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So, in the middle of a huge protest, filled with police officers and angry protesters, don’t worry; just hand a furious officer some Pepsi, like Kendall Jenner did. A hard-working Asian cellist plays his instrument atop a city skyscraper. A young Muslim photographer struggles to put her shots in order. In the middle of a […]
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Things may not have been going so well at the US Copyright Office with Maria Pallante after all. Back in October, newly appointed Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden reassigned Maria Pallante to a new post. The narrative goes like this: in an unprecedented move at the US Copyright Office, Carla Hayden, supposedly egged on by […]
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Things may not have been going so well at the US Copyright Office with Maria Pallante after all. Back in October, newly appointed Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden reassigned Maria Pallante to a new post. The narrative goes like this: in an unprecedented move at the US Copyright Office, Carla Hayden, supposedly egged on by […]
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Is social media burning artists out? Just weeks after Selena Gomez admitted she was terrified of Instagram, Tyler the Creator has deleted his Twitter account. And threatened to nuke his Instagram account as well. An icon of the rap world has now nuked his Twitter account. And he’s probably happier because of it. The deactivation […]
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Spotify’s licensing agreement with Universal Music Group is just what the Wall Street doctor ordered. But can the trick be duplicated with Sony Music and Warner? Several weeks ago, some pretty interesting details started leaking to the Financial Times. What insiders said was this: Spotify needed longer-term, lower-royalty deals with the major labels if they […]
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Taxpayers will pay an estimated $53 million just to protect Melania Trump at Trump Tower in New York this year alone. That’s more than half the entire budget for all National Public Radio (NPR) programming and station costs, both of which are getting eliminated. If you’re unhappy that the US Government is eliminating funding for […]
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Is leaving graves at a notorious drug lord’s grave disrespectful? For the victims, yes, it is. During the 1980s and 1990s, Pablo Escobar kidnapped, bribed, eliminated Colombians who stood in his way of total drug control. Now, during his trip to the country, Wiz Khalifa inadvertently angered many Colombians. The Pittsburgh rapper played a show […]
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Bitsnoop takes the long digital dirt nap after it just didn’t make enough money following ISP blocks. After failing to bring in sufficient web traffic, long-time piracy torrent website Bitsnoop shuttered its doors. The website first came online in 2008 and started off indexing around a million torrents. That number quickly skyrocketed, making Bitsnoop one […]
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Full disclosure, I just gave the Careerealism Keynote presentation at Berklee College of Music last week. When I was on campus I was warmly invited into classrooms and my presentation went off without a hitch. I was introduced by the chair and founder of the Music Business department, Don Gorder and the chair of the Professional […]
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Google is now planning to acquire Spotify in a deal valued at roughly $41.1 billion in cash and equity. The acquisition, first reported by the Wall Street Journal this morning, creates a clear frontrunner in the music subscription space. It would also give Google a massive edge over competitors like Apple Music. According to research emerging this week, Apple […]
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