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Amazon Hires Wx-WBR Prez Dan McCarroll, Signals Move Into Original Music Programming
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Dan McCarroll, the former President and head of A&R at Warner Bros. Records, has been named Amazon Music's global head of originals and artist relations. He will work as a liaison to artists, managers and labels to “elevate" releases through original programming on the platform. “As we continue to work closely with labels and artists to deliver music in new ways, Dan is bringing decades of experience both as a former musician, and a respected industry executive to our team," ...
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FCC Chief Boss Investigated Agency For Being Cozy With Industry He Regulates
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Controversial FCC chief Ajit Pai has drawn fire from the music and tech industry for leading the charge to dismantle net neutrality. Now Pai is facing the biggest threat to his short rein yet with news that the FCC has launched an internal investigation into his “too close" relationship with the media and other companies he's supposed to be regulating. By Karl Bode of Techdirt If you watched FCC boss Ajit Pai's rushed repeal of net neutrality there really shouldn't ...
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Discog Sold 10 Million Units In 2017, Names New CEO
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Sales on the Discogs Marketplace rose 20% to top 10 million units in 2017. Vinyl sales grew 18% to 8 million, the user-built music database and online a catalog announced today. Key sales trends for the year include: Cassettes were the format showing the most substantial growth at 29.54% CDs were not far behind, up 28.39% Indie music marketplace Bandcamp showed similar increases in physical goods sales, and the trend should accelerate online as brick and mortar retailers like Best Buy and others abandon ...
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Trump's FCC Pats Itself On Back For Historically Stupid Year
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As anyone vaguely aware of industry news over the past year has no doubt noticed, Trump's FCC, led by Ajit Pai, hasn't been particularly beneficial to either the internet or the average consumers. I has, however, helped to sooth frightened media monopolies. Guest post by Karl Bode from Techdirt If you've been playing along at home, Trump's FCC hasn't been particularly kind to consumers, competition, or the health of the internet. It has, however, been a massive boon to major ISPs terrified ...
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Google Restricts Ticket Resellers
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Responding to demands from consumer groups and primary ticketers, like Ticketmaster, Google has vowed to provide a “better and safer” platform for users after its new global transparency regulations on ticket resellers came into force. But some believe that the tech giant is not going far enough to end ticketing fraud and deception. Google announced in November last year that it was updating its policy so that ticket resellers will need to be certified by Google before they can advertise ...
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Shutting File Sharing Sites Could Harm Artists, Industry [STUDY]
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While the music industry has long flailed against online copyright infringement in sometimes harmful and often ineffective ways, a new study is out suggesting that shutting down the file sharing sites which are so often havens for this type of infringement would hurt new artists and the industry as a whole. Guest post by Timothy Geigner of Techdirt The evolution of the music industry's response to the fact that copyright infringement exists on the internet has been both plodding and ...
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SoundCloud's Uncertain Future
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A unique and valued platform for both creators and consumers of music since its creation in 2007, SoundCloud has grown to become an integral part of the world of digital music. Once expected to surpass a billion dollars in value, however, the service's future has now become uncertain. Guest post by Alexander Stewart from Berklee's Music Business Journal. Berlin-based streaming service SoundCloud has enabled its users to upload, record, promote, and share their original content online since it was founded by ...
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On CDs, LPs, Henderson And Horvitz
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In the 1950s when UCLA football coach Red Sanders (pictured right) said, “Winning isn’t everything. It’s the only thing,” he could not have known that his sports philosophy would be adapted to virtually every human endeavor. Being number one is the overriding aim not only in sports, but also in politics and international relations—as we keep hearing from the White House—and in business and the arts. Hence, there is consternation at this week’s news trumpeted in Billboard magazine that sales ...
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