Author archives: Bruce Houghton

Radiohead Releases ‘OK Computer’ Outtakes After Hack, Proceeds To Climate Activists Extinction Rebellion

Radiohead have released 18 hours of outtakes and material from its OK Computer era on Bandcamp days after it was leaked online. Proceed from the limited 18 day sale will go to climate change activists Extinction Rebellion. "Someone stole Thom’s minidisk archive from around the time of OK Computer, and…

ASCAP Nashville VP Michael Martin To Exit, Replacement Named

ASCAP Nashville VP and country music heavyweight Michael Martin is exiting the PRO effective Friday. Martin, who jointly led ASCAP’s creative staff alongside LeAnn Phelan prior to his promotion to VP in 2015, joined ASCAP in 2010 from Extreme Writers Group (EWG), a publishing and content development firm which he…

Bandwear Offers Help To PledgeMusic Artists Including Questionable Staggered Payout System

Merchandiser Bandwear is expanding its music crowdfunding service with an offer to help artists affected by the demise of PledgeMusic. The merchandiser will rebuild their campaigns and online stores at no cost, along an offer of discounted manufacturing and fulfillment. Other artists can also launch a crowdfunding campaign on Bandwear…

Led Zeppelin Back In Court Over ‘Stairway To Heaven’

The long argument that Led Zeppelin took a chord progress from Randy California and his band Spirit to create the legendary song “Stairway To Heaven” has not ended, with a federal appeals court again taking up the issue. The court is now considering whether juries should hear sound recordings that…

Music Is Now YouTube’s Most Profitable Category

Music only represents 5% of the content uploaded to YouTube, but it represents 20% of the total views on the platform. Because music videos are shorter in length than the average YouTube video, music is the platform’s most profitable, according to a new study by Pex. Music and Entertainment are…

Revenue Per User To Fall 25% Even As Streaming Grows In Popularity says Goldman Sachs Study

The global recorded music business brought in $19.1 billion in revenue in 2018, according the IFPI. By 2030, that number will grow to $45 billion, with streaming expected to represent $27.5 billion of the total, according to a new Goldman Sachs analysis. The total number of paid music-streaming subscriptions worldwide…

Bandsintown & Hypebot: Updates From Bruce Houghton

Bruce Houghton sits down with Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert to discuss the Bandsintown purchase of Hypebot and MusicThinkTank. How did it happen? What does this mean for Bruce and Hypebot? What does Bandsintown have planned for the blogs and its e…

BMG Production Music Rebrands: ‘Stock music doesn’t suck!’

BMG Production Music, which services film, broadcast, games and advertising has rebranded and launched a ‘Hidden Hit Makers’ initiative to showcase "the greatest tracks you’ve never heard of." The Hidden Hit Makers concept showcases both BMGPM’s creative process and its behind the scenes clients. "Stock Music Doesn’t Suck" Since its…

Soundbetter Launches Tracks: Licence Music From Top Producers And Release As Your Own

Music production talent marketplace SoundBetter has launched ‘Sountbetter Tracks’ for musicians who want to write an original topline (vocal melody and lyrics) for a pre-existing track and release the final song as their own. SoundBetter Tracks are curated and features all genres with strong commercial potential, including Pop, EDM and…