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JazzWeek Radio Chart: September 22, 2014
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JazzWeek
TWLW2WArtistTWLWMoveAddRptsPeakWks111Sean Jones im.pro.vise (Mack Avenue)263288-25153110232Cyrus Chestnut Midnight Melodies (Smoke Sessions)242256-14247110343Mark Elf Mark Elf Returns 2014 (Jen Bay, Inc.)232238-6105934424Fred Hersch Floating (Fred Hersch Music)223265-42142295105Orrin Evans Liberation Blues (Smoke Sessions)221198+2344454666Bobby Broom My Shining Hour (Origin)220226-625256686Cyrille Aimée It's A Good Day (Mack Avenue)220208+12147378128Mack Avenue Superband Live At DJF 2013 (Mack Avenue)219194+2544784979Dr. John Ske-dat-de-dat: The Spirit Of Satch (Concord)211215-424475101510Joe Magnarelli Lookin' Up! (Posi-Tone)199189+1013378111111Al Jarreau My Old Friend: Celebrating George Duke (Concord)196195+11348712512Tom Harrell Trip (HighNote)191231-4024954131613Henry Butler-Steven Bernstein and The Hot 9 Viper's Drag (Impulse!/Universal)189186+3239710142414Akiko Commencement ...
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The Growing Power of Internet Radio
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From Dash Two. Did you know that more than half of Americans listen to Internet Radio? Of this population, 39% choose personalized radio, 27% prefer streaming live, and 18% is into on-demand music. As more and more innovative tech start-ups jump into the game for a piece of the American music business, we might be witnessing another powerful takeover in the already-crowded industry. Historically, we have moved from expensive Vinyl records to affordable cassettes, from loving cheap, convenient CD albums ...
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Pandora Cuts Direct Deal with BMG for All ASCAP and BMI Artists
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Pandora has cut a direct multi-year agreement with BMG to its complete BMI and ASCAP catalog of music in the US. The direct publishing deal “creates marketing and business benefits for Pandora, BMG and the songwriters it represents," according to the announcement. It also represents a seismic shift away from the major influence previously enjoyed by America's two dominate performing rights organizations. Laurent Hubert, President, Marketing & Creative at BMG Chrysalis North America has been a critic of both BMI and ASCAP. Universal cut a similar deal with ...
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JazzWeek Radio Chart: September 15, 2014
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JazzWeek
TWLW2WArtistTWLWMoveAddRptsPeakWks111Sean Jones im.pro.vise (Mack Avenue)288275+1315819262Fred Hersch Floating (Fred Hersch Music)265218+4704428323Cyrus Chestnut Midnight Melodies (Smoke Sessions)256264-8153194134Mark Elf Mark Elf Returns 2014 (Jen Bay, Inc.)238193+4555443595Tom Harrell Trip (HighNote)231205+2645853656Bobby Broom My Shining Hour (Origin)226220+6455557117Dr. John Ske-dat-de-dat: The Spirit Of Satch (Concord)215202+1344574838Cyrille Aimée It's A Good Day (Mack Avenue)208230-22141369159Bobby Hutcherson Enjoy The View (Blue Note)199192+7041111101710Orrin Evans Liberation Blues (Smoke Sessions)198186+1234610311811Al Jarreau My Old Friend: Celebrating George Duke (Concord)195207-1223486121812Mack Avenue Superband Live At DJF 2013 (Mack Avenue)194179+1534512313413Rodney Whitaker When We Find Ourselves Alone (Mack Avenue)192224-3204347142014Hendrik ...
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Kurt Hanson's Accuradio Raises $2.5 Million to Take On Pandora
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Long before there was Pandora or iHeart Radio, there was AccuRadio. Today the online radio pioneer and its CEO Kurt Hanson announced the company has raised a “Series A” round of $2.5 million from L.A.-based NantWorks. AccuRadio differentiates itself from Pandora and others by targeting upscale, educated, at-work 35-64 year olds with personalizable online radio based on 1,000 channels across all genres. The funds will primarily be used to market AccuRadio to a larger audience. “We’re delighted to finally ...
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JazzWeek Radio Chart: September 8, 2014
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JazzWeek
TWLW2WArtistTWLWMoveAddRptsPeakWks131Sean Jones im.pro.vise (Mack Avenue)275233+4225918212Cyrus Chestnut Midnight Melodies (Smoke Sessions)264246+1805518343Cyrille Aimée It's A Good Day (Mack Avenue)230217+13251354104Rodney Whitaker When We Find Ourselves Alone (Mack Avenue)224182+4225546555Bobby Broom My Shining Hour (Origin)220205+1575154676Fred Hersch Floating (Fred Hersch Music)218197+21347677167Marcus Roberts and Wynton Marsalis Together Again – Live In Concert (J-Master)212163+49242788158Al Jarreau My Old Friend: Celebrating George Duke (Concord)207165+42238859319Tom Harrell Trip (HighNote)205129+761051929219Diva A Swingin' Life (MCG Jazz)205149+5614396111211Dr. John Ske-dat-de-dat: The Spirit Of Satch (Concord)202175+2764511312812Henry Butler-Steven Bernstein and The Hot 9 Viper's Drag (Impulse!/Universal)196195+114378134613Mark Elf Mark ...
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Blue Note Records & SONOS Announce Exclusive Partnership
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Michael Ricci
As Blue Note Records continues to celebrate 75 years of The Finest In Jazz throughout 2014, the legendary jazz label is proud to announce an exclusive partnership with Sonos, an innovator in wireless home audio products that let you stream all your favorite music, including some of the greats from the Blue Note archives, to any room in your home in high fidelity sound. Together, we believe in the experience of listening out loud to capture the energy and passion ...
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Rdio Relaunches as a "Better Pandora", Expands Free Service
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Online music streamer Rdio is embracing freemium with a slick redesign that emphasizes free radio-like streams. The freemium model helped Spotify grow its substantial user base, and is seen as part of the reason that Rdio, which does not share user numbers, has grown much more slowly. “What we’ve learned collectively over the last few years,” said Anthony Bay, Rdio’s chief executive, “is that the most successful models are freemium models.” Rdio = Pandora + On Demand Music As each music ...
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