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How To Find Co-Writers You Love Writing With

Although it can be incredibly rewarding, co-writing songs is often a tedious, unproductive, and awkward experience, particularly if you don't mesh well with your songwriting partner. This article offers some useful advice on how. Continue reading

Guest Post on 12/04/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Belmont University, collaboration, copyright, Copyright law of the United States, Mechanical license, songwriter, Spotify, United States, United States House Committee on the Judiciary, Writer

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PUBLISHING NOTES: Warner/Chappell • ASACAP • SOCAN • Ole • UMPG • Round Hill • Deluge • More

Paul Kahn has been named Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer for Warner/Chappell Music. Kahn previously held senior roles at Viacom, EMI, Primedia and Himalaya Capital. MORE:

Bruce Houghton on 12/03/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Society of Composers, ATL (film), Authors and Publishers, Eric Garcetti, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Times, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, South Los Angeles, State of emergency, United States, Universal Music Publishing Group

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Martin Goldschmidt On Cooking Vinyl’s Unplanned Success [INTERVIEW]

Independent label figurehead Martin Goldschmidt talks about his origins as a political activist in the '80s and how he accidentally fell into the music business before founding Cooking Vinyl, and. Continue reading

Guest Post on 12/02/2015 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Barack Obama, BBC, Jeb Bush, Jeremy Corbyn, Margaret Thatcher, music industry, Republican Party (United States), Ronald Reagan, United Kingdom, United States

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How Blockchain And Virtual Reality Can Fix The Music Industry [Benji Rogers]

While music consumption has grown exponentially in recent years, this uptick has failed to translate into profit, with much of the revenue being lost in a murky swamp of missing. Continue reading

Guest Post on 12/01/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (3)

Tags: Facebook, IOS, IPad, Minecraft, music industry, Netflix, PledgeMusic, Television program, United States, virtual reality

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Being “Seen”: How To Maximize Your Album’s Online Visibility

For independent artists, making your music available in online stores and on streaming services is relatively easy, but gaining any kind of online visibility outside of friends and family is. Continue reading

Guest Post on 12/01/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (3)

Tags: Compact disc, Google Play, internet, Internet radio, Online shopping, Spotify, Streaming media, United States, Website, YouTube

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Why Music Streaming Isn’t Really About The Music

It may seem strange for companies like YouTube and Amazon to be entering the streaming industry, particularly given how notoriously unprofitable it is, but by offering it bundled with other services, profitability becomes less. Continue reading

Guest Post on 11/30/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Advertising, Adware, Android (operating system), Annotation, Google, Google Play, IOS, Subscription business model, United States, YouTube

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Spotify Offers Deep Discounts – 3 Months For 99¢, Free With Chromecast – Artists Get Nothing

Just in time for the holiday buying season, Spotify is repeating some the deep discounts that it offered earlier this year. And while they may help keep the music streamer. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/30/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Apple Inc., Deezer, Google, Hans-Holger Albrecht, Hypebot, Initial public offering, Spotify, Streaming media, Subscription business model, United States

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Top Christmans Gifts For Musicians, Music Lovers – 50% OFF & More

Today is Black Friday and to help you get the best deals on gifts for musicians and music lovers , we've created this quick guide.

Bruce Houghton on 11/27/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: 4 P.M., Amazon.com, Best Buy, Black Friday, Black Friday (shopping), CD Baby, Christmas and holiday season, Cyber Monday, Sales, United States

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SiriusXM Names Its Artists, Songs Of The Year, Predictions For 2016

Sirius XM weighs into the end of the year "Best Of" waters with its own curated Best Artists and Songs lists including some predictions for who will be the breakthrough artists. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/27/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: "Weird Al" Yankovic, Ad-ID, Giorgio Moroder, iHeartRadio, Janet Jackson, Las Vegas, MGM Grand Garden Arena, The Hills, The Weeknd, United States

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Full Adele 25 Album Is Available On Only One Streaming Music Service: Pandora

Fans of Adele can't here her new blockbuster release 25 on Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer and the world's other on-demand music services. But they can hear it on Pandora.

Bruce Houghton on 11/25/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Adele, Apple Inc., Deezer, Google, Hans-Holger Albrecht, Initial public offering, Pandora Radio, Paris, Spotify, Streaming media, United States

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