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AM NEWS BRIEF: Apple Streams Lag Spotify [Report] • Justice Dept. Reviews Licensing • SoundCloud • More

Friday 7.31.2015 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web Updated continuously under our More News tab. CLICK HERE

Bruce Houghton on 07/31/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Aviator, Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom), England, Europe, Howard Hendrick, Renmark, South Australia, Streaming media, Subscription business model, United States, World War II

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ReverbNation Launches EchoMusic App, Helps Indie Music Fans “Discover The Undiscovered”

ReverbNation, today launched EchoMusic, a free music discovery iOS and Android app aimed straight at fans of the 4 million independent musicians that use the ReverbNation platform to market and. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/28/2015 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 50 Cent, African hip hop, Apple Inc., Artist, Atlanta, music industry, Sony, Spotify, United States, YouTube

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AM NEWS BRIEF: Amazon Prime Music To UK • 10M Apple Music Users • Happy Birthday Lawsuit • Snapchat Shifts • More

Tuesday 7.28.2015 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web Updated continuously under our More News tab. CLICK HERE

Bruce Houghton on 07/28/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Abstraction, American Association of Independent Music, Analog signal, Anger, Aristotle, Associated Press, Atlantic Records, Audi, Tunecore, United States

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The Doobie Brothers Sue Cover Band Claiming They Own The Word “Doobie”

The Doobie Brothers do not cite the etymology of the term "doobie" in their trademark lawsuit against the Doobie Decimal System rock band, though the slang term predated the band. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/27/2015 in Live & Touring | Permalink | Comments (3)

Tags: American Association of Independent Music, Asbury Park, Barcelona, Bruce Springsteen, Eric Clapton, Light of Day, New Jersey, Twitter, United States, Wonder Bar

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AM NEWS BRIEF: Apple Music’s Impact Underwhelms • Midem Head Exits • 50 Cent Fined $2M • Instagram • More

Monday 7.27.2015 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web Updated continuously under our More News tab. CLICK HERE

Bruce Houghton on 07/27/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Abstraction, American Association of Independent Music, Analog signal, Anger, Aristotle, Associated Press, Atlantic Records, Audi, Tunecore, United States

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US Government Seeks To Steal Kim Dotcom’s Assets

While now infamous internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom is battling extradition from New Zealand, a separate lawsuit has been filed by the US Government aimed at seizing Kim's assets.

Guest Post on 07/24/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: " copyright infringement, copyright, Damages, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Kim Dotcom, law, Megaupload, New Zealand, TorrentFreak, United States

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FRI. NEWS BRIEF: Inside FTC Apple Music Investigation • Cash Money Sues Tidal • Pandora Adds Messaging • More

Friday 7.17.2015 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web Updated continuously under our More News tab. CLICK HERE

Bruce Houghton on 07/17/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 2008 Mumbai attacks, About box, Apple Inc., Associated Press, Atlantic Records, Berklee College of Music, Internet forum, New York City, social media, United States

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Live Concert Streaming’s Journey To Success

The Grateful Dead's farewell tour, along with large festivals like Coachella, have been garnering increasingly massive audiences through their live streams. What does this mean for the companies providing the. Continue reading

Guest Post on 07/15/2015 in Live & Touring | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Broadcasting, Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, ESPN, Exhibition game, Mexico, MSNBC, Spotify, Streaming media, United States

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Artists Coalition Declares Sony Spotify Deal “A Breach Of Moral Trust”

After Sony responded to a lawsuit by 19 Recording and artists including Carrie Underwood and Kelly Clarkson over its deal with Spotify saying it was not required "to structure its affairs in whatever. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/15/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 19 Entertainment, American Idol, Carrie Underwood, Kelly Clarkson, music industry, record label, Sony, Sony Music Entertainment, Spotify, United States

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Foo Fighters Invite Fan On Stage To Play Drums

If you read this blog regularly, you know that we're big believers in fan engagement; and let's face it, when it's done on a grand and public scale, it a. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/14/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 5 Seconds of Summer, Big Me, Dave Grohl, Drum kit, Everlong, Foo Fighters, music industry, Toronto, United States, YouTube

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