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Radio Holds Key To Streaming Growth [Mark Mulligan]

Source: HypeBot
February 16, 2018

Streaming use is growing and broadcast radio's audience is shrinking. No surprise there. But what is of interest is the slow pace of the shift, which presents opportunities for streaming to reach a much broader audience and the time for radio to reinvent itself. By Mark Mulligan of MIDiA Last week MIDiA held its latest quarterly research and networking event at Gibson Brands Showrooms in the heart of London’s West End. The event was heavily over-subscribed and was a great ...

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JazzWeek Radio Chart: February 5, 2018

Source: JazzWeek
February 2, 2018

All About Jazz publishes the weekly JazzWeek radio chart. Discover new releases, track chart movement, and learn what is being played on jazz radio stations around the United States. Enjoy!

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 5 1 Chick Corea + Steve Gadd Band Chinese Butterfly (Concord Jazz / Stretch) 264 227 +37 4 53 1 3 2 1 2 Pat Martino Formidable (HighNote) 244 294 -50 1 51 1 11 3 4 3 ...

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JazzWeek Radio Chart: January 29, 2018

Source: JazzWeek
January 26, 2018

All About Jazz publishes the weekly JazzWeek radio chart. Discover new releases, track chart movement, and learn what is being played on jazz radio stations around the United States. Enjoy!

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 1 1 Pat Martino Formidable (HighNote) 294 270 +24 1 56 1 10 2 2 2 Eric Alexander Song of No Regrets (HighNote) 268 255 +13 0 57 2 7 3 3 3 Houston Person Rain or Shine (HighNote) ...

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32 Radio Stations Went Silent In 2017

Source: HypeBot
January 23, 2018

The FCC's release of broadcast station totals from the past year has revealed that thirty-two radio stations, thirty AM and two FM, closed last year, a further sign of changing times. Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 The FCC just released their totals of licensed broadcast stations for last year and some figures jumped out. There were 32 radio stations that closed last year – 30 AM and 2 FM. Once upon a time having a broadcast license of any kind was ...

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JazzWeek Radio Chart: January 22, 2018

Source: JazzWeek
January 19, 2018

All About Jazz publishes the weekly JazzWeek radio chart. Discover new releases, track chart movement, and learn what is being played on jazz radio stations around the United States. Enjoy!

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 1 1 Pat Martino Formidable (HighNote) 270 237 +33 0 56 1 9 2 2 2 Eric Alexander Song of No Regrets (HighNote) 255 228 +27 0 52 2 6 3 4 3 Houston Person Rain or Shine (HighNote) 247 ...

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JazzWeek Radio Chart: January 15, 2018

Source: JazzWeek
January 12, 2018

All About Jazz publishes the weekly JazzWeek radio chart. Discover new releases, track chart movement, and learn what is being played on jazz radio stations around the United States. Enjoy!

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 1 1 Pat Martino Formidable (HighNote) 237 269 -32 2 49 1 8 2 4 2 Eric Alexander Song of No Regrets (HighNote) 228 237 -9 2 49 2 5 3 2 3 Gregory Porter Nat King Cole ...

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Review | Cynthia Basinet | "The Standard" | USA | Setting A New Standard...

Source: Cynthia "c." Basinet
January 8, 2018

Cynthia Basinet is a shared Nobel Peace Prize nominated and critically acclaimed singer, actress, activist and innovator. Musically she is best known for her iconic rendition of “Santa Baby”—often mis-credited to Marilyn Monroe—originally recorded by Eartha Kitt in 1953. The second track “The Christmas Song" is another Christmas classic originally recorded by the Nat King Cole trio in 1946. Truthfully, we were browsing for X-mas tracks back in November when we came across The Standard. Initially we planned to put ...

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SiriusXM To Pay A Larger Royalty In Coming Year

Source: HypeBot
January 4, 2018

Good news for the pocketbooks of artists, a recent ruling by the Copyright Royalty Board will be boost the rates for what the satellite service SiriusXM doles out to artists by a not insignificant forty-one percent. Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 In a move that will mean more money in the pockets of artists, the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) recently ruled to raise the rates that the SiriusXM satellite service pays to copyright holders by 41%. The move raises the ...

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