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Dweezil Zappa Renames His Tour Again After Cease And Desist Order From His Own Family
In the latest from the Zappa family's ongoing legal squabbles of the trademark/copyright ownership of the late great Frank, it seems Dweezil has escalated things somewhat, renaming his tour '50 Years of Frank: Dweezil Zappa Plays Whatever the F@%k He Wants – The Cease and Desist Tour' Guest post by Mike Masnick of Techdirt Oh boy. A ...
63% Stream Music But Just 10% Are Willing To Pay For it [CHART]
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63% globally are streaming music monthly, but only 1 in 10 say they are paying. Can the music industry survive on revenue from just 10% of music's fans? 63% globally are listening to music streaming at least once per month, but only 1 in 10 of those digital consumers say they are paying for the privilege, ...
6 Seismic Societal Shifts Changing The Music Industry
In this piece, Dmitri Vietze examines six different societal shifts that have been stewing beneath the music industry, which are beginning to bubble up in different and sometimes unexpected ways, bringing destruction but also the potential for new opportunities. Guest post by Dmitri Vietze of RockPaperScissors Tech-fueled earthquakes have shaken the music industry and it’s easy to ...
Why Music Streaming Services Need To Attract An Older Audience
With few exceptions, the majority of streaming platform users tend to be largely in the under 35 set, but these services might do well to start courting an older demographic, with their deep pockets and streaming compatible tastes in music. Guest Post by Heather Willensky With Troy Carter heading up Spotify’s Creator Services, the next land-grab for ...
Facebook Tweaked It's Feed Formula Again, And It's Not Good News For Musicians, Music Marketers
Facebook is constantly tweaking the formula that it uses to chose which posts appear where in a users News Feed. Lately, they've been more transparent about those changes, and that means that marketers get the news- bad and good- of these shifts before they happen. A new round of changes appear to be mostly bad news ...
Music-Based Social Networks Are Doomed: Here's Why [Cortney Harding]
In this piece, Cortney Harding looks at the struggles faced by music-based social networks like Crowdmix and Myspace, and why problems with scalability so often doom these networks to failure. By Cortney Harding A few months ago, when “The Music Startup Meltdown” first ran, I singled out Crowdmix and its multi-million dollar raise as a sign that ...
The Musicians’ View
In assembling the latest Jam – celebrating 30 years of the magazine with the question, what is the future of jazz in Kansas City – capturing the views of musicians was critical. I chose to include one who has been part of the KC scene for over a quarter century and one who is relatively new. ...
Time To Hit ‘Reset’ On The Streaming Business Model? [Cortney Harding]
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As music streaming services around the world continue to struggle, Cortney Harding looks at the possibility of hitting reset on the whole streaming business model and instead exploring a more direct artist-to-fan experience. By Cortney Harding To say last week wasn’t particularly good for Guvera might be an understatement. The Australian streaming service announced it would seek ...
Is Narcissism Ruining the Live Experience?
Alicia Keys recently joined the likes of Dave Chappelle, Chris Rock, Guns N’ Roses and many more who want you off your phone at their events by turning to Silicon Valley startup Yondr – a company dedicated to creating “phone-free spaces" at concerts, events and other places. They're not alone, as more musicians and entertainers are speaking ...
Led Zeppelin Wins "Stairway To Heaven" Lawsuit
Led Zeppelin did not plagiarize the opening chords of the iconic hit “Stairway To Heaven," a Los Angeles jury ruled today. It's a case that could have cost $10's of millions in back and future royalties, but may still help reshape modern copyright law. It took a jury in Los Angeles less than a full day ...
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