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It's Time For Artists To Get Paid For AM/FM Plays
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Many digital services would like to see AM/FM radio pay a performance right, too, but the American federal government is giving giant commercial broadcasters a subsidy—one that’s gone on for nearly a century. The Future of Music Coalition believes its high time to put an end to it. It’s pretty weird when you think about it: when you hear “I Will Always Love You” performed by Whitney Houston on AM/FM radio in the US, neither the Houston estate nor her label get paid. But songwriter Dolly Parton does receive ...
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Pandora Has “No Comment” About “Steering” Payola In Direct Deal With Naxos Records
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Pandora is bringing back the $50 handshake by striking another “direct" deal this week with Naxos Records; and is looking for any pre-ruling leverage that they can find, according to David Lowery of The Trichordist. Ed note - The $50 dollar handshake was record industry slang for the age old practice of illegal payments by record labels to radio stations for preferential airplay. The technique was for a record promoter to palm a $50 bill to a DJ concealed in a handshake.) Pandora announced another “direct” deal this ...
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Pandora Tests Direct To Fan Audio Messaging Service For Artists
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Some in the industry have been critical of Pandora's payments to artists and labels. As part of a campaign to show that the platform can help artists, the music streamer began offering a free analytics dashboard. Now Pandora is experimenting with allowing artists to include audio messages in their streams. At the Code/Media conference yesterday in Laguna Niguel, California, founder Tim Westergren revealed that the Pandora is exploring the expansion its artist platform with a direct to fan audio messaging tool ...
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JazzWeek Radio Chart: February 16, 2015
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TWLW2WArtistTWLWMoveAddRptsPeakWks151Quincy Davis Songs In The Key Of Q (In The Know)249218+3114114222Jamie Cullum Interlude (Blue Note)242231+1134023333David Hazeltine I Remember Cedar (Sharp Nine)238225+13041110444Justin Kauflin Dedication (Jazz Village)233219+1434844585Chip White Family Dedications and More (Dark Colors)223187+3664645616Louis Hayes and the Cannonball Adderly Legacy Band Live at Cory Weeds' Cellar Jazz Club (Cellar Live)215238-231371117107Allan Harris Black Bar Jukebox (Love Productions)213177+36448748178Jim Snidero Main Street (Savant)198139+591647828708Eddie Henderson Collective Portrait (Smoke Sessions)19874+12423468110610Jeff Hamilton Trio Great American Songs (Capri)190189+1342310111511Jeremy Pelt Tales, Musings And Other Reveries (HighNote)180149+3174611212612Art Hirahara Libations & Meditations ...
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JazzWeek Radio Chart: February 9, 2015
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TWLW2WArtistTWLWMoveAddRptsPeakWks111Louis Hayes and the Cannonball Adderly Legacy Band Live at Cory Weeds' Cellar Jazz Club (Cellar Live)238262-240391102122Jamie Cullum Interlude (Blue Note)231171+6073922323David Hazeltine I Remember Cedar (Sharp Nine)225242-17140194104Justin Kauflin Dedication (Jazz Village)219183+3654843595Quincy Davis Songs In The Key Of Q (In The Know)218184+3454553636Jeff Hamilton Trio Great American Songs (Capri)189212-2324039676Art Hirahara Libations & Meditations (Posi-Tone)189190-113764848Chip White Family Dedications and More (Dark Colors)187210-2344444989Kenny Barron & Dave Holland The Art Of Conversation (Impulse!)179185-6035112101110Allan Harris Black Bar Jukebox (Love Productions)177181-454310311511Jimmy Greene Beautiful Life (Mack Avenue)167195-28233110121712Brian Charette ...
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JazzWeek Radio Chart: February 2, 2015
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TWLW2WArtistTWLWMoveAddRptsPeakWks121Louis Hayes and the Cannonball Adderly Legacy Band Live at Cory Weeds' Cellar Jazz Club (Cellar Live)262220+4224519212David Hazeltine I Remember Cedar (Sharp Nine)242259-1704418333Jeff Hamilton Trio Great American Songs (Capri)212213-113438454Chip White Family Dedications and More (Dark Colors)210192+1844543575Jimmy Greene Beautiful Life (Mack Avenue)195170+2533819565James Farm City Folk (Nonesuch)195183+121345117157Art Hirahara Libations & Meditations (Posi-Tone)190132+5884073848Kenny Barron & Dave Holland The Art Of Conversation (Impulse!)185197-120341119169Quincy Davis Songs In The Key Of Q (In The Know)184130+5453992102210Justin Kauflin Dedication (Jazz Village)183118+65844102111911Allan Harris Black Bar Jukebox (Love Productions)181121+60154611212012Jamie Cullum ...
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JazzWeek Radio Chart: January 26, 2015
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JazzWeek
TWLW2WArtistTWLWMoveAddRptsPeakWks111David Hazeltine I Remember Cedar (Sharp Nine)259240+1914717222Louis Hayes and the Cannonball Adderly Legacy Band Live at Cory Weeds' Cellar Jazz Club (Cellar Live)220199+2144528363Jeff Hamilton Trio Great American Songs (Capri)213165+4823637444Kenny Barron & Dave Holland The Art Of Conversation (Impulse!)197190+70401105335Chip White Family Dedications and More (Dark Colors)19295+97134452656James Farm City Folk (Nonesuch)183180+3440510737Jimmy Greene Beautiful Life (Mack Avenue)170192-22237188128Greg Abate Quartet Motif (Whaling City Sounds)163130+33238810979Houston Person The Melody Lingers On (HighNote)160158+22372109139Jason Marsalis Vibes Quartet The 21st Century Trad Band (Basin Street)160127+33136610111611Gerry Gibbs and the Thrasher ...
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JazzWeek Radio Chart: January 19, 2015
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TWLW2WArtistTWLWMoveAddRptsPeakWks111David Hazeltine I Remember Cedar (Sharp Nine)240217+2345216242Louis Hayes and the Cannonball Adderly Legacy Band Live at Cory Weeds' Cellar Jazz Club (Cellar Live)199187+1214327353Jimmy Greene Beautiful Life (Mack Avenue)192175+1733917424Kenny Barron & Dave Holland The Art Of Conversation (Impulse!)190195-5139195115James Farm City Folk (Nonesuch)180143+3723459676Jeff Hamilton Trio Great American Songs (Capri)165160+533866737Houston Person The Melody Lingers On (HighNote)158190-3213329868Peter Zak The Disciple (SteepleChase)149169-20032210989Tony Monaco Furry Slippers (Chicken Coup / Summit)147159-1203287101610Steve Heckman Search For Peace (Jazzed Media)137130+70271010111111Peter Leitch Landscape (Jazz House)134143-9330119121712Greg Abate Quartet Motif (Whaling City Sounds)130126+4233109131513Jason ...
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