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What Does AT&T, Time Warner Deal Mean For Music? A Lot.
A Federal Judge yesterday ruled that AT&T could complete its $85 billion takeover of Time Warner, including HBO, CNN, DC Entertainment and all of its popular media properties. With no major music companies in either company's portfolio, the impact of the mega-deal on the music industry would seem to be minimal. Think again. According to a ...
Skip Martin: TV Jazz Themes
One of the first arrangers and bandleaders to take on Henry Mancini's music was Skip Martin (above). In the summer of 1958, Martin, one of the most prolific arrangers of the swing era, recorded TV Jazz Themes with his “video all stars" for Los Angeles's Somerset label. The six Mancini selections on the album from the ...
Spotify Eyes Strategy Shift Music Industry Won't Like
A recent report hints that Spotify may soon be pursuing a strategy which could potentially anger partners which it needs to stay in the business, with the streaming giant considering offering certain indie artists advances and direct licensing deals. Guest post by Bobby Owsinski from Forbes A new report suggests that Spotify is embarking on a new ...
The Musician's Guide to GDPR [Cyber PR]
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Notice you're getting a lot more opt out and terms of service updates lately? The reason is The General Data Protection Regulation, a law designed to protect online privacy in the EU. But did you know your website and email list must also be GDPR compliant? By Ariel Hyatt of CyberPR What is the GDPR and how ...
24,000 Tracks Uploaded To Music Streamers Every 24 Hours
20,000 to 24,000 tracks are uploaded to Spotify, Apple Music, Napster and other streaming music service every 24 hours. That's 1 million tracks every 6 weeks. Let's that number sink in for a moment and imagine how hard it is to break through that much clutter. In March, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek shared that 20,000 tracks ...
Senator Ron Wyden Falsely Claims To Be 'Pro Artist'
Here David Lowery thoroughly debunks Oregon Senator Ron Wyden's claim that he is somehow pro artist, both by a thorough look at his voting history, as well as numerous writing by the Senator. Guest post by David C. Lowery of The Trichordist Sen Rony Wyden has just posted a medium blog in which he makes the rather astonishing ...
SoundExchange, SiriusXM Settle Lawsuit For $150 Million
SoundExchange and SiriusXM have settled their years-long litigation surrounding outstanding claims from January 2007 through December 2017 in exchange for a lump sum payment of $150 million. The preforming rights organization will distribute the settlement funds to the rights holders and artists whose sound recordings were used during the settlement period. SoundExchange had accused the satellite ...
Eight Clips: The Blues Guitar
By the early 1970s, the electric blues guitar reached its peak in mass popularity. With roots in the post-World War II Chicago style marked by amplification and picking solos, the electric blues was pioneered by African-American guitarists including T. Bone Walker, John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters, B.B. King, Freddy King, Albert King, Chuck Berry, Magic Sam, ...
Lorraine Gordon, RIP
Lorraine Gordon, who inherited the Village Vanguard after her husband Max died in 1989, remained its proprietor and no-nonsense guiding spirit until her death yesterday in New York. She was 95. Under the Gordons, the Vanguard became quite likely the most famous jazz club in the world. Bill Evans, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, the Thad Jones-Mel ...
African American Music Month Turns 39
It's been almost forty years since president Jimmy Carter established African-American Music Month to recognize the cultural contribution of black musicians. Here William Glanz explores the origins of the month, and the effect it's had on music consumption and beyond. Guest post by William Glanz of Soundexchange Something funny happened in the 39 years since President Jimmy ...
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