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Random music news for Tuesday, December 18, 2018

December 18, 2018December 17, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, CarPlay, Goddo, Music Royalties, Music sales, Nostalgia, Peanuts, Radio, Shakira, Streaming, Threatin, Vinyl

Hang in there. The days will start getting longer again really, really soon. Meanwhile, distract yourself from the darkness with

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Music Industry 

So Howcum the Co-Writer of Meghan Trainor’s “All About That Bass” Earned Just $5,679 from Streaming?

September 24, 2015September 24, 2015 Alan Cross 3 Comments Music Royalties, Royalties, Streaming, Troy Carter

As I write this, “All About That Bass” from Meghan Trainor has been viewed on YouTube 1,030,296,984 times. In the last week,

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Music Industry 

David Byrne: Make the Music Industry Transparent

August 4, 2015August 3, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments David Byrne, Music Royalties, Record Labels

This is David Byrne’s op-ed that appeared in the New York Times on Sunday. He’s pleading for the music industry

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Music News 

How the Money from a Single Stream of a Song Gets Paid Out [INFOGRAPHIC]

July 15, 2015July 14, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Music Royalties, Pandora, Spotify, Streaming Music Services

How much is a single listen of a song worth on a streaming music service? Billboard (via RAIN) breaks things

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Music News
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Random Music News for Thursday, July 9, 2015

July 9, 2015July 9, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Ariana Grande, Beatles, Connected Car, Donkey Kong, Donuts, Eagles, Hairstyles, Haiti, iTunes, James Brown, Music Royalties, Music Streaming, Peter Gabriel, Randy Meisner, Sony, Spotify, Taylor Swift

Donkey Kong first showed up on this day in 1981. It featured a character named Mario, of course. Interesting theory:

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YouTube Pays Out Over a Billion in Music Royalties. The Music Industry Isn’t Impressed.

March 5, 2014March 5, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Music Royalties, YouTube

YouTube is the biggest go-to site in the world when it comes to music.  And yes, they’ve found a way

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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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