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In 6 Months SoundCloud Has Approved Just 100 Premier Partners, Payments Total $1 Million
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2015 is the year that SoundCloud needs to implement a monetization strategy - both for itself and for the creators that have made the platform so popular. Today the company released the first stats from its Partner platform which launched last August to address the problem. This morning SoundCloud announced that they've signed up 100 Premier Partners and paid them $1 million in advertising revenue since launching 6 months ago. SoundCloud has been under pressure from the major labels and other rights holders ...
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Equal And Transparent Streaming For All - A Proposal For Our Industry [Emily White]
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Legal streaming is something I had been awaiting for years as a music fan. It took our industry over a decade to finally release platforms that are seamless for consumer use as opposed to suing fans in the Napster era." writes Emily White. “As I’m all about things that make sense, as a fan, I couldn’t wait; championing this concept in 2010 right before it came upon U.S. shores." Guest Post By Emily White of Whitesmith Entertainment & Future of Music Coalition ...
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OFFICIAL: IFPI Sets Friday As New Global Music Release Day
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As we reported yesterday, international recording industry trade body IFPI has declared that by summer Friday at 12.01 AM will be the new official date and time for new global music releases. Friday is already new release day in Germany and Australia, but the shift means big changes in the US, UK and elsewhere. In a statement, the IFPI named three reasons for the shift: 1) Consumers Want It - “Music fans live in the digital world of today. Their ...
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The Impending YouTube Music Showdown
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YouTube multichannel networks (MCNs) like Maker, Machinima, and Fullscreen have reshaped the business of online video, but there's still one dicey area that hasn't yet been worked out to everyone's satisfaction - the music that accompanies many of those videos. Read more from Bobby Owsinski. It's about to get interesting in that regard as music library Freeplay Music recently filed a lawsuit against some of the largest MCNs in the business. Disney's Maker Studios, DreamWorks Animation's Awesomeness, Big Frame and BroadbandTV where all slammed with suits that claimed the unauthorized use ...
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Zane Lowe Could Do More For Discovery At Apple Than EchoNest’s $25.6 Million Does For Spotify
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When BBC Radio One DJ Zane Lowe announced an unexpected move to Apple, Mark Mulligan interpreted that as writing on the wall. Take a closer look at the shifts happening within the streaming service sector and what they could mean for the industry as a whole in this guest post from Music Industry Blog. BBC Radio One DJ Zane Lowe just announced a shock move to Apple. For the non-Brits and non-Anglophiles Zane Lowe is arguably the most influential radio DJ ...
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TightTalk RecorderPlugin Reinvents The Cassette Recorder For Modern Use
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Remember when recording was revolutionized by the cassette player? Hip Hop artist Trace Marx (Mark Larmon) is on a mission to initiate another revolution by taking the cassette recorder concept and merging it with modern technology - thus, the RecorderPlugin. TightTalk's RecorderPlugin seeks to put top of the line convergence technology in the hands of industry professionals, musicians, as well as every day users. Capitalizing on the existing headphone connection, the gadget plugs into your device giving users the ability ...
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Why China's Music Industry Should Be Extremely Wary Of Its Mobile Providers
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What happens when an industry’s well-being lies in the hands of a monopolistic group of state-owned enterprises that don’t care about sustainability, much less the growth, of the industry, and don't invest the money they make on others’ content back into nurturing that industry? Archie Hamilton takes a closer look in this post on Billboard.com Back in 2008 and 2009, the debate within the media industries on how to compete with free was raging. Five years on, but with more anecdotal tales ...
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Signature Brew, Music-Based Brewery Opens Up For Public Crowdfunding
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Have you ever dreamed of going into business with some of your favorite artists & bands? Now you can by investing in London's own Signature Brew alongside Frank Turner, Baby Godzilla, Chicane, HooDoo Pop, Ed Harcourt and many more! Signature Brew, a London-based brewery, offers music and beer fans the opportunity to tap into creative collaboration by co-owning a brewery with world-renown musicians. The Signature Brew crew seeks to attract new investors to fund the expansion necessary to meet the demand ...
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