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Bob Lefsetz On Avicii’s Death: ‘Am I The Only One F***ed Up About This?’

Posted by Bob Lefsetz - April 21, 2018

I am the only one fucked up about this? I was at a doctor’s appointment and when I got out my phone was  ...

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Coachella

Posted by Bob Lefsetz - April 16, 2018

The institution is bigger than the acts. You can’t play Coachella every year, but you can go there. For decades, the touring business  ...

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Op-Ed: Zuckerberg In Congress

Posted by Bob Lefsetz - April 11, 2018

He was so damn SMART! I know, I know, I’m supposed to resent him, he ruined the fabric of America, THE WORLD, but  ...

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Musician’s Guide To Setting Up A Pre-Order Campaign

Posted by Ian Courtney - April 10, 2018

(Hypebot) — Buying in bulk and then hoping it sells to fans can be a disastrous way for artists to conduct their merch  ...

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Op-Ed: The Exit Of Lindsey Buckingham

Posted by Bob Lefsetz - April 9, 2018

It’s about the songs, not the band. It started with Journey. The voice of the act, Steve Perry, didn’t want to work, he  ...

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Op-Ed: Spotify Goes Public

Posted by Bob Lefsetz - April 5, 2018

Distribution is king, never forget it. All those cable channels disrupted by Netflix and the internet? The systems distributing them are doing just  ...

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What Smart Speakers Mean For Music, The Music Industry

Posted by Ian Courtney - April 3, 2018

(Hypebot) — Stuart Dredge explores how the new hardware category of the smart speakers is transforming the music landscape and what the technology’s  ...

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The New York Times Article: A ‘Nothingburger’

Posted by Bob Lefsetz - April 3, 2018

Live Nation Rules Music Ticketing, Some Say With Threats”: https://nyti.ms/2uIOK3O A big nothingburger. You might remember David Carr taking down Tribune management. A  ...

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RIAA’s 2017 End Of Year Report: A Cynical Take [Op-Ed]

Posted by Ian Courtney - March 30, 2018

NEW YORK (Hypebot) — While the end of year numbers from the RIAA’s Revenue Stats may seem positive on their face, with talk  ...

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With Spotify Deeply Linked To Facebook, How Safe Is Your Streaming Data?

Posted by Ian Courtney - March 29, 2018

MENLO PARK, CA (Hypebot) — Recent major reveals that Facebook has been violating account holders’ privacy has some Spotify users with accounts linked  ...

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