Music Biz News: Music Hack Day NYC, 7digital + Samsung, Pandora $’s, Apple’s Cloud, NMS & More
- A standing room only Music Hack Day NYC produced a record 175 hackers built 72 hacks this weekend. Here's a full list of links to these often amazing hacks.
- The big announcement action shifts to Barcelona and the Mobile World Congress. 7digital used the gathering to announce it's the download partner for the Samsung Galaxy S II Android smartphones shipping to 30 countries including UK, US & Canada.
- Pandora’s Music Fees Are Huge! And Not That Bad. (MediaMemo)
- Apple mulls turning MobileMe into a cloud film and music hub and wants to launch it by June. (CNet)
- Online video usage has jumped 45% in a year. (Nielson)
- How a song from the 2005 game Civilization IV won a 2011 Grammy. (ars)
- The New Music Seminar begins in LA with the opening party tonight. Seminars and panels start on Tuesday and its not too late to get tickets.
- Interview with UK UMG head David Joseph: "The music industry will survive the digital revolution." (Guardian)
- Why I Hate the Grammys. (Slate)
- The return of the bedroom DJ. (Telegraph)
- Showing up in MySpace Music / iLike / Google One box results. (MusicanCoaching)
- Five Reasons Why Facebook Will Never Replace Your Website. (NewSocialMedia)
- The Beatles and the Dead: The New Business Gurus? (Tadeoplis)
- Shazam vs. SoundHound: Battle of the Mobile Song ID Services. (LifeHacker)
- No one got tickets to LCD Soundsystem's farewell show and now everyone is pissed. (AV Club, Village Voice)