REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
- Beats Music Acquires Topspin Media, Will Spotify Continue Topspin Deal?
- Spotify Acquires The Echo Nest, Sources Estimate $100 Million Purchase Price
- Wiz Khalifa Releases Paid Sticker Pack For Multiple Messaging Apps Via TextPride
- Audiam Raises $2 Million Funding From Music Industry Heavy Hitters
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- Kickstarter Passes $1 Billion In Pledges
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Music Services
- 8tracks Debuts Xbox App, Comscore Reveals Larger Audience Than Songza, Rdio In U.S.
- Mixcloud Web Radio and DJ Platform Sets Up Shop In New York
- Beats Music Opens API To Public
- Rdio Sessions To Record Live Acts At SXSW 2014
- Bop.fm Adds Beats To Versatile, Shareable Agnostic Music Service Platform
- Microsoft's Xbox Music Adds Music Videos
Apps & Mobile
- 6 Hip Hop Apps Every Fan Should Have
- Younity Turns Your Computers Into A Music Cloud
Marketing
- EDM x Big Brands: #7x7UP Campaign Features Tiësto and 6 Emerging DJs
- Spotify Spotlight Debuts New Round Of Global & Regional Artists
- iTunes Radio Hopes To Steal Broadcast Radio Listeners By Advertising On… Broadcast Radio
Deals
- BandPage, LyricFind Partner To Add Tour Dates and D2F Stores To 5 Billion Lyric Searches Yearly
- The Echo Nest Partners With AirPair For API Developer Support
- Vector and Proper Artist Management Firms Merge
- LiveNation Labs Acquires YourTrove
- Qello Set To "Explode" With Many New Live Concert Films Online
- gTar Licensing Deals Make 2 Million Song Tutorials Available
- Bandmerch Merges With Cinder Block