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In January I was writing about Lively’s $2 million round of investments bringing their total funding to $2.65 million. Yesterday GeekWire revealed that Lively had suddenly shut down and laid off almost 22 employees because they “just ran out of time.” In this case time really does equal money. Lively couldn’t raise more funding for […]

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The first round of GRAMMY Award submissions opens in July followed by an array of Recording Academy deadlines. To cut through the confusion, here if the official timeline for submitting to the 2014-2015 Grammys. Overview: The 57th Annual GRAMMY Awards telecast (CBS) will be held on Sunday, February 8, 2015. Eligibility Period is for recordings […]

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Interview by C. Vincent Plummer (@cvpmusic) – co-founder and social strategist for Bedloo.com I’m here today with Jon Ostrow. He’s the Director of Sales at Bandsintown, which is a hot concert discovery app allowing music fans to track their favorite artists based on their preferences and location. He also runs MicControl, a stand-alone blog that […]

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When you think about working day in and day out in the social landscape, it seems like a no-man’s land for anyone who is shy and reserved. At first glance, social media can easily seem like a place where the bold and loud thrive in massive following numbers and less likely to reap the same […]

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When you think about working day in and day out in the social landscape, it seems like a no-man’s land for anyone who is shy and reserved. At first glance, social media can easily seem like a place where the bold and loud thrive in massive following numbers and less likely to reap the same […]

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Consumers don’t always welcome new forms of advertising, but marketers are often eager to get hands-on and explore ways of integrating new methods. You might think that this couldn’t possibly bode well for brands — after all, consumer feedback is amplified through social media — but branded content has actually proven to be quite popular […]

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Tell us what you think the future holds for musicians and the music business Plenty of brilliant minds have made bad predictions about the future. Want proof? Check out the infographic below from Ron Selling. OK, since we’ve established that even the most powerful and successful people/companies get it wrong sometimes, you should now feel […]

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Ross Barber spoke with Killed The Fixtion’s Rigo Asencio about growing a fanbase online. Having not played a live show since 2010, Killed The Fixtion have continued to release music and literally built their fanbase online rather than in tandem with live encounters. Barber says he’s “impressed by the personal approach the band has taken […]

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By Aaron Ford for the Sonicbids Blog. Picture this: You’ve just finished recording a song with your co-writing partner. You’ve discussed how splits would work in the past. Let’s say you’ve agreed, “How does a 60/40 split sound to you for this song?” Your co-writer responds, “That sounds great!” Then, your friend at an advertising […]

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Honda is certainly not new to music or to youth with, for example, the Honda Civic Tour now in its 13th year. But they do seem to be upping things with their new Honda Stage program that includes partnership efforts with Clear Channels’s iHeartRadio, Live Nation, REVOLT, Vevo and YouTube. They’ve also launched a dedicated […]

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[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zbXTPBkzFw] As the 13th Bonnaroo Festival kicks off today, I thought it’d be a good opportunity to share this video discussion between Bonnaroo founder Ashley Capps and Steve “Renman” Rennie of Renman Music & Business. Check out the video above to hear them chat about the ins-and-outs of the festival business, how Capps took […]

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Lessons learned in the middle of a Kickstarter Campaign [This article was written by jazz pianist and CD Baby artist George Kahn.] Perhaps you have thought about using Kickstarter to finance your next (or first) album. I have released seven albums on CD Baby, and now my new group, The Jazz & Blues Revue, is […]

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Country ruled the Nielson Billboard charts this week with Miranda Lambert’s “Platinum” grabbing the top spot selling 179,000 copies. Along with strong recent debuts from Eric Church and Brantley Gilbert, country is again proving itself as a major force in music sales. While Coldplay’s Ghost Stories, which held the top spot for the previous two […]

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Amazon’s new Prime Music is here, a streaming service that’s “free” to Amazon Prime subscribers only. If you’re wondering if Spotify users will switch over then you’re on the wrong track. Having watched Amazon grow what’s now called Amazon Prime Video I know that what we’re seeing today is just the beginning and that Amazon’s […]

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THURSDAY 6.12.2014 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web CLICK HERE Updated Continuously @ Hypebot’s More News Tab …read more Source: Hypebot.com     

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Almost every artist who approaches me has had one or more negative experiences with music promotion in the past, and this is largely due to the “quick fix syndrome” on behalf of both individuals who engage in the partnership. First of all, there are the automated music marketing services who I tend to call the […]

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U.S. music publishing earned $2.2 billion in total revenue in 2013 across all income sources. However, according to a new National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) survey, roughly $2.3 billion more is lost every year due to outdated copyright law and government regulations. Thanks to recent changes in the way data is collected, the NMPA can […]

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Operating social media profiles has become commonplace, if not a requirement, for most of today’s top brands. However, social media networks have some restrictions in their terms of service that mean that brands may not able to directly market to their goal demographics. Every social media channel has some limitations that prevent children from joining. […]

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