Monday Music Brief: 3/31/2014

Never miss a beat! Stay up to date on the top stories in music business and anything else you may have missed last week in the industry.   Music Tech Facebook announced they will purchase virtual reality (VR) start-up,...

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Settling Down For Now: Spotify V. Ministry Of Sound & Copyrighted Playlists

Settling Down For Now: Spotify V. Ministry Of Sound & Copyrighted Playlists

Settling is usually sensible, but in the case of Spotify and Ministry of Sound (MoS) it was a slight disappointment.  If the case had been heard, an interesting legal issue would have to be confronted – is there a copyright in a music compilation? Why are Compilations Still Relevant? Apple’s...

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On The Radar (SXSW 2014): Baby In Vain, Samsaya

On The Radar (SXSW 2014): Baby In Vain, Samsaya

NMS headed down to Austin, Texas last week and amidst the corporate branding and big name performers, we were lucky to stumble upon some awesome new music. Today we’ve got two artists we ran into down South and can’t get enough of: girl-rockers Baby In Vain and Norway’s impossible-not-to-dance-to pop...

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On The Radar: MEGA, Geographer, Ron Pope

On The Radar: MEGA, Geographer, Ron Pope

Want to know what the NMS staff is loving right now? You got it! Here’s 3 top picks from around the NMS office this week: well-crafted dreamscape sounds from New Jersey producer MEGA, catchy yet haunting synth-loaded harmonies by Geographer and singer-songwriter Ron Pope crafts emotion-provoking indie-rock tracks it’s hard...

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Mark Your Calendars! 4 Panel Sessions To Attend At SXSW Music 2014

Mark Your Calendars! 4 Panel Sessions To Attend At SXSW Music 2014

Headed to Austin, TX for SXSW? We are! Mark your calendars because we’ve got a list of SXSW Music panel sessions you can’t miss – even for that Texas BBQ. Make sure to check out New Music Seminar’s “Designing the $100 Billion Music Business” panel next Wedsenday March 12 at 12:30...

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How Swedes Do New Music Seminar

How Swedes Do New Music Seminar

Last Summer we teamed up with our friends at Musichelp to host some of our favorite emerging bands from Sweden at New Music Seminar’s first-ever Swedish Showcase. One of our Swedish artists, pop/rock band State of Grace, filmed their trip to NYC for NMS 2013 and used the footage to...

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Looking Back: Tom Silverman On “The Next Physical Format”

Looking Back: Tom Silverman On “The Next Physical Format”

Back in 2007 when the writing was on the wall about the demise of the CD and vinyl sales were almost nonexistent, I wrote this commentary for Billboard.  Today, as CDs are down 19.6% year-to-date  and album downloads are down 14%, Vinyl is up 32.7%, it is clear that consumers...

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On The Radar: GEZAN, The Faint

On The Radar: GEZAN, The Faint

Today we’ve got music from two artists that need to be a part of your collection ASAP: Japanese rockers GEZAN who may just be Japan’s best kept musical secret and we reminisce the early days of Saddle-Creek Records as The Faint debuts a new track from their upcoming album. GEZAN...

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Monday Music Brief: Week of 3/3/2014

Monday Music Brief: Week of 3/3/2014

Never miss a beat! Stay up to date on the top stories in music business and anything else you may have missed last week in the industry. Global Music Market The digital music market grew...

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Catching Up With Catey Shaw, 2013 ‘AOV’ Top 3

Catching Up With Catey Shaw, 2013 ‘AOV’ Top 3

A strong voice and honest lyrics paired with the smooth strum of a ukulele, Catey Shaw creates an original, irresistibly catchy pop sound that she can truly call her own – which is why we selected her a top three ‘AOV’ artist for 2013. Last time we saw Catey, she rocked...

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