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Sharkey Laguana: Is Streaming Music Ripping You Off? [INTERVIEW]

Source: HypeBot
October 10, 2015

Here the people at the Future Of Music Coalition speak with Sharky Laguana of the band Creeper Lagoon about his recent piece entitled “Streaming Music is Ripping You Off" in which he criticizes streaming services for their use of the “Big Pool" method of royalty distribution. Guest Post by Kevin Erickson on the Future Of Music Coalition If you’ve seen friends changing their social icons to a red volume knob turned all the way down, and you’re an avid user ...

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Human vs. Machine Music Curation: Why We Need Anarchy In The A.I.

Source: HypeBot
October 9, 2015

In a recent dig at Apple Music, Google's Eric Schmidt spoke out against human curated playlists, instead praising the idea of an artificially intelligent “tastemaker" service, designed to find the “next next big thing." But can A.I. truly hope to compete with the personalized touch of human curation? Guest Post by Jim McDermott on Medium In a recent BBC New Editorial about intelligent machines, Google Alphabet’s Eric Schmidt stooped to comment about digital music services, and in a perceived shot ...

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Pandora Acquires Ticketfly For $450 Million [NYSE:P]

Source: HypeBot
October 8, 2015

Pandora has acquired independent ticketing company Ticketfly. It's a move that diversifies the music streamer's portfolio within the music vertical, and it could also be goods news for artists and promoters offering direct access to Pandora's 80 million monthly users. Pandora (NYSE:P) has entered into an agreement to acquire Ticketfly for $450 million in cash and stock. Ticketfly is one of the largest independent ticketing platforms, serving 1,200 venues and event promoters across North America. In 2014, Ticketfly sold 16 million tickets to more ...

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The Fundamental “Why” Of Music Discovery

Source: HypeBot
October 8, 2015

Whether it's Apple Music, Spotify, or any number of smaller companies, everyone in the streaming industry is obsessing over music discovery. But just how valuable is discovery for artists, when listener engagement has become so minimal? Guest Post by Cortney Harding on Medium These days, it seems like everyone has an opinion of the best way to discover music. Apple focuses on human curation with intricate playlists and Beats1 Radio. Google thinks that’s all elitist nonsense and that machine learning will solve the riddle. Pandora ...

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Razor And Tie Link With Indie Powerhouse Concord Bicycle Music For New Joint Venture

Source: HypeBot
October 2, 2015

Independent music group Concord Bicycle Music and the co-founders of touchstone indie label Razor and Tie, Cliff Chenfeld and Craig Balsam, have formed a new joint venture, Razor & Tie Enterprises. Under the terms of the new worldwide agreement, Concord Bicycle Music will acquire a significant stake in the new company, administer Razor & Tie Music Publishing and support the further expansion of the Razor & Ties Kidz Bop brand. Concord Bicycle will provide these services through both its publishing division, Bicycle ...

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YouTube’s Biggest Threat To The Music Industry May Not Be What You Think

Source: HypeBot
October 1, 2015

While YouTube has undeniably had an extensive impact on the music industry, it could be bringing about an even greater cultural shift than previously guessed. As teens and pre-teens increasingly gravitate towards YouTube stars for their entertainment, they are also moving away from music. Guest Post by Mark Mulligan on his Music Industry Blog YouTube’s disruptive commercial impact on the music industry is well documented but the real threat to music is far more fundamental and can’t be ‘fixed,’ not even ...

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Music Metadata: A Case Study Through Genre

Source: HypeBot
October 1, 2015

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

Source: HypeBot
September 30, 2015

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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