Author archives: Bruce Houghton

6 #MusicBiz Stories You Missed Over The Long Weekend

Here is a quick round-up of six important music business stories that you may have missed over the holiday, and believe it or not only two of them are about Taylor Swift. • Taylor Swift’s Lover Passes 3 Million Equivalent Sales • 1 In 4 Albums Sold In US Last…

1 In 4 Albums Sold In US Last Week Were Taylor Swift’s Lover

Taylor Swift’s Lover sold 679,000 copies in the week ending Aug. 29th, according to Nielson Soundscan and Billboard. That is 27% of the total of all albums sold in the U.S. last week. Overall, 2.487 million total albums sold last week in the US across all formats of albums: CDs,…

Spotify Adds Songs Sharing To Facebook Stories (And Why You Need To Use It)

When users share a track from Spotify to Facebook Stories, viewers will now hear a 15-second preview before tapping to listen. Hinting at future expansion of the feature, Spotify added that Facebook Story sharing does not extend to albums and playlists "for now." When sharing full albums, playlists or a…

Taylor Swift’s Lover Passes 3 Million Equivalent Sales

Team Taylor made sure the superstar was everywhere last week and their efforts are paying off. Taylor Swift scored the top-selling album of 2019 less than 48 hours after release, but that was just the beginning. Tracks from Lover have been streamed almost 650 million times on Spotify as of…

AM BRIEF: Spotify To FB Stories Song Sharing • Swift’s ‘Lover’ Passes 3M • Jay-Z, NFL Inititiative Begins • More

MONDAY 9.2.19
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A2IM Names Tommy Boy Prez Rosie Lopez Executive Chairperson

Rosie Lopez, president of Tommy Boy Entertainment, has been named chairperson of the American Association of Independent Music’s (A2IM) executive committee for the coming year. Concord Music COO Glen Barros will serve as treasurer and Sub Pop Records president Tony Kiewel was named secretary. The executive committee is elected by…

BUSINESS OF INDIE: Chrysalis Sold • BMG Revenues Rise • ADA + Incubus • Orchard To Japan • A2IM • More

In this week’s new edition of the Business Of Indie, iconic Chrysalis has a new home. BMG continues its march upward, The Orchard expands to Japan, ADA partners with Incubus, A2IM names a new executive chairperson and more. Like Hypebot’s More News section, The Business Of Indie is nestled under…

LiveXLive, Allied Esports Partner For Competitive Gaming, Live Music Events

Live event streamer LiveXLive has formed a multi-year partnership with Allied Esports to create live esports experiences at music events and festivals in the U.S. and abroad. Under the terms of the agreement, LiveXLive and Allied Esports will collaborate to create LiveZone, a traveling studio for music festivals and other…

FRI. BRIEF: Resvervoir Buys Chrysalist • Trans World Cuts Losses • Spotify Gets Visual • Americanafest Adds • More

FRIDAY 8.30.19
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