REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
- Spotify Starts Telling Fans Why Their Favorite Music Is Missing
- 10 Most Shazamed Rock And Indie Songs Of 2014
- Music Publishers File Lawsuits Against Top Lyric Sites, Release New Unlicensed Site Ranking
- New Release Marketing Drivers: What Your Label Manager Needs To Know
- Beats Electronics Hit With More Legal Actions Likely Complicating Apple M&A Talks
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- Moogfest Lost Over $1.5 Million, Seeking Community Funding For 2015
- 186 Million in U.S. Watched Video Online Last Month
- SoundExchange Identifies $2.3 Million In Unpaid Royalties For SAG-AFTRA Members
- LyricFind Becomes Sole 3rd Party Representing Universal Music Publishing Group's Lyrics
- Facebook Adds Shazam-Like Music, TV ID and Tagging
- Alan Parsons Wants To Eliminate MP3s, Slated To Speak At Subscribed '14
- Vimeo's Innovative "Copyright Match" System Seeks To Balance Rights and Fair Use
Apple & Beats
- What Do You Think Of The Apple Beats Deal?
- The Latest Beats Apple Rumors Worth Paying Attention To
M&A
- Twitter SoundCloud Deal Appears Dead
- YouTube To Acquire Streaming Service Twitch For $1 Billion
- How Will Twitch Acquisition Influence YouTube?
Music Services
- Spotify Shows Strong Growth: 40 Million Active Users, 10 Million Paid Subscribers
- Rdio Joins Growing BandPage Artist Content Delivery Network
Marketing
- Case Study: Decrease YouTube Video Annotations For Increased Viewing Time and Clickthroughs
- Slyde Launches Mobile App To Promote Singles With Rich Content and Monetization
Startups
- Startup Soundtrack Your Brand Puts Spotify In The Muzak Business
- Audiam Expands To Include Spotify, Google Play, Streaming Music Services
- atVenu Links With Square To Integrate Credit Card Merch Sales
Funding
- Epidemic Sound Music Library Receives $5 Million Series A Funding Round
- Roli: The Radical Keyboard That Just Got (And Deserves) $12.8 Million In Funding
- Music Collaboration App WholeWorldBand Receives €5 Million Funding Round
End of the Line
- Even With 1.1 Million Users, Bloom.fm Fails To Find Buyer, Liquidates Assets
- Switchcam Quietly Shuts Down, Founders Take New Jobs At Facebook
- Samsung Music To Shut Down July 1