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In Praise of Mood Music
In yesterday's Wall Street Journal, I wrote an essay on the history of easy-listening music and its 70th anniversary, which as you'd expect was completely overlooked (go here). Easy listening was meant to be overlooked. It's whole reason for being was to be there but never get in your way, engaging your emotions but not your ...
Neil Young Issues Statement Reacting To Donald Trump
Since it was a “public performance," it was probably legal when Donald Trumps used a Neil Young song to herald his entrance into the race for the Republican presidential nod. But that doesn't mean it was smart. Now, Young has issued a personal statement on Trump’s use of his song, “Rockin' In The Free World." Here ...
Soaring Music Publications Launches A Promotional Campaign For Jazz Guitarist Mike Denny
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Soaring Music Publications has launched a promotional campaign to increase exposure to world-class jazz guitarist Mike Denny's work on Soaring Music Publications' recently released CD I'll Think of Something. The promotion includes an updated profile at the All About Jazz website, and an ad campaign including the Cadence Jazz World website and the Cadence Magazine July ...
The Bundle Deal: The Miracle of Spotify’s Paid Subscription Numbers
We all knew it was coming. Of course Spotify was going to answer back the big ballyhoo of Apple Music’s underwhelming unveiling. By digital music veteran Jon Maples from his blog It came today as Spotify announced 1) that it now had 20 million premium users 2) that it was paying more than ever for content ($300 million ...
Apple Music Boycott - Should Indie Artists, Labels Stop Releasing New Music For Next 90 Days?
The outcry over Apple Music's 90 free day trial is growing within the independent music community. But those upset with free trials that return no revenue to artists and labels for millions free plays are left with few options—except, perhaps, to stop releasing new music for the next 90 days. Concern Over The Contract Apple sent a ...
Spotify Plays The Big Numbers Game
Hot on the heels of Apple’s less-than-dazzling entrance into the streaming market Spotify made two big announcements: a further $526 million in funding and 20 million paying subscribers with 55 million free users. Not a bad retort. Original Post Written By Mark Mulligan on Music Industry Blog Subscriber Growth Outpaced Free User Growth, Depending On Which Metric You Use Between December 2014 and June ...
Ornette Coleman: Last Word
On Friday, the Wall Street Journal's Arts in Review editor asked me for a career essay on Ornette Coleman, who died on June 11 at age 85 (go here). So I spent the weekend listening to Coleman's albums—both of the Contemporary releases, all of the Atlantic recordings as well as his celebrated works over the decades. ...
A2IM Cautions Indie Labels Not To Sign Current Apple Music Offer
After a source shared the contract that Apple Music was offering independent record labels, we wrote about Apple's insistence that no money would be paid to rightsholders during the 90 day free trial of its new subscription music service launching on June 30th. Apple's iTunes is among the top sources income for most labels; and 90 ...
More On Bitcoin and the Music Industry
BlockChain and the Music Industry... Wait! I thought we were talking about Bitcoin? In part one we delved into the wild and wacky world of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency. If you have not read it, here is the link. Are you finished? Are you back yet? Good, let’s proceed. Guest Post Written By Alan Cross On A Journal of ...
5 Cloud Storage Options for Musicians and Labels
What happens when you have new music recorded and not enough space to store it? You may want to check out getting some cloud storage. Check out today's article to see some of the best options for storing your music on the cloud. Musicians and DJs are often in the space of creating. They make new songs ...
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