CDB funding to help Caribbean music industry go digital ...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - The board of directors of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has approved a grant to support the digitalisation of Caribbean ... #musicindustrynews
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Industry innovation Estonia's musical start-ups

Two years ago, this unconventional boot camp was joined by the music industry development platform Music Estonia. The organisation—supported by 31 Estonian music promoters, management companies and local labels, and part-funded by the Estonian ... #musicindustrynews

How live streaming is transforming the music industry… and why that might scare you

image from cdn.younow.com Live video is exploding. Facebook Live, Snapchat, Pericope, and for a growing number of musicians, YouNow. But rising consumer demand for unscripted, real-time performances requires an entirely new skill set for ... #musicindustrynews
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An Artist's Guide To Building Lasting Contacts In The Music Industry

Tab_width When it comes to making it in the music industry as a DIY artist, the value of proper networking and building lasting contacts cannot be underestimated. #musicindustrynews

Music industry's DC efforts miss a beat

THE BIG IDEA: MUSIC INDUSTRY CAN'T GROOVE IN D.C. - Music industry groups launched a lobbying campaign two years ago to boost royalty payments for musicians - but the effort hasn't exactly been a platinum hit, Alex reports. #musicindustrynews
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Georgia Lawmakers Consider Music Industry Tax Breaks

Georgia's film industry had a $6 billion economic impact on the state last year, a boom largely attributed to generous tax incentives the General Assembly approved in 2008. #musicindustrynews

Justice Department rocks music industry with ASCAP-BMI decision

The Justice Department sent an earthquake rumbling through the music industry Thursday morning, even as it insisted that it wasn't changing a thing. #musicindustrynews

A New York Music Industry Vet Shares Her Favorite Places

Marcie Allen is the president and founder of MAC Presents, a New York-based music and lifestyle experiential agency that has worked with clients such as Sony, Southwest Airlines, and Microsoft. #musicindustrynews

Watch Skepta say he 'dislikes' the music industry despite Mercury Prize nomination

"'Konnichiwa' was made because I don't like the industry. I really had to remove myself from it to understand myself. #musicindustrynews

Haiti - Music : Towards a Mapping of the Haitian music industry

Note that the project "Ayiti Mizik" will allow the Haitian music industry to adopt a critical impact study for its development. #musicindustrynews

Lzzy Hale on dealing with music industry sexism

Lzzy Hale says she deals with sexism in the music industry by making sure she does the best job she can with her music. The Halestorm frontwoman says she has faced sexism throughout her career, but that it has never held her back from expressing herself. #musicindustrynews

Kanye West says Apple/Tidal 'beef' hurting the music industry, calls for meeting with Tim Cook

Over the past year, Kanye West has become known for his bizarre Twitter tirades. Earlier this year, the rapper publicly asked Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Page, and other tech moguls to invest “$1 billion into Kanye West ideas. #musicindustrynews

Lzzy Hale on dealing with music industry sexism

Lzzy Hale says she deals with sexism in the music industry by making sure she does the best job she can with her music. The Halestorm frontwoman says she has faced sexism throughout her career, but that it has never held her back from expressing herself. #musicindustrynews

Do We Have a Talent Crisis Going on in the Music Industry?

The other day, a good friend and I were discussing 'the state of the music industry' from a talent/quality perspective, and the conclusion we came to was that music just isn't as good as it used to be. #musicindustrynews

Country music industry fights website allegedly selling bootleg merchandise

(WZTV) - The country music industry is being hit hard by the sale of bootleg merchandise. Artists say the website Tee Chip that allowed the illegal use of the Metro Nashville police logo is also ripping off performers past and present. #musicindustrynews

Six Ways The Australian Music Industry Plans To Secure Its Future

The local music industry will pursue six key strategies to bolster the global presence and performance of Australian works as part of its newly launched National Contemporary Music Plan (NCMP), it has been announced. #musicindustrynews

Stream Ripping: How Google/YouTube Is Slowly Killing the Music Industry

For the past few years, the conflict between the music industry and YouTube has been pulled out into public view like an ugly, adulterous divorce proceeding. #musicindustrynews

Yashin announce split and blame 'cut-throat' music industry - News ...

Scottish rockers Yashin confirm they've called it a day, with farewell shows being arranged. #musicindustrynews

Copyright tool tech accounts for half of music industry's YouTube ...

YouTube's content copyright verification system has generated over $2 billion for copyright holders since its launch in 2007, Google said in a recent report on ... #musicindustrynews

Virtual Reality Waits for the Music Industry to Catch Up

It's one of a number of virtual reality projects in the music industry, which wants to stake its claim in a growing form of entertainment that could become an avenue to additional revenue and a new approach for musicians in connecting with fans. #musicindustrynews