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Smokey Robinson Gives Moving Defense Of Artists Rights At Hearing Over Music Modernization Act
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Singer songwriter Smokey Robinson too the stage in a somewhat different capacity recently to act as a moving and powerful advocate for artists' rights, delivering a passionate defense to the Senate Judiciary Committee as they deliberate on the Music Modernization Act. Guest post Chris Castle of Music Technology Policy Smokey Robinson is one of the best witnesses for artist rights. Mr. Robinson was on stage yesterday in the clinch at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the Music Modernization Act, ...
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The Art Of Being Heard: Are Big Data And Analytics The Future Of Music Marketing?
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As the use of big data as a marketing tool gains speed in music industry, Natasha Lane here explores in depth the definition of big data, and how it applies to music itself, and the marketing strategy implemented for said music. Guest post by Natasha Lane We live in an age of information overload. Every time you go on the internet, your devices produce huge amounts of data that contain your actions, locations, preferences, etc. It is said that users ...
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Sony Music Buys $185M Stake In 'Peanuts' Brand
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Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) has today announced that it has acquired a stake in the iconic ‘Peanuts’ brand. Created by Charles M. Schulz in 1950 and owned by Nova Scotia-based DHX Media, Sony purchased 49% of DHX Media’s 80% stake in ‘Peanuts’ for $185 million. DHX originally acquired the ‘Peanuts’ brand as part of a $345 million acquisition of the entertainment division of Iconix Brand Group in May 2017. Also part of the deal is an extended licensing and syndication agreement ...
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Could Spotify Buy Universal? Should It? [MARK MULLIGAN]
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Vivendi has been openly exploring spinning off Universal Music Group. Publically the talk is of a possible IPO, but the rumor mill has spun out several scenarios, including a purchase by Apple or Alibaba. But what if Spotify bought UMG? Could that bold move solve its ongoing profitability problem? By Mark Mulligan of MIDiA Vivendi is reported to be proposing to its board a plan for spinning out Universal Music. It is certainly the right time for a spin off (always ...
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Sam Trippe's Short, Tragic Career
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Painfully little is known about trumpeter Sam Trippe's career. Based on my research last night, Trippe was born in 1923 and grew up near Rochester, N.Y. He married in 1945 and lived with his wife, Dorothy, in the village of Endicott, N.Y. According to a 1946 ad in the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Trippe played jam sessions with drummer Jimmy Antonelli at the Casablanca on Endicott's Main Street. According to the Binghamton Press in Binghamton, N.Y., Trippe's family name was ...
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How New Streaming Methodology Will Impact Billboard Charts
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Billboard recently greenlit some promised changes to how music streams would be weighted when assembling their Hot 100, with the new methodology lending more weight to hybrid paid/ad supported services than those supported by ads alone. Guest post by Sammy Pisano, Manager, National Accounts at The Orchard from The Daily Rind After announcing potential adjustments to their chart methodology in October 2017, Billboard finalized changes pertaining to how streams are weighted on the Billboard Hot 100 and the Billboard 200 charts, this week. The key takeaway ...
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Music Downloads Had A Short And Unhappy Life
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New data shows that interactive streaming has risen to become the dominant form of music consumption, largely replacing previous means of listening, and causing us to look back at the less than lucrative (albeit brief) fourish year period of music downloads. Guest post by media and tech consultant Bill Rosenblatt from Forbes The latest revenue figures from the music industry tell us that we've entered a new era: the era of interactive streaming. Interactive streaming music services — Spotify, Apple ...
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Warner Music Quietly Launches Free Tunecore Competitor
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Warner Music Group has quietly launched a digital music distribution service that is a direct competitor to Tunecore, CDBaby and DistroKid. Level Music, which WMG has never announced it's involvement is live online, accepting artists and offering some additional service. A video walkthrough of Level Level Music has launched as a digital distribution platform for unsigned artists. Controlled by Warner Music Group, Level will deliver music for release to Spotify, Apple Music, iTunes, Amazon Music, Google Play, TIDAL, Pandora, Deezer, ...
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