The Music Business Week in Review (Oct. 17 to 21)

Last week, Amazon was on top. This week, however, a fight between longtime musician David Lowery and musician Ari Herstand flared up at DMN. Researchers also found freelance musicians more likely to be on medication. Bob Dylan refused once again any acknowledgement of the Nobel Prize. Here’s the music business week in review. Monday kicked […]

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5 Ways to Keep Your Wireless Headphones from Dying

It’s coming: a dark world of desperate, wireless headphone zombies.  Battling for the sole plug at Starbucks, killing their neighbor just to drown out the noise for 5 minutes more.  Here’s how you can survive. Wireless headphones have a lot of advantages.  They also have tons of horrible disadvantages, most notably running out of power. […]

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Bob Dylan’s Website Takes Down Nobel Prize of Literature Mention

“People seldom do what they believe in. They do what is convenient, then repent.” – Bob Dylan The above words penned by Bob Dylan have never been truer, especially for the singer-songwriter himself. Five days after Dylan received the coveted Nobel Prize in Literature, his website finally acknowledged the prize. However, it took less than […]

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Imogen Heap’s The Happy Song Tops iTunes Children’s Songs Charts

Hey, baby. Don’t be sad. Here’s a happy song from Imogen Heap to cheer you up. Imogen Jennifer Heap, better known as just Imogen Heap has plenty of reasons to smile. The Grammy award-winning artist’s song, The Happy Song, has reached first place in the iTunes Children’s Music Song Charts. The Happy Song is the […]

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Moore & Giles and Crosley Radio Announce Limited Edition C10 Turntable

Moore & Giles Leather + Crosley Radio C10 = a new leather turntable with a nice finish. Moore & Giles sells leather. Not just any leather, however. According to their website, they only sell the finest leather from their huge collection. What does this have to do with music? Great question. Moore & Giles has […]

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Not a Music Major? 7 Ways to Work on Your Music Career in College

Sometimes your passion isn’t your major.  And if you’re not a music major, Here are some tips on how to keep your music career going when you have to spend time on classes. I am a biology major in college as well as a performing musician.  I’m not a music major.  Most of the time I love […]

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Most UK Consumers Believe Music Streaming is Too Expensive

Music streaming at 9.99 per month does not equal “cheap.” A new YouGov-Zuora study shows that most UK consumers believe that music streaming is not cheap. The YouGov study polled 2,000 UK consumers. Only 10% of the UK adult population are actually paying for a music streaming subscription. They pay an average of £7.07, or […]

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Amazon Music, Your Marketing Sucks. Here’s How to Fix It.

Last week, DMN rated Amazon Music Unlimited a 10.  This week, we’re having trouble finding it. Have you tried Amazon Music Unlimited?  It’s absolutely great.  The playlists make sense, the user interface is intuitive, and selection is great. Amazon Music Unlimited has pretty much the same selection as Spotify and Apple Music.  But wait: Amazon […]

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How Rappers Roll: A Look at Top Car and Brand Mentions in Rap

Apparently, in hip-hop, rappers and cars go together like Snoop Dogg and gin and juice. A new study done by GoCompare.com shows that cars are a favorite topic in rap lyrics. You’ll occasionally hear references to someone rollin’ in a sweet Ferrari. However, while top car models do change overtime, rappers have a notable tendency […]

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UK Music Study Reveals YouTube Value Gap for Content Creators

Growth in YouTube global streams + Unfair value returns = Value Gap. This isn’t only a U.S. problem anymore. A new report titled ‘Measuring Music 2016’ published by UK Music shows several key things. The report states that the UK music industry has outperformed the UK economy in terms of economic growth. Last year, UK […]

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