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8 Ways The Grateful Dead Have Become An American Brand
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While their music may not be to everyone's taste, there's no denying that the The Grateful Dead have been incredibly successful, not only in their musical career, but also in leveraging their success into an iconic American brand. Guest post by Fred Jacobs of Jacobs Media Strategies Truth be told, I was never much of a Grateful Dead fan. My tastes leaned more British Invasion – the Beatles, Stones, Zeppelin, Kinks, and the Who. And my idea of great bands ...
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King Crimson Shades Spotify With Apple Music Exclusive
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King Crimson, one of the last major streaming holdouts, has finally made its entire catalog available. In an apparent dis to market leader Spotify, the classic rockers has made all 13 albums available only on Apple Music. Spotify will reportedly get the catalog next month. From Wikipedia King Crimson is an English progressive rock band formed in London in 1968. King Crimson have been influential both on the early 1970s progressive rock movement and numerous contemporary artists. The band has undergone numerous formations throughout its ...
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A Brief History Of Record Deals
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While artists have always been responsible for music's artistic future, technology and the recording industry have always shaped how that future has been implemented. Here we look at record deals through the ages, from their inception in the late 1800s through to present day. Guest post from AWAL Artists have always shaped music’s future, and tech has always shaped how they do it. When you retrace our industry’s steps, macro changes — the way songs are made, heard, valued, and ultimately exploited ...
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Playlist Manipulation Will Create A Crisis In Streaming says MIDiA's Mark Mulligan
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Label and artist manipulation of songs, playlists and the streaming services themselves will lead to a crisis, says MIDiA analyst Mark Mulligan. “The paradox here is that casual fans have the potential to generate more streams than engaged listeners," says Mulligan."Streaming makes casual listeners ‘more valuable’ than aficionados." By Mark Mulligan off MIDiA and the Music Industry blog Streaming economics are facing a potential crisis. The problem does not lie in the market itself; after all, in Q1 2019 streaming ...
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SOCAN, RE:SOUND Join To Simplify Performance Licensing
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Canadian performance rights management organization SOCAN and no-profit music licensing company RE:Sound have launched Entandem, a joint venture aimed at simplifying licensing for retailers, restaurants, nightclubs and other businesses. The new JV will allow business owners and other organizations that use music to acquire the legally-required licenses for the use of that music with a single transaction Entandem will administer the licensing process as RE:SOUND and SOCAN do today, allowing songwriters, composers, publishers, labels and performers to collect royalties. Music ...
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UK Musicians Speak Out On Brexit
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UK trade association The Incorporated Society of Musicians has released a new report that chronicles how Brexit, the withdrawal of the UK from the European Union, will impact the music industry. According to the report, 50% of musicians surveyed by the study reported that their future work, mobility and visas, transportation of instruments and equipment, and health and social security had been impacted by Brexit. As well, 95% of those respondents indicated that the impact had been negative, up from ...
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Game Of Thrones Breaks Shazam Record
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Proper placement in a show has long played a major role in boosting a song's profile, as recently evidenced by the Apple-owned music identification app Shazam, which busted through its previous record after the song “Jenny of Oldstones" was played over the credits of Game Of Thrones' most recent episode. Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 When Apple acquired Shazam last year for a reported $400 million, it was using the song identifying platform as a way to push new users to ...
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Highlights From ASCAP Expo 2019
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ASCAP began its 2019 “I Create Music" Expo with the announcement that total revenues for 2018 topped $1.227 billion, an increase of 7% over the previous year. $1.109 billion in royalties were paid to member songwriters, composers and publishers, up 10% year-over-year. Highlights Atlanta power players including producer Don Cannon (2 Chainz, Lil Uzi Vert, Jeezy), Capitol Music Group SVP of Global Creative Amber Grimes and Tunde Balogun of LVRN, the multi-faceted team behind D.R.A.M., Raury and 6LACK, discussed what ...
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