Technology News

Canadian Music Week Announces First Annual ‘Hackathon’ Event

Posted by Ian Courtney - April 19, 2018

TORONTO (CelebrityAccess) — As Toronto gears up for Canadian Music Week next month, organizers for the event announced that plans for a new  ...

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Artists Without Label Revenue Up 27%, Industry +$1.4B

Posted by Ian Courtney - April 19, 2018

(Hypebot) — 2017 global recorded music revenue hit $17.4 billion, up from $16 billion in 2016. Streaming drove the increase, but the fastest  ...

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Eventbrite Buys Spain’s Ticketea

Posted by Joe Reinartz - April 19, 2018

SAN FRANCISCO (CelebrityAccess) Eventbrite has acquired Ticketea, a leading Spanish ticketing provider. Eventbrite says in a statement that the purchase will further the  ...

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The Patriots Go Digital With Ticketmaster At Gillette Stadium

Posted by Ian Courtney - April 18, 2018

FOXBOROUGH, MA (CelebrityAccess) — The New England Patriots, one of the most loathed, yet successful football teams in history, has opted to expand  ...

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Facebook Brings Tough EU Privacy Controls To All Users

Posted by Hypebot - April 18, 2018

MENLO PARK (Hypebot) — After weeks of scathing criticism over misuse of user data, Facebook is rolling out tougher privacy controls. that were  ...

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Famed Swedish Producer & Music Mogul Andreas Carlsson Joins VEZT As CSO

Posted by Juliette Jagger - April 18, 2018

LOS ANGELES, CA (CelebrityAccess) – VEZT, the blockchain-powered intellectual property rights marketplace that lets fans share ownership with artists of their favorite songs,  ...

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Spotify-Backed ‘Soundtrack Your Brand’ Cuts Direct Deals

Posted by Hypebot - April 17, 2018

(Hypebot)  Spotify-backed music streaming service Soundtrack Your Brand today announced direct deals with hundreds of music labels, publishers, and collection societies including Sony/ATV,  ...

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Netflix Beats Estimates With A Strong Q1

Posted by Ian Courtney - April 16, 2018

LOS ANGELES (CelebrityAccess) — Video streaming titan Netflix beat its own projections for Q1 after the company posted $3.7 billion in revenue for  ...

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Facebook’s Struggles Are Good For Musicians, Marketers

Posted by Hypebot - April 16, 2018

MENLO PARK, CA (Hypebot) — Facebook’s troubles are front page news. Data from 87 million users was compromised, #deletefacebook has been trending on  ...

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Yiann Miossec Named CEO Of Qobuz

Posted by Ian Courtney - April 16, 2018

PARIS, France (CelebrityAccess) — French music streaming service Qobuz announced that it has named music-industry veteran Yann Miossec as its new CEO. Miossec’s  ...

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