Author archives: Bruce Houghton

FestWorld Founder On Launching A Music Magazine In The Digital Age

Music magazines, as with most print publications, are dropping faster than fall leaves in a hurricane, and most of their online successors are left with only minimal resources. Into that landscape comes the launch of FestWorld magazine, the printed sister to online music festival site FestPop. By Juliette Jagger from…

SoundCloud Revenues Up 80%, Tops $100 Million

SoundCloud, the Berlin-based music streaming platform, made good on its promise to bring in more than $100 million for the 2017 calendar year, according a filing with UK Companies House this week. According to the filing, SoundCloud’s global revenues hit $102M in 2017. That’s an increase of 80% over the…

TUE. BRIEF: SoundCloud Revenue +80% • Grammys Deny Leaked Winners • Spotify Pulls Fakes • Songbook • More

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Grammy Awards Say This ‘Leaked’ List Of Winners Is Fake

[UPDATED] A partial list of Grammy winners which was "leaked" via Twitter is a fake, according to The Recording Academy, which oversees the music awards. Main Pop Data published a list of winners in several main categories that it said had leaked on the Grammy web site. Main Pop Data…

Grammy Awards Say This ‘Leaked’ List Of Winners Is Fake

[UPDATED] A partial list of Grammy winners which was "leaked" via Twitter is a fake, according to The Recording Academy, which oversees the music awards. Main Pop Data published a list of winners in several main categories that it said had leaked on the Grammy web site. Main Pop Data…

Grammys + IBM + Muzooka = New AI Powered GRAMMYconnect

The Grammys have created a new site that traces the connections – both obvious and wonderfully obscure – between the 19,000 artists and individuals that have been nominated for or won a Grammy over the years. Created by Havas, GRAMMYconnect leverages IBM Watson’s artificial intelligence to comb the web, along…

Mystery Artists, Tracks Hacked Into Spotify Accounts To Generate Fake Streams

Mysterious artists and tracks are showing up again on Spotify and being hacked into user accounts and playlists, apparently to generate fake streams and undeserved income, according to a new BBC report. Unknown artists with names including Bergenulo Five, Bratte Night, DJ Bruej and Doublin Night are showing up in…

QUICK HITS: ADA • Spirit Music Group • SACEM • UTA • Kirt Webster

Alternative Distribution Alliance (ADA) Worldwide has promoted David McGilvray to Senior Vice President, Radio Promotion. Having started his career in the music industry working for Bon Jovi Management and Mercury Records, McGilvray went on to spend 17-years with Island Def Jam. • Independent publisher Spirit Music Group, known for its…

Kanye West Sues Roc-a-Fella, Def Jam, UMG, EMI and More

Kanye West has filed a pair of lawsuits against EMI Music Publishing and Roc-a-Fella Records, UMG Recordings, Def Jam and merchandiser Bravado International Group in an apparent attempt to free himself of all contractual obligations. The complaints were filed on Friday (January 25) in Los Angeles Superior Court, according to…