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Music Metadata: A Case Study Through Genre
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Keeping metadata accurate and consistent is one of the major challenges of publishing and maintaining a substantial music catalog. Here we look at common metatda issues in classical music, hip hop, and EDM, three genre's which may have more in common than one might think. Guest Post by MediaNet Content Manager Amy Vandergon on Medium Here at MediaNet’s Content department, we spend a lot of time staring at metadata tags. We have become metadata whisperers, noticing genre-wide trends, peculiarities, and common mistakes. ...
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Google Announces Chromecast Audio, 6 Person Play Music Family Plan, Spotify And More
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Tucked away in Google's hardware event today were several major announcements that will literally bring music to the ears of any audio or streaming fans. Today Google announced: Alongside a version 2 of its Chromecast dongle Google added Chromecast Audio (pictured right), a similar device that turns any speaker with an AUX out into an Internet-connected device thus allowing streaming. Spotify is now available on both the Chromecast and Chromecast audio platforms. A 6 person Google Play Music family plan for $14.99 ...
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Jazz this week: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Evan Parker & Peter Evans, Ronnie Burrage's RoBu Big Band, and more
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
This week's schedule of jazz and creative music in St. Louis is jam-packed, with three notable big band performances, two shows benefiting an ailing elder statesman of the local jazz scene, an evening of free-form music from two intriguing improvisors, and much, much more. Let's go to the highlights... Wednesday, September 30 The eclectic acoustic ensemble The 442s perform for the first of two nights at Jazz at the Bistro, and pianist Greg Mills plays free improv and contemporary compositions ...
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YouTube Paid Subscription Music And Video Service To Launch In October [REPORT]
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The music industry has been pushing Google to monetize YouTube beyond just advertising since shortly after its launch 10 years ago. After more than a year of beta trails and rumored launch dates, a subscription version of YouTube along with a new companion music service are finally nearing launch. A letter sent to YouTube creators and multi-channel networks offers the clearest signal yet that YouTube's long promised subscription service could launch as early as late October. The email from YouTube ...
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UnlockTHIS: Content-Gating Made Simple
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A new content-gating tool known as UnlockTHIS is giving the old model of subscribing/liking in order to unlock exclusive content a new twist, and fostering more sharing and collaboration between artists. Guest Post by Chris Robley on The DIY Musician Growing your social media community with content gating When a fan takes some social action on your behalf (liking your band’s Facebook page, subscribing to your YouTube channel, etc.), it can be seen as a form of currency. At least ...
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Why Content Curation Is Key To Sustainable Growth In Digital Music
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Here online radio trail blazer Ari Shohat looks at why unlimited catalogs can be bad for digital music, and why a limited amount of content curated by people rather than algorithms is important to creating a positive listening experience for the user. Guest Post by Ari Shohat on Rain News Curation is a core component of content strategy. From the most massive industry giants to the smallest niche players, every digital music company agrees on one thing: Content strategy is essential. However, those strategies differ ...
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Freemium Model Works For Pandora But Is Devastating To Songwriters [Op-Ed]
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Although Pandora's CEO Brian McAndrews recently boasted of the success of their free music streaming service, claiming that Americans are unwilling to pay for streaming, a breakdown of their revenue model shows that Pandora's system is detrimental to songwriters, says the head of the NMPA. Guest Post by David Israelite of the National Music Publishers Association In his editorial in Billboard on Wednesday, Pandora CEO Brian McAndrews writes that this is a transformative period in the music industry. On this we agree. Unfortunately Pandora is transforming the industry into ...
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4 Ways Musicians Can Make Money With Happy Birthday Now That It's In The Public Domain
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In a stunning reversal, a federal judge ruled that all copyright claims against “Happy Birthday" are invalid and declaring that the song is in the public domain and free to use. Its a huge loss for Warner Chappell Music who bought the rights in 1988, but its a big win for enterprising musicians. Now that a federal judge has declared “Happy Birthday" in the public domain, anyone can record and release their own version of the track and keep 100% ...
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