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N.W.A Takes Over Charts, Gets First Top 40 Hit on Hot 100
In the wake of the release of the N.W.A biopic Straight Outta Compton, the iconic rap group’s music takes over Billboard charts….
Kanye West to Receive Video Vanguard Award at the MTV VMAs
Kanye West will be the latest recipient of the Video Vanguard Award at the MTV Video Music Awards, which will take place on Sunday night (Aug. 30). MTV announced the special achievement award on Tuesday….
TuneIn, ‘Swiss Army’ Radio App, Launches Premium Service With MLB, Premier League Access
TuneIn, the free digital audio service that lets users listen to real radio, has introduced a new paid tier called TuneIn Premium that should make some sports fans very happy. Launched today, the premium subscription features over 600 commercial-free music stations and unlimited access to the site’s audiobook catalog. But the biggest incentive for premium…
Rdio Adds “Promoted Music Experiences,” Hard Rock 1st Brand Partner
Music streamers, under fire from labels and publishers demanding more revenue from free ad-supported listening, are working feverishly to finding better ways to attract and retain sponsors. Today Rdio unveiled a new brand offering, Promoted Music Experiences….
Apple Defends Dr. Dre As He Says Sorry For Violence Towards Women
Apple has taken the unexpected decision to defend Dr. Dre after the rapper-cum-entrepreneur publicly apologised for subjecting a number of women to brutal violence in the early 1990s….
Pandora Expands to 37th City in Local Ad Sales Push
Internet radio giant Pandora has an old-school way of attracting local advertisers. It’s called local offices. Since 2012, the Oakland-based company has been operating small sales teams in cities around the country in an effort to land new contracts from local businesses. The tally is up to 37 cities now with the entry of an…
Van Morrison Catalog Heads to Streaming Services in Deal With Legacy Recordings
Legacy Recordings has acquired the catalog of Van Morrison in a major career-spanning deal that encompasses 50 albums, videos and compilations and unlocks all of his albums for digital distribution, many for the first time. …
“Unparalleled Promotional Value” Of Big Corporate Radio Not So Valuable
As fewer and fewer people discover new music through conventional terrestrial radio, it has switched to a system of playing the same top 40 hits ad nauseam, meaning that itsvalue as a promotional service for up-and-coming artists is becoming less and less. The Fair Play Fair Pay Act hopes to fix this broken system….
How To Get Music In Podcasts (And Make Money From It… Legally)
There’s a lot of legal mumbo jumbo that goes along with obtaining the rights to get music in a podcast. Dealing with mechanical licenses, public performance licenses, direct licenses, on and on. Oh and if you overlay the music with talking, it’s a SEPARATE license! Way too confusing. That’s the music industry for you….
