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Steven Tyler: Politicians Must Respect And Protect Copyright [OP-ED]
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Here renowned Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler follows up his letter of complaint to the Trump campaign regarding the unauthorized use of his music, using it as a jumping off point to explore broader issues regarding artist's rights concerning their work, and the need to raise the standard for artist compensation. Guest Post by Steven Tyler This week, I sent a letter to Donald Trump's campaign asking to not use my music at political rallies. My intent was not to make a ...
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Happy Birthday To You: A Copyright Saga Chapter Closes
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As most are now aware, the song which has for years been a staple of American birthday celebrations has been wrested from the clutches of Warner/Chappell and placed in the public domain where it belongs...until someone steps up to claim the now orphaned copyright. Guest Post by Anna-Kaisa Kaila on Future of Music Coalition “Happy Birthday” is the song everyone and your cat knows. The Guinness Book of World Records lists it as the most frequently sung English song, but it is ...
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New Vinyl-Only Company Uses Innovative New Model To Release World-Class Artists
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Scott Thompson Public Relations
Initial year's membership brings private material by Jack DeJohnette, Frank Kimbrough, Noah Preminger, Don Friedman, Ben Allison and Leo Genovese. Guests include Esperanza Spalding, Ted Nash, John Patitucci, Billy Hart and more. “A new kind of record label with a curated repertoire of world class musicians. Newvelle ships six impeccably produced and beautifully packaged vinyl LPs to your door every year. This music is available only on vinyl and solely through Newvelle." Elan & J.C. Explain: Members of Newvelle receive ...
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Surprising New Study Shows 66% Of U.S. Streams Music, Amazon #1 Paid Music Service
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Streaming music is growing even faster than we thought, according to a new U.S. study, and Amazon is the #1 choice for those who pay for streaming. That Amazon's music costs are bundled with shipping and other services could provide a hint as to how music streamers can gain more paid subscribers. New research from Parks Associates shows that 66% of U.S. broadband households use a streaming audio service. Among all U.S. broadband households, 40% use a free service to stream audio, ...
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Streaming Services Or Major Labels: Who's The Real Bad Guy?
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Platforms like Spotify and Pandora are often vilified for not paying sufficient royalties to artists, but could it be that it's not, in fact, the streaming services who are the true enemy, but the major labels to which they are contractually beholden? Guest Post by Chris Robley on The DIY Musician Since its launch, Spotify has paid out over two billion dollars to rights holders. That’s a hefty sum, especially considering they’re just one player in a streaming market that also includes YouTube, Rdio, Apple ...
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Pandora's Ticketfly Purchase Good For Artists And Shareholders
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Pandora made a bold move recently by acquiring the online ticketing service Ticketfly, shifting the popular music streaming service into an area where it may turn a something of a profit, particularly if it can get more listeners to take off their headphones and attend live shows. Guest Post by Bobby Owsinski on Music 3.0 Streaming music service Pandora reeled off a blockbuster purchase yesterday, coming to an agreement to acquire the online concert ticketing service Ticketfly. The company announced that it purchased ...
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Jazz this week: Adam Larson, Lettuce, Youngblood Brass Band, March Fourth!, The New Mastersounds, and more
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
This week's calendar of live jazz and creative music in and around St. Louis features a couple of different acts purveying instrumental funk, a saxophone phenom working in the modern jazz mainstream, a mutant marching band, and, as the saying goes, much, much more. Let's go to the highlights... Wednesday, October 14 Up-and-coming saxophonist Adam Larson will play the first of two nights with his quartet at Jazz at the Bistro. Originally from Normal, IL, Larson (pictured, top left) graduated ...
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MedRhythms Uses Music To Treat Brain Injuries
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While a lot of the talk surrounding music these days looks at it from a business perspective, it's important to remember music's more intangible value. Here George Howard speaks with MedRhythms' CEO Brian Harris about his company's work using music to heal traumatic brain injuries. Guest Post by George Howard on Forbes Amidst all of the chatter about music as it relates to business models, it can be easy to forget that music is unlike other “inputs” or assets that ...
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