Net News search results for: exclusives
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December 29, 2016
UMG's Lucian Grainge Offers A Message To The Troops In Year-End Review
2017 was a pretty good year if you were UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP Chairman/CEO SIR LUCIAN GRAINGE. In JUNE, he was knighted (NET NEWS 6/10) and in NOVEMBER, his music group boasted revenue in the black, about 4% worth (NET NEWS, 11/10). GRAINGE also took a … more »
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December 29, 2016
Jay Z's Tidal Touts Exclusives In Year-End Wrap-Up
TIDAL this year made news this year by offering a series of exclusives, not least of which were BEYONCE's "Lemonade," RIHANNA's "ANTI" and KANYE WEST's "The Life Of Pablo," causing controversy and forcing … more »
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December 28, 2016
Forbes: Big Years For Beyonce, Bruno Mars, Protest Music And Spotify IPO in 2017
FORBES' music business reporter ZACK O'MALLEY GREENBURG, who correctly predicted last year that TAYLOR SWIFT would double her income (which she did from $80 million to $170 million), that RIHANNA would return to prominence and that streaming … more »
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December 27, 2016
WPRO-A/Providence Host John DePetro Ending His Show
CUMULUS MEDIA Talk WPRO-A/PROVIDENCE talk host JOHN DEPETRO announced on his personal blog that he will “conclude” his weekday 9a-noon talk show. DEPETRO had been off the air for much of DECEMBER due to a “health situation.” … more »
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September 27, 2016
Report: Apple Music's Second Act Includes Exclusives, Algorithms
APPLE MUSIC is using exclusives, like the ones with DRAKE, CHANCE THE RAPPER and FRANK OCEAN, to boost its subscription streaming service, according to a story in BUZZFEED. The article quotes APPLE MUSIC's JIMMY IOVINE about the controversial … more »
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September 26, 2016
Report: Controversial North Dakota State U. Sports Media Access Restrictions Came Under Pressure From Radio Rights Holder
The controversial plan to restrict access to NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY athletics for media outlets other than the stations holding broadcast rights were created under pressure from rights holder RADIO FM MEDIA, reports the FARGO FORUM after an … more »
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September 20, 2016
RAIN Summit Nashville: Podcasting (By Any Other Name), Music, Millennials, And More
By PERRY MICHAEL SIMON in NASHVILLE: The RAIN SUMMIT took its customary spot the day before the NAB and RAB's RADIO SHOW, this year in NASHVILLE, where the day-long digital audio seminar occupied a ballroom at the HILTON NASHVILLE and featured a … more »
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September 6, 2016
CNN Money: The Streaming Music War Is Getting Ugly
Not everything is hunky-dory for streaming music services, writes SETH FIEGERMAN in CNN MONEY. He points to the recent APPLE MUSIC exclusive for FRANK OCEAN's latest release. CNN MONEY notes, "some listeners were upset to learn it was only … more »
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August 26, 2016
Spotify Denies Report That It Targets Musicians Who Deal With Apple Music
SPOTIFY has flatly denied a BLOOMBERG NEWS story that it has been retaliating against musicians who give exclusives to APPLE MUSIC. People "familiar with the strategy" to BLOOMBERG that SPOTIFY has been making the songs of artists who offer … more »
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August 2, 2016
WNYC/New York Releases Open Source Tool For Sharing Audio Clips On Social Media Platforms
NEW YORK PUBLIC RADIO News-Talk WNYC-A-F/NEW YORK has released its Audiogram Generator, a tool meant to allow radio and podcast material to be shared on social media platforms, as open source code. WNYC says that "the tool turns .mp3 and .wav files … more »