Tag: Whitney Houston

Hit Producer, Musician Narada Michael Walden on the Music Biz Weekly Podcast

Narada Michael Walden is an Emmy and multi-Grammy winner including wons for Producer, Album and Song of The Year. This week he visits co-hosts Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert on. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/07/2019 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Aretha Franklin, Barbara Streisand, George Michael, Jeff Beck, Lio Narada Michael Walden, Lionel Ritchie, Mariah Carey, music producer, Narada Michael Walden, Ray Charles, Steve Winwood, Stevie Wonder, The Temptations, Tom Jones, Whitney Houston, Wynonna Judd

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Watch Trailer of Clive Davis Doc with Aretha Franklin, Jimmy Iovine, Paul Simon, Diddy & More

"Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of our Lives" debuts on Apple Music on Oct. 3rd after a limited theatrical release beginning this weekend. Director Chris Perkel based the biopic on Davis' 2013. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/20/2017 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Music, Clive Davis, Record producer, The Soundtrack of Our Lives, Top 40, Tribeca Film Festival, Whitney Houston

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Spotify Adds Merch Sales Via Merchbar

[UPDATED] With current royalty deals already leading to unprofitable businesses, Spotify, Pandora and other music streamers have been turning to add-ons to try to keep artist and labels happy. For. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/22/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Adele (singer), Arista Records, Grammy Award, Sony, Sony Music Entertainment, Spotify, United Kingdom, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, Whitney Houston

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The Worst Music Advice I Ever Received

When it comes to advice, the music industry is fraught with misinformed, bad and just plain wrong advice. Just being a musician, suddenly everyone is an expert on what you. Continue reading

Guest Post on 06/30/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Affair, Artist, Bobby Brown, Brazil, Cannes, Direct marketing, I Have Nothing, Ian Halperin, music industry, Whitney Houston

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Merchbar Launches Hot Merch Charts To Track Top Merchandise Globally

Merchbar, the platform that hit the market last September to provide fans with merchandise offerings individually curated to their unique personal taste has launched the Merchbar Hot Merch Chart.

Nia R Jones on 03/05/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Alabama, American Staffordshire Terrier, Aretha Franklin, Artist, Blake Shelton, Bleeding Love, country music, Dolly Parton, Facebook, Whitney Houston

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Inside Jeff Price’s Messy TuneCore Split: Read The Full Court Filings

A new Billboard expose uses court filings to offer a look inside the messy 2012 split between TuneCore and two of its founders Jeff Price and Peter Wells. During the. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/23/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: CD Baby, Desmond Child, iTunes, John Benitez, Pasadena Angels, Soundcloud, south by southwest, Tunecore, Whitney Houston, YouTube

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It’s Time For Artists To Get Paid For AM/FM Plays

Many digital services would like to see AM/FM radio pay a performance right, too, but the American federal government is giving giant commercial broadcasters a subsidy – one that’s gone on for. Continue reading

Guest Post on 02/20/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: American Music Award, Associated Press, Billboard Music Award, Dionne Warwick, Dolly Parton, Google, Guinness World Records, List of best-selling music artists, Whitney Houston, YouTube

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TuneGo Raises $1.2 Million To Expand Emerging Artist Platform

TuneGo, a music discovery platform for emerging artists, has raised $1.2 million from serial entrepreneur Chris Murray and Pasadena Angel investor Kenny Kam. Alongside the funding, TuneGo announced deals with Spotify,. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/11/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: CD Baby, Desmond Child, Google, iTunes, John Benitez, music video, musician, Pasadena Angels, Whitney Houston, YouTube

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Country Music Dominates This Week’s Chart

Country ruled the Nielson Billboard charts this week with Miranda Lambert’s "Platinum" grabbing the top spot selling 179,000 copies. Along with strong recent debuts from Eric Church and Brantley Gilbert,. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/12/2014 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (3)

Tags: Brantley Gilbert, Chrissie Hynde, Coldplay, Eric Church, Jack White, Led Zeppelin, Miranda Lambert, Whitney Houston

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JEFF PRICE: Why Is Everyone On YouTube Mad At Each Other?

By Jeff Price, the founder of TuneCore and now founder/CEO of Audiam. First, YouTube video creators are getting angry at record labels, artists, music publishers and YouTube for sending them. Continue reading

Guest Post on 12/30/2013 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: copyright, Dolly Parton, Jeff Price, Music publisher (popular music), record label, Tunecore, Whitney Houston, YouTube

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