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Is Google Acquiring Spotify? There Are Signs That It's True...
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Is Google seriously considering acquiring Spotify? Several tech and music industry pundits are speculating that a sale is in the works, and there are some real signs that they may be right. It's no secret that Spotify loses money quarter after quarter, and that those losses accelerate with each new ad- supported user. There have also been recent signs that the major labels, who as Spotify stockholders would gain millions after a purchase, are becoming almost as restless as musicians are over ...
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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, February 26-March 3
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JazzINK by Andrea Canter
This winter has seemed like a nonstop jazz festival, including two events carrying that designation, one sponsored by the Twin Cities Jazz Festival organization at the end of January, and now the third annual “Winter Jazz Fest" at Studio Z, five hours of modern jazz in the heart of Lowertown St. Paul on Saturday. (This after a month of Charles Lloyd, Bill Frisell, Scofield and Lovano, Mack Ave Superband, Ches Smith with Craig Taborn, Rez Abbasi with Rudresh and Vijay, ...
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MySpace Bought By Time Inc. - New Life Or Deadpool?
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Although its glory days seem long passed, MySpace was once again in the news after being purchased, as part of a larger package deal, by the company Time Inc, although the site's future remains uncertain. Guest Post by Bobby Owsinski on Music 3.0 MySpace is back in the news again, this time because it's just a small piece of a bigger deal where its parent company has been purchased by big media player Time Inc. The company was just one ...
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Magna Takes "Major Position" In PledgeMusic
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Recent hires at Kickstarter signal that the crowdfunder is ramping up its music industry outreach. To counter that move and expand its own successful footprint, music centric competitor PledgeMusic has gotten a cash infusion from one of its main investors Magna Entertainment. Magna Entertainment, a division of the investment firm Magna, today announced that it had taken a “major position" in PledgeMusic. Details of the deal were not disclosed, but the New York based venture capitalists invested $3 million in ...
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Jazz this week: Danilo Pérez, Jay Oliver, Denise Thimes, a big band Sunday, and more
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
This week's calendar of jazz and creative music in St. Louis includes a visit from a top touring jazz pianist, the return of a favorite local singer to the city's showcase club, and one day that may seem like a time warp back to the big band era. Let's go to the highlights... Wednesday, February 24 Singer Denise Thimes (pictured, top left) returns to Jazz at the Bistro for the first of three evenings, continuing through Friday. Also tonight, the ...
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What I Learned Working At A Record Label That Failed
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Why do some record labels fail while others succeed? We explore what can be learned from watching a record label go under even after a promising start, and how such knowledge can be used to help other labels avoid similar pitfalls in the future. By W. Tyler Allen on W. Tyler Consulting In early 2015, I was invited to join a “dream team” of music industry professionals. This team consisted of a former VP of a major record label, a ...
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The Music Industry Needs Better: Bandpage And How Open Technology Will Save The Industry [Jesse Von Doom]
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While Bandpage is the most recent music startup promising to save artists to be purchased by tech giant like YouTube, it's hardly the first. What the music industry needs, however, is to move away from corporate partnership and embrace open technology. By Jesse von Doom of Cash Music Floating in Friday’s news dump jetsam was the announcement that Bandpage has been sold to YouTube. Nothing about this is particularly remarkable. A service for artists started. They took millions of dollars in ...
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Ushering In Virtual Reality 2.0: Why The Music Industry Must Work Together In 2016
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Here Todd J. Alexander discusses the challenges of implementing new technologies like Blockchain and, in particular, VR, and the need for those operating within the music economy to work together to develop a foundation on which to build these technologies in the coming years. Guest Post by Todd J. Alexander on Medium In early 2015 I attended an academia discussion at the University of Colorado Law Center that was arranged by the US Copyright Register, Maria Pallante, and Silicon Flatirons. Everyone ...
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