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Iranians Sentenced to Jail and Lashing for Dancing to Pharrell's "Happy"

Source: HypeBot
September 23, 2014

Seven young Iranians who recorded a video of themselves dancing to Pharrell Williams' “Happy" have been sentenced to suspended jail terms and lashing. According to the Associated Press, Lawyer Farshid Rofugaran said his clients received suspended sentences of six months in jail and 91 lashes each after their video was deemed to be “indecent." One of the defendants was also charged with possessing alcohol. “My clients did act in a video and their actions are contrary to religious requirements but are ...

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Blue Note Records Welcomes Jamie Cullum to the Family

Source: Michael Ricci
September 20, 2014

Blue Note Records Welcomes Jamie Cullum to the Family Special NYC shows September 29 to preview his upcoming album INTERLUDE Also opening for Billy Joel at Madison Square Garden Blue Note Records is proud to announce that they’ll be the new US home of British jazz star Jamie Cullum and all will have a chance to celebrate together as Blue Note welcomes the celebrated song-writer and musician to New York, where he will give a special sneak preview to his ...

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Watch David Letterman Mock the Eagles for Refusing to License Their Music

Source: HypeBot
September 19, 2014

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The "Me" Generation: Why Music Curation Isn't the Answer

Source: HypeBot
September 19, 2014

By Michael E. Spinelli, founder of Eventsnype. In a recent interview, Apple CEO Tim Cook dubbed Beats co-founders Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre “creative geniuses.” The justification CEO Tim Cook gave for acquiring Beats for $3 billion was the recognition that “human curation was important in the subscription service – that the sequencing of songs that you listen to affect how you feel.” [1] Given the questionable activity level of Beats’ record amount of users and the leaked royalty statements ...

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U2 Working with Apple on "New Digital Music Format" That Assures Artists Get Paid Again

Source: HypeBot
September 19, 2014

U2 is working with Apple to create a new digital music format that would assure that songwriters and artists get paid for creating music. Their plans “might just save the music industry," according to a preview of a Time Magazine cover story posted online Thursday morning. Time reporter Catherine Mayer spent the last week with the band, including travelling to Cupertino for their Apple album giveaway and performance. But that's just the start of what they have planned, according to ...

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Bop.FM Tipping Point: Pandora, Xbox Music, Rhapsody and Napster Added

Source: HypeBot
September 19, 2014

Bop.fm specializes in “service-agnostic playlists" allowing you to send a song link to a friend who can listen to it without having the same music service subscriptions that you have. Starting out as a somewhat better variation on overlapping trends, Bop.fm has steadily added key music streaming services from Spotify to Deezer. Now they're covering most of the possibilities with the addition of Pandora as well as Xbox Music, Rhapsody and Napster. Bop.fm - The “Switzerland of Digital Music" Bop.fm ...

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The Problems Musicians Face and How to Solve Them, PT. 7

Source: HypeBot
September 16, 2014

Written by Tommy Darker, originally published in The Musicpreneur. Travelling the world and chatting with fellow aspiring artists reveals astounding insights about the future of music. Here’s the deal: we think we all face different problems, but the reality reveals the opposite. I will share one of these insights, explaining what it means for the way we work as musicians and how to move in the future. This is the 7th and final part. Each part is linked at the ...

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SXSW Reports $315.3 Million Impact on Austin, Excludes "Significant" Unofficial Activities

Source: HypeBot
September 16, 2014

SXSW's annual report on the economic impact of the festival on Austin estimated that over $315 million was generated by the festival and festival attendees. That's way up from 2013's estimated $218.2 million. Unfortunately neither the report nor industry analysts have come up with a full explanation of how they're increasing impact even as official participation is decreasing from 155k in 2013 to 134k in 2014. In addition, by excluding the impact of unofficial events, the report is incapable of ...

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