News Brief: Spotify, Rdio + Verizon, Isquith Joins Slacker, 7Digital Android, #1 Music App Pulled & More
Spotify is taking on iTunes with some big changes. (full story and video). Forrester's Mark Mulligan asks: Does Spotify Really Want To Be An iTunes Killer? Music streamer Rdio is. Continue reading
EMI Pulls Digital Rights From ASCAP In Radical Plan To Streamline Licensing
In a radical shift, EMI Music Publishing today announced that it is taking back the responsibility for licensing digital rights in North American from ASCAP. The performance rights society will. Continue reading
MTV O Music Awards Draw Impressive Audience
MTV created the O Music Awards to honor the digital music space; so it was essential that the awards performed well online. Stats released today by MTV show a strong. Continue reading
Facebook Relaunches Its Music Page (0r) How To Build A Boring Facebook Page
Facebook launched its Music page for musicians, music related businesses and fans back in early 2008 and then pretty much left it alone. Now, just as musician focused Facebook apps. Continue reading
How To Use Storify To Share Stories From Your Musical Events
Storify, the buzzed about web service whose goal is to "make stories using social media", is now in public beta and . I spent a bit of time playing around. Continue reading
44 Of Top 100 Facebook Pages Are Music
Of the top Pages on Facebook, 44 of the Top 100 are music related accoding to PageData. The usual top artists like Eminem and Lady Gaga are near the top. Continue reading
Rdio & The Echo Nest Partner To Encourage Music App Development
Music intelligence platform The Echo Nest has partnered with on-demand streaming music service Rdio to open a catalog of 8t million licensed songs and data to app developrs. To showcase. Continue reading
The Music Intern: Five Tips for Success
(UPDATED) For those hoping to break into the music industry, the place to start is an internship. Landing one is like getting access to an exclusive club, but interns need. Continue reading
Pandora Milestone: The 10 Billionth Thumb
"On Sunday, April 24th at 4:46pm, "Ridin' Solo" by Jason DeRulo received Pandora's 10 billionth thumb," crowed a proud Tim Westergren on the company blog. Pandora's thumbs – unlike Facebook's. Continue reading
China & Canada Top New U.S. Piracy Haven List
On Monday, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) released its annual Special 301 Report on the adequacy and effectiveness of U.S. trading partners’ protection of intellectual property. Continue reading
