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Future of Music Coalition

Music News 

Trump used ‘Happy’ at rally hours after 11 people were killed

October 31, 2018October 31, 2018 Amber Healy 0 Comments Cease-and-desist, Donald Trump, Future of Music Coalition, Happy, legal battles, Pharrell Williams, Pittsburgh

There’s tone deaf, and then there’s playing “Happy” at a campaign rally hours after 11 people were killed while praying.

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Tech 

Senate votes to throw out new net neutrality regs

May 17, 2018May 16, 2018 Amber Healy 0 Comments Ajit Pai, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Facebook, FCC, Federal Communications Commission, Future of Music Coalition, Google, House, Net Neutrality, Netflix, Senate

Three Republican Senators voted with Democrats and Independents to pump the breaks on net neutrality changes. However, the victory, sweet

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Music News 

Payola No Longer Off the Table for Spotify

June 21, 2017June 21, 2017 Amber Healy 0 Comments Future of Music Coalition, Payola, Radio, Spotify, Streaming

Payola is the practice—the illegal practice—of a record label paying a broadcaster to play a song or artist at a

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Music News 

US Senate Considers Anti-Bot Legislation

September 14, 2016September 14, 2016 Amber Healy 1 Comment Congress, Future of Music Coalition, legislation, LiveNation, NATB, PerimeterX, Ticket bots, Ticketfly

On Tuesday, the US Senate considered legislation that would address ticket bots, the same bill that was passed on Monday

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Music Industry 

Introducing the Open Music Initiative

June 14, 2016June 13, 2016 Amber Healy 0 Comments Berklee, BMG, Future of Music Coalition, MIT, Open Music Initiative, Pandora, Sony, Spotify, Universal Music Group

The best way to easily and properly divvy up royalties is to embrace technology and utilize new tools to ensure

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Music News 

Easing Border Crossings for Canadian Musicians

March 30, 2016March 29, 2016 Amber Healy 0 Comments BEATS Act, Future of Music Coalition, Justin Trudeau, P-2 Visa, passports, Touring, visa

While it might be true that musicians based in the United States are envious of the grants and support systems

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Ongoing History of New Music Podcast

Music Tech MeetUp

Each week, the podcast looks at something from the alt-rock universe, from artist profiles to various thematic explorations. Whatever the episode, you’re definitely going to learn something that you might not find anywhere else. Trust us on this.

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Podcast – The Backstage Project

The Backstage Project Podcast

The Backstage Project Podcast with Mark Silver focuses on the stories behind the biggest and best entertainment products, events, and companies. We go behind the scenes with amazing people who have done or are doing extraordinary things to entertain you, the audience. From sporting events to concerts, from cable tv to music apps; if it’s made an impact on the entertainment world, we cover it.

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  • The Goldilocks of Canadian Production Companies – Mark Bishop in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 037 November 25, 2021
    Our latest guest on The Backstage Project podcast comes to us from the world of Canadian television. TBP was thrilled to have a chance to visit and catch up with marblemedia’s Mark Bishop. Mark is an accomplished entrepreneur, brand-builder and trusted media industry advocate. In 2001 Mark and Co-Founder Matt Hornburg founded marblemedia, one of […]
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  • Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
    Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
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  • Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
    You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
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