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Ryan Adams

Posted by Bob Lefsetz - February 14, 2019

Then there were cellphone cameras. Despite Cameron Crowe depicting the backstage life of a rock star as a pajama party, the truth was  ...

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YouTube’s ContentID System Being Repurposed By Blackmailers

Posted by Hypebot - February 14, 2019

(Hypebot) — YouTube’s content ID system has long been maligned by the music industry for its multifaceted failings. The minimal staffing YouTube provides  ...

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Ariana Grande Punts The Grammys

Posted by Bob Lefsetz - February 7, 2019

“Don’t tell me what to do And don’t tell me what to say” Don’t these guys learn? After leaving Lorde out of the  ...

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Maroon 5 & The Super Bowl

Posted by Bob Lefsetz - February 4, 2019

Is all publicity good publicity? It was a strange game, since the NFL’s ratings were resuscitated by the Chiefs and their passing attack,  ...

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Monetize Music Fandom, Not Consumption: What Japan, Global Industry Can Learn From China

Posted by Hypebot - January 31, 2019

(Hypebot) — Music fans in Japan have shifted from buying CDs to streaming at a rate far slower than most of the rest  ...

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Is Music Out Of Touch With America?

Posted by Ian Courtney - January 29, 2019

“Don’t help elect Trump, you egotistical, billionaire assshole! Go back to getting ratioed on Twitter. Go back to Davos with other billionaire elites  ...

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The Truth About Advances

Posted by Hypebot - January 24, 2019

(Hypebot) — As with all entrepreneurs, songwriters are likely to run into issues with cash flow, to which getting an advance is one  ...

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Pledge Music

Posted by Bob Lefsetz - January 23, 2019

Fastball can’t get paid. I got a call from their manager Ron Stone today. The band was due their 20k on 1/1, Pledge  ...

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Will Robots Top The Charts? Musician’s Voice In Age Of AI

Posted by Hypebot - January 13, 2019

(Hypebot) Here Marc G Tan looks ahead to future where artificial intelligence has become an integral part of the creative music process, and  ...

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Coachella Lineup

Posted by Bob Lefsetz - January 4, 2019

It’s not the boomers’ Coachella anymore, nor the Gen-X’ers. I thought the transition would happen when America’s #1 festival booked Justin Bieber. But  ...

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