rule of law, United States, United States Department of Justice

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Broadcast Radio Losing Influence As Teens Flock To Streaming And YouTube, Says New “Music And Millennials” Study

On demand streaming is now the format of choice for 15-19 year olds, according to a new study by the Music Business Association and LOOP, and most of those listeners are. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/12/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Android (operating system), Baby boomer, Bernie Sanders, Bob Lefsetz, Generation Y, Google, PayPal, United States, Venmo, YouTube

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Indie Music Trade Groups A2IM, AIMP, CMPA Issue Joint Response To DoJ 100% Licensing Position

Condemnation of a new U.S. Department of Justice position allowing 100% licencing of songs has been nearly universal within the music publishing community. In a show of unity, three independent. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/12/2016 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Broadcast Music, consent decree, Inc., Los Angeles, New York, New York City, Performance rights organisation, United States, United States Department of Justice, Washington DC

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RIAA Gold And Platinum Awards June 2016

Artists as diverse as Bruno Mars, Fun, Jason Mraz and Creedence Clearwater Revival are all among the 110 Digital Single Certifications and 49 Album Awards presented by the RIAA in. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/08/2016 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Action Bronson, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Los Angeles, Panic! at the Disco, San Francisco, Suicide Squad, The Rolling Stones, Twenty One Pilots, United States, YouTube

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Slim’s Nightclub Has The Best Sign In It’s Bathroom

Leave it to a live music club in San Francisco to solve the issue of transgender bathrooms, once and for all. While Pearl Jam and Bruce Springsteen are cancelling shows. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/06/2016 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Born to Run (song), Bruce Springsteen, Charlotte, Cider, Demi Lovato, Equality North Carolina, Google, Hypebot, LGBT, Meetup, music industry, North Carolina, Pandora, Pat McCrory, Ringo Starr, San Francisco, Science fiction, The New York Times, United States

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Justice Department Refuses To Modify PRO Consent Decrees, Moves Forward With Dreaded ‘100% Licensing’

The U.S. Department of Justice dealt a major blow to music publishers after they declined to recommend changes to the consent decrees which govern performing rights organizations ASCAP and BMI.

Bruce Houghton on 07/01/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Adriano Espaillat, American Justice, American Society of Composers, Apple Inc., Attorney general, Authors and Publishers, Broadcast Music, consent decree, Inc., Supreme Court of the United States, United States, United States Department of Justice

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Stop Thinking Of Sampling As Theft

Sampling is often demonized within the music industry, with many feeling that the practice is a form of theft. This perception may be unfair however and, in addition to bringing. Continue reading

Guest Post on 07/01/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (5)

Tags: American Society of Composers, Andrew MacKay, Authors and Publishers, Berklee College of Music, Billboard Magazine, Columbia Records, One Direction, recording contract, The X Factor (UK), United States, Warner/Chappell Music

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