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Phil Chess Had A Jazz Role
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Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
The many obituaries of Chess Records co-founder Phil Chess correctly note his importance in the record company that that brought attention to blues artists who went on to became famous. Chess died yesterday at 95. The Chicago company owned by Chess and his brother Leonard had on its roster Muddy Waters, Chuck Berry, Etta James, Bo Didley and Howlin’ Wolf, among other blues stars. Leonard shepherded the label’s blues operations. He died in 1969. Phil took primary responsibility for early ...
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Harry Shearer Files $125M Lawsuit After 17 Years Of Spinal Tap Soundtrack Sales Nets $98
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HypeBot
One of the stars and co-creators of the classic rock spoof “This Is Spinal Tap" has filed a $125 million lawsuit after statements from film producer Vivendi allegedly issued statements claiming that total worldwide merchandising income from 1984 to 2006 was just $81 and that between 1989 and 2006 income from soundtrack sales was $98. I’m going up against @vivendi and @studiocanal to ensure #fairplayfairpay for the movie #SpinalTap- #fairnessrocks pic.twitter.com/fTG23OMbsW —Harry Shearer (@theharryshearer) October 18, 2016 Harry Shearer takes to Twitter to ...
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Are Streaming Music Services Really Just Labels-In-Waiting?
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In the wake of the release of so many streaming exclusives from high profile artists like Frank Ocean and Beyoncé, it looks to some as though streaming services are poised to further subvert the old media status quo by positioning themselves in an increasingly label-like role. Guest post by Jonathan Robinson on Musictank Much has been written over the course of this year about exclusive releases on streaming platforms, with Frank Ocean’s Blond the latest of a number of high ...
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Spotify, Pandora And Apple Each Tackle Music Discovery And Personalization Differently
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Delivering the best personalized music experience is the subject of much effort and hand wringing in the conference rooms of every music streamer. And how each service uses artificial intelligence, machine learning, and human curation may determine their fate, as well as, what music consumers are exposed to. By Diane Thieke of analysts ReportLinker In an industry known for disruption, it should come as no surprise that music streaming services are pushing the boundaries of technology to create exciting possibilities for ...
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Pandora Launches Advanced Marketing Platform Open To All Artists
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HypeBot
Pandora has launched a major upgrade to its free AMP artist marketing platform. In addition to enhanced analytics, it enables all artists to communicate directly with fans, market music and tours, and track their progress. Pandora today launched a next-gen upgrade to its free direct to fan marketing platform AMP. In addition to enhanced analytics delivered via Pandora owned Next Big Sound, AMP offers the opportunity for artists to communicate directly with their fans. New features give artists the ability to ...
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Don’t Be Fooled: The Truth Behind Amazon Music Unlimited’s Price
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With Amazon having finally released their long awaited stand-alone streaming service, the $7.99 sticker price seems to be bucking an industry trend by offering consumers unlimited streaming for less, but the figure is deceptive. Guest Post by Bobby Owsinski on Music 3.0 Amazon has finally launched it’s long awaited stand-alone streaming music service and it’s called Amazon Music Unlimited. On the surface it has a number of interesting features that differentiate it from the other major streaming services, but one ...
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Can Old School Label Talent Transition To Digital? [Jon Maples]
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An increasing number of old school label executives are jumping ship as they move to new digital platforms. But the question is being raised as to how smooth the transition will be and to whether established artists and their relationships with these execs will survive the move. By digital music industry veteran and consultant Jon Maples Old-school record executives seem to be joining new-school digital music companies in increased intensity. In the past few years WMG’s Stephen Bryan (Soundcloud), Interscope’s Jimmy Iovine (Apple), UMG’s Amanda Marks (Apple), super-manager Troy Carter (Spotify) ...
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