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Sher Music's 40th Anniversary Sale runs from August 15th to September 1st
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Sher Music Co.
Thank you for making Sher Music Co., the most widely respected publisher of Jazz and Latin books in the world! Can you believe we are celebrating our 40th anniversary of Sher Music Co. this year?! As a thank you to our customers we are offering all of our digital books at an all-time discounted price. Please enjoy this 40th anniversary sale where all of our digital books will be 50% off! The sale runs from August 15th to September 1st, ...
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FTC Announces $5B Facebook Fine, Revamped Privacy Controls
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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has officially announced the terms of its $5 billion settlement with Facebook. The social giant has also promised improved privacy oversight within the company. It is the largest fine imposed on any company for violating consumers’ privacy and almost 20 times greater than the largest privacy or data security penalty ever imposed worldwide. Facebook assessed $5 billion penalty, subjected to sweeping new restrictions on user privacy decisions to settle FTC charges the company violated a ...
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Music Physical Product Issues Signals Upheaval Ahead
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Although the sale of physical music is still a large part of the revenue pulled in by major labels, their whole-hearted embrace of streaming has caused them to neglect traditional retail sales, with some fairly disastrous results. Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 The U.S. recorded music industry has now totally bought into streaming, but the revenue from physical product like CDs and vinyl is still a significant part of the major label’s bottom lines. You wouldn’t know ...
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Come Together: Why The Music Industry Must Break Down Data Silos
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In this article, Jeppe Faurfelt breaks down the different data silos which industry artists should be keeping track of, why the distinction between them is so important, and why everyone on an artist's team should have access to all of them. Guest post by Jeppe Faurfelt, Co-Founder & CCO at Linkfire Recently, I had the opportunity to moderate a panel at Music Ally’s Sandbox Summit in New York City, where I was able to ask representatives from the label, artist ...
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Mixhalo Raises $10.7M To Improve Concert Sound Quality
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Live music audio startup Mixhalo has raised $10.7 million in Series A funding. The company was co-founded by Incubus guitarist Mike Einziger and his wife, violinist Ann Marie Simpson-Einziger. The new funding was led by Foundry Group, alongside Sapphire Sport, Founders Fund, Defy Partners, Cowboy Ventures, Red Light Management, Another Planet Entertainment, Rick Farman and Rich Goodstone of Superfly and Charlie Walker of C3. Pharrell Willimas was also an early investor. The startup has raised a total of $15 million ...
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Etsy Acquires Musical Instrument Marketplace Reverb For $275 Million
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Reverb has a sign a deal to be acquired by Etsy for $275 million. The cash deal for the new and used musical instrument marketplace is expected to be finalized in the third or early fourth quarter of the year. “Reverb will remain a standalone business," says Reverb founder and CEO David Kalt, “but with the added support of Etsy—the global online marketplace for handmade and vintage items, with millions of buyers and sellers from nearly every country in the ...
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Who Are Winners And Losers In The New Music Industry?
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Regardless of who's getting the money, it is undeniable that streaming has made the music industry lucrative again. Now, as the business works to reinvent itself, are historically downtrodden artists finally coming out on top, or are record labels and management siphoning off all of the profits? Guest post by Ryan Edwards, CEO of music tech start-up, Audoo The music industry is one of the most lucrative in the world, contributing a staggering £4.5bn (UK Music, 2018) to the UK ...
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Can Major Labels Survive The Indie Music Revolution?
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At the heart of the music business almost since its inception, major labels have successfully weathered multiple challenges to their industry dominance. But as music once again reinvents itself, can the major labels continue cling to power? Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 Major record labels have always been at the heart of the recorded music business, having the marketing and distribution muscle to make a marginal song or album a hit, or turn a hit into a ...
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