THURSDAY 8.15.19
Music Business News From Around The Web
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Author archives: Bruce Houghton
Concert WindowTo Shut Down
Concert Window, which enabled artists and select venues to stream shows live on the web, is shutting down in mid-September after 10 years. The service allowed artists to offer tickets to view each stream for a fixed price, pay-what-you-want or at no cost. Facebook, Instagram and YouTube Live have inevitably…
Spotify In Talks With Apple To Add Siri Voice Control
Spotify and Apple are in talks to add Siri voice control of the music streamer despite an antitrust complaint lodged by Spotify in the European Union against Apple earlier this year. Apple would let iPhone and Apple device users tell Siri to play songs, playlists, and albums on Spotify, according…
CD Baby Founder Derek Sivers Is Back And He’s Talking To Ariel Hyatt Of Cyber PR
Derek Sivers is back with his first interview in three and a half years, and it’s all about being a musician and the new music industry. Sivers has an almost mythical status in the DIY community, thanks to his work founding CD Baby, the first company to understand and serve…
Jay-Z, Roc Nation Named NFL’s "Live Music Strategist"
The National Football League has partnered with music mogul Jay-Z’s Roc Nation that will see the management company become the N.F.L.’s “live music entertainment strategist.” The deal will see Roc Nation and Jay-Z consult on everything from entertainment offerings, including the prestigious Super Bowl Halftime Show, and on the N.F.L.’s…
Cinq Music Adds $40M From GoDigitalMedia To Acquire Music Catalogs, Masters
LA-based Cinq Music has received $40 million in Series C funding from GoDigital Media. The funding will allow Cinq Music to acquire masters and publishing right and to further expand internationally. From l-r; Master P, Cinq President, Urban Music, Jason Peterson, CEO Godigital Media Group, Cinq artist T.I. and Barry…
Apple Music vs Spotify In One Easy Infographic
Spotify and Apple Music are the two biggest players in music streaming. But how do they compare in size, availability, cost, features and more? This infographic provides some answers. via SetApp
Sentric Music Launches Songwriter Accelerator Programme
Sentric Music has launched the Songwriter Accelerator Programme. Sentric will facilitate writing opportunities for five selected artists, who will take part in hands-on masterclasses, and receive continued mentoring, with the chance to secure funding for recording, mastering and delivery of their final product. A new program will run each quarter,…
WED. BRIEF: Jay-Z, NFL Partner • Spotify Woos Siri • Cinq Adds $40M • Corite Launches • Bandzoogle • More
WEDNESDAY 8.14.19
Music Business News From Around The Web
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Remember Tumblr? WordPress Just Bought It
Along with building a following on MySpace, music marketers used to advise artists to have a blog on Tumblr. While some including Taylor Swift are still active there, most moved on long ago. Now Tumblr has been sold to Automattic, the company behind WordPress for what the Wall Street Journal…