Business, Services And Guides For Music Labels
Sandy Pearlman, the classic rock producer who ultimately created ‘More Cowbell,’ has passed away. Pearlman, who produced nearly every Blue Oyster Cult album, passed away on Tuesday at age 72. Beyond his production chops and hitmaking skills, Pearlman was also a razor-sharp industry watcher and commentator, speaking regularly at industry events. Perhaps Pearlman’s biggest hit […]
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Aiming to expand their digital offering, well-known and respected media organization NPR announced a partnership with powerhouse tech provider Triton Digital. The move builds on the solid relationship both companies share, as NPR currently uses Triton Digital’s Webcast Metrics. The partnership comes after NPR announced last September a shift away from Limelight Networks to Triton Digital, […]
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After getting gawked at by millions, Strebel essentially took his own life. Tobias Strebel, who first gained notoriety after spending $100,000 to look exactly like Justin Bieber, essentially killed himself in a hotel room with a massive drug overdose. According to details released by the Los Angeles County Coroner, Strebel took a drastic cocktail of […]
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KickassTorrents was the new Pirate Bay. Actually, maybe it still is. After getting raided and forcibly taken offline last week by the US Departments of Justice and Homeland Security, KickassTorrents has now resurfaced. The resurface happened on Friday, July 22nd, roughly 48 hours after the initial takedown on Wednesday, July 20th. The new home, at […]
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What went wrong with ‘Motown: The Musical’? Despite an ambitious relaunch last week, ‘Motown: The Musical’ is now coming to a quick, crashing halt. The show originally planned for an 18-week run into November, though the revamped musical will now be terminated on July 31st thanks to lackluster sales. The first showing was July 12th, […]
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Is VKontakte entering the music streaming market? Russia’s largest social media platform – Vkontakte, has plans to release a paid music streaming service, according to The Moscow Times. The social media network has now secured licensing agreements from all three major labels: Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment. Senior Vice President […]
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Is VKontakte entering the music streaming market? Russia’s largest social media platform – Vkontakte, has plans to release a paid music streaming service, according to The Moscow Times. The social media network has now secured licensing agreements from all three major labels: Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment. Senior Vice President […]
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Today, iHeartMedia, Cumulus, Entercom, Cox and Sun Broadcast Group have announced an alliance with Shazam for a groundbreaking audio audience measurement solution in the U.S. that will deliver market- and station-level audience metrics across all radio formats. The alliance will involve collecting information from tens of millions of devices ‘to produce accurate, stable cross-platform audience metrics […]
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SOCAN isn’t the sleepy Canadian rights society anymore… It’s official: SOCAN, the Canada-based collecting society, has acquired digital rights company Audiam. The acquisition is designed to maximize digital revenue for SOCAN members, and pushes the society further into the US. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed as of yet. For SOCAN, this is the […]
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NPR’s Bob Boilen and Chop Shop’s Alex Patsavas join the finalized speaker cast. Last year, digital distributor CD Baby decided directly serve its artist clientele with a conference focused entirely on DIY marketing, distribution, and fan outreach. That turned out to be a great idea. The inaugural run was packed, so of course they’re doing […]
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