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The Power Of Music Nostalgia
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HypeBot
Here Fred Jacobs explores how his dives into music data and analytics has revealed that, while the technology surrounding music has changed dramatically, nostalgia still has an incredibly powerful on consumer's listening habits. Guest post by Fred Jacobs of Jacobs Media I enjoy my role as “Data Whisperer” – taking available analytics and research and identifying trends and phenomena that impact our industry and our ability to entertain. These days, there’s no shortage of information, research studies, and other sources ...
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YouTube Partnering With Ticketmaster To Show Tour Dates
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HypeBot
In addition to being a site for music consumption, YouTube has also long served as a promotional platform for artists, allowing them to advertise upcoming releases or shows to fans. It appears the platform will be taking this a step further in its new partnership with renowned ticketing site Ticketmaster. Guest post by Tim McKee, Lead, Rights Management, of The Orchard's The Daily Rind For artists, YouTube is both a promotional platform and a destination for the music itself. The video ...
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Scott Yanow Reviews Tony Adamo For The L.A. Jazz Scene
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Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
Scott Yanow Reviews Tony Adamo For The L.A Jazz Scene Published: January 01, 2018 A fine singer, Tony Adamo is also a master at what he calls “hipspokenword." He enjoys interacting with major jazz musicians while telling stories having to do with the music and life in general. His lyrics and narratives are intelligent, his approach and language are connected to the hipsters of the 1950s, and he fits into both the beatnik tradition and the pioneers of ...
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Why Does Apple Want Shazam?
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HypeBot
The recent acquisition of Shazam by Apple for a relatively modest 400 million has left many wondering what the tech giant could want with the music identification service. Given that Apple has had similar infrastructure for some time, it seems the purchase was likely motivated more by interest in Shazam's historical user data. Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 Apple recently confirmed that it acquired the audio recognition app Shazam for a cool $400 million. The price actually surprised analysts at how low ...
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Unblocking Music's Blockchain: Berklee's Panos Panay On CNBC
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HypeBot
Berklee College of Music's Panos Panay recently explained to a CNBC panel how “blockchain,” the system behind Bitcoin, has vast revenue potential in the world of music. “The vision behind it is to create an open protocol that dramatically simplifies the way that rights owners are identified across the supply chain of the music industry,” Panay said. He noted that a global hit from the likes of Taylor Swift has 500,000 different ways of creating revenue. Panay, a former agent ...
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Disney, Netflix, And The Squeezed Middle: The True Story Behind Net Neutrality
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HypeBot
In this article Mark Mulligan explores how the recent overturning of net neutrality comes as the inevitable result of a gradual but pervasive shift in value from a focus on rights to a focus on distribution, and how this shift has bypassed infrastructure companies. Guest post by Mark Mulligan on his Music Industry Blog Unless you have been hiding under a rock this last couple of weeks you’ll have heard at least something about the build up to the decision ...
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Universal Music Group Signs "Unprecedented" Global Licensing Deal With Facebook, Instagram, Oculus
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Universal Music Group has signed a global licensing deal that will allow users of Facebook, Instagram and Oculus to use UMG music in uploaded videos and other user generated content. UMG becomes the first major music group to sign a deal with the social networking giant. According to the press release: ‘The partnership will facilitate deeper engagement between artists and fans, empowering users to express themselves through music, share the songs they love and build communities around music-fueled culture. Enabling ...
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Mixcloud Partners With Nielsen's Gracenote To ID Music In Tracks, Mixes
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HypeBot
Music streamer Mixcloud has partnered with Nielsen's Gracenote for advanced music recognition using Gracenote MusicID to more accurately identify copyrighted audio content and ensure proper royalty payments to rights holders. As the Mixcloud community of more than 1.2 million creators upload music mixes, radio shows and podcasts, Gracenote will automatically fingerprint each piece of content to identify copyrighted work and enable compliance. Once Gracenote MusicID identifies a song, Mixcloud maps it to its proprietary database of artist, label and ...
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