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Live Nation Announces Lineup for Free Yahoo Streamed Concert Series
Live Nation has revealed the initial lineup of artists for its planned joint venture with Yahoo's Screen video service that will feature a new live concert every day for the next year. The live concert streams will kick off on July 15 with “A Very Special Evening with Dave Matthews Band" at the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena. ...
The Jazz Principle: Why Good Leaders Celebrate Uncertainty
A good manager is in some ways like the conductor of a symphony orchestra. But a truly good manager may well be more like the leader of a jazz combo. Granted, the parallels between managing an organization and conducting a symphony can be striking: The symphony orchestra is a large enterprise consisting of people with a ...
Relativity Nears Sale of Artistdirect, Music Sites for Mere $1 Million
Relativity Digital is preparing to sell ArtistDirect and related music sites for a mere $1 million to an undisclosed buyer, according to reports. AritstDirect was one of the pioneer sites in the online music, but in recent years has fallen out of favor. At a time of billion dollar music deals, the $1 million price tag ...
Concord Music to Take Stax Records to Broadway
Long popular in the online world, content repositioning has found its way into the mainstream music industry. Concord Music Group and producer Stuart Benjamin are reviving the impressive Stax Records catalog with a Broadway musical based on the story of the iconic soul music label. The story will be written by Matthew Benjamin with a Spring ...
Wayne Shorter, Pat Metheny, Danilo Perez, Jean-Luc Ponty, And More To Judge The 2014 International Songwriting Competition
14 RECORD LABEL PRESIDENTS AND CEOs JOIN WITH ICONIC RECORDING ARTISTS TO JUDGE THE 2014 INTERNATIONAL SONGWRITING COMPETITION (ISC) The International Songwriting Competition (ISC) today announced its judging panel for the 2014 competition which is now accepting entries. This year, ISC has expanded on the participation of music industry executives, offering the opportunity for artists to ...
Lucky Thompson + Hank Jones
When jazz musicians are paired perfectly, they sound like a key sliding into a lock. To the listener, the combination is magic, especially as each plays off the other. Examples include Lester Young and Billie Holiday, Al Cohn and Zoot Sims, Red Garland and Miles Davis, and Jim Hall and Paul Desmond. Add saxophonist Lucky Thompson ...
Arena: Can a Free Streaming Music Service with a Unique Business Model Succeed?
When I read the short version of Arena's proposition, to give artists and rightsholders an outlandish amount of money for streaming free music with no advertising, it seemed a bit difficult to take seriously. When I looked more closely at their business plan, I recognized that the big play is to become the premier location for ...
Spoon Partners with Indie Record Stores for Instant Vinyl Gratification Campaign
Britt Daniels of Spoon came up with an indie-oriented vinyl-centric response to the digital tracks offered as a form of “instant gratification" to those pre-ordering online at big outlets. His solution is to gift those who pre-order Spoon's upcoming release, “They Want My Soul," at select indie record stores with a 10" vinyl record including a ...
Curation is King: Google Acquires Songza For $39m
(UPDATED) Google has acquired mood and activity based streaming music service Songza. Original reports put the price tag at $15 million, but several rumored suitors likely pushed the deal to what the New York Times is now reporting as $39 million. Why Songza? Curation - humans and/or algorithms choosing the right music for each user - ...
Google Has Acquired Songza
After weeks of rumors, its official: Google has acquired mood and activity based streaming music service Songza. Neither side is releasing details of the deal. But originally, reports put the price tag at $15 million. Since then, several other rumored suitors likely pushed the final price higher. Google says it won't make any immediate changes to ...
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