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YouTube Exec Says "No other platform gives as much money back to creators"
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YouTube has recently come under fire from labels and some in the music community both for its Content ID system and the size of payments to creators. Now, a top YouTube exec is pushing back with a rebuttal that offers Google's point of view. By Christophe Muller, Head of YouTube International Music Partnerships Lately, there’s been a chorus of music label representatives and artists accusing YouTube of mistreating musicians. As the music industry shifts from a business that mainly sold albums ...
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Ticketfly Scores 2 Big Wins In New York City
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Pandora owned Ticketfly has scored two big wins in NYC: The Bowery Ballroom and Mercury Lounge. They join 200 venues and promoters who have switched from Ticketmaster. Jazz Near You is a Ticketfly affiliate and sells tickets via the Jazz Near You website, the Jazz Near You weekly eblast and the Jazz Near You app. Learn more about the Jazz Near You / Ticketfly affiliation here. About Ticketfly Ticketfly is a progressive ticketing company that makes it easy to discover events, ...
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Prince, An Artist Who Controlled Every Aspect Of His Music And Career, LEFT NO WILL
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Prince famously controlled of every aspect of his music and career. But his legacy may be left to warring relatives and the courts. That's the almost inevitable result of news that broke yesterday: Prince left no will. Prince's sister Tyka Nelson has filed documents in probate court indicating that she believes the singer did not leave a will and requesting that the court appoint a special administrator for the estate. According to The Los Angeles Times, Nelson said her brother left ...
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Rhapsody, Napster Report Usage Growth
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On the heels of Rhapsody International's appointment of Mike Davis as its first CEO, the company announced new stats showing the highest consumer engagement in the company's history. Music streamer Rhapsody and it's international brand Napster say that the combination of recent product innovations and global partnerships have pushed average user playback worldwide up by more than 15 percent in the last 90 days. Additionally, over the past six months, Rhapsody's leading music services saw a nine percent spike in ...
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This Startup Used A Chatbot To Sell $1M In Vinyl Records In 8 Months, Scores $3.5M Investment
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Chatbots—"a computer program designed to simulate conversation with human users, especially over the Internet"—are all the rage in tech circles. Mark Zuckerberg says they'll transform Facebook, and an 8 month old startup has used one to sell $1 million in vinyl records. Online vinyl store, The Edit, has sold $1 million worth of records since launching eight months ago. It's parent company, ReplyYes, founded by former Amazon exec David Cotter, sells chatbots to others and started selling vinyl to fuel ...
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Led Zeppelin Could End "Stairway To Heaven" Lawsuit For $1
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Led Zeppelin are facing a jury trial for alleged copyright infringement of their seminal hit “Stairway to Heaven." A District Court Judge has ruled that the hit was similar enough to the '67 instrumental “Taurus" by Spirit to warrant a trial. But the plaintiff's have offered Led Zep an easy way out. Attorneys suing Robert Plant and Jimmy Page over the the origin of “Stairway To Heaven" say they and their client are willing to settle the lawsuit for just $1. ...
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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, April 22-28
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JazzINK by Andrea Canter
A salute to our jazz elders highlights the weekend, while welcome visits from veteran and up-and-coming artists keep jazz in high gear all week. Jazz This Week Friday, April 22. They call the trio at Jazz Central tonight “Father Son Pancake Breakfast," and there really is a father and son team— pianist Javi Santiago and drummer, dad Mac Santiago, along with world class bassist Anthony Cox. Caterer Vanessa will be there with some dinner treats, but it's unlikely she's bringing ...
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Enter The Realm of Live Coded Music
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In this article we delve into the world of live coded music, a phenomenon which has existed since the 1970s and features artists live streaming the creation and manipulation of electronic music in a combination of composition and improvisation. Guest Post by Mu of Livecoding.tv From fashion to music, the things you love can be created in code. Coding is a superpower that writes your ideas on a computer program and then gives them the breath of life, in bigger, brighter, ...
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