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Must Watch: John Oliver's Funny, Smart and Dead-on Explanation of Net Neutrality
Net neutrality. “The only two words that promise more boredom in the English language are ‘featuring Sting,’” says HBO host “Last Week Tonight" John Oliver at the start of his brilliant comic explanation of the issue that should have every net user up in arms. Oliver explains the controversy and lets viewers know how they can voice ...
3 Undiscussed Game Changing Elements of the Merger of Apple and Beats
By Jay Frank of Owner/CEO of DigSin, a digital singles label; DigMark, a data-driven entertainment marketing company and author of FutureHit.DNA. 1) IN APP SUBSCRIPTION CAPABILITIES The biggest hurdle to the adoption of subscription services by the masses is the difficulty in subscribing. Third party players would have to give up 30% of their subscription fee to ...
iTunes Music Sales Dropping, iTunes Radio Adding Non-Music Content
Lots of changes happening in the world of Apple audio content. iTunes Store sales have been declining for quite a while versus App Store sales and that discrepancy is being described as due to a decline in digital music sales. Apple's most recent quarterly report describes the situation a bit differently but also points to declining ...
15 Years Ago Yesterday the Music Industry Changed Forever
Napster launched 15 years ago yesterday on June 1, 1999. Love it or hate it, Napster changed the music industry and how music is consumed, forever. Napster was co-founded by Shawn Fanning, John Fanning, and Sean Parker. Envisioned as a peer-to-peer file sharing service, it operated between June '99 and July '01. For those too young to ...
Future of Music Coalition Says Digital Music Respect Act Does Not Go Far Enough
The full text of the FoMC statement: Proposed legislation is a step in the right direction, but doesn't go far enough. Today, Representatives George Holding (R-NC) and John Conyers (D-MI), will introduce the RESPECT Act, a bill meant to create a limited performance right for the use of sound recordings by satellite and Internet radio companies. Under ...
New Research Study Reveals Concert Goers' Mobile Behavior Before, During and After
From musicians responding to fans' smartphone habits to a variety of studies regarding mobile devices and live shows, it's clear that mobile devices, especially smartphones, are becoming a bigger part of the live music experience. A new study from the Interactive Advertising Bureau and InMobi, a native ad exchange, gives an updated look at concert-goers use ...
An Action Plan for Connecting Directly with Your Fans After the Show
By Andrew Hall. This article originally appeared on the Sonicbids Blog. “Thank you, [insert appropriate city]! Goodnight, everybody!” Okay, you’ve just melted the faces of your largest crowd to date. Now what? Hang out in the green room? Drink at the bar? Go to the hotel or home? No, no and no. With the final note ...
Tim Cook's Memo to Team Apple on Beats Deal
As CEOs often do, Apple's Tom Cook reached out to his team minutes after the deal was announced. In this wide ranging and revealing memo, Cook shares why he bought Beats, how the companies will work together and how important he thinks music is to the future of Apple. First published by 9to5 Mac: Team, This ...
Full Text of Apple's Official Beats Acquisition Announcement
Apple to Acquire Beats Music & Beats Electronics CUPERTINO, California - Apple today announced it has agreed to acquire the critically acclaimed subscription streaming music service Beats Music, and Beats Electronics, which makes the popular Beats headphones, speakers and audio software. As part of the acquisition, Beats co-founders Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre will join Apple. ...
Build an Audience by Focusing Your Energy on People Who Connect with Your Music
There's a recent piece about a musician who has built a huge online following by simply focusing on those who care enough to interact with him online. I can't find the article now but the theme of focusing on those who care, rather than amassing large numbers of likes and whatnot from those who are simply ...
