TuneSat Gets $6M From GE For Audio Fingerprinting
TuneSat, an audio fingerprinting technology that enables rightsholders to track music usage on TV and the net it has raised $6 million in a funding round led by General Electric. Continue reading
30 Seconds To Mars’ Jared Leto On Creativity, Community, Content & The New Path To Success
Jared Leto, the actor and singer-guitarist for rock band Thirty Seconds To Mars, has found success by intentionally not following the rules. Leto considers himself a "content delivery machine" constantly. Continue reading
3 Major Labels Say They’ll Share LimeWire Settlement, But New PR Nightmare Emerges
When Hypebot and others suggested that, based on previous statements, none of the $105 million settlement that LimeWire is paying to labels was unlikely to find its way to artists,. Continue reading
Google Translate Inspires Both YouTube Hit and Beatboxing Tool
Google Translate was originally created by the internet giant to lower language barriers and make global web content more easily accessible. But in yet another testimony to the power of. Continue reading
Is this the best or the worst time for independent musicians?
On Music Think Tank, Rich Gordon poses an interesting question – Is this the best or the worst time for independent musicians? With the ever growing DIY movement, musicians are. Continue reading
Lady Gaga Brings Love, Acceptance & Fake Jewels To Farmville [Video]
There's a flashy new neighbor shaking things up in FarmVille. Lady Gaga and online gamer Zynga have partnered to create GagaVille: an interactive adjunct to her new album, Born This. Continue reading
6 Standout Apps From SF Music Hack Day
This guest post comes from Eliot Van Buskirk, a longtime technology writer for Evolver.fm, CNET, Wired and other publications, two-time book author, and frequent guest on NPR and other media. Continue reading
PunchTab: An Easy Way To Gamify Your Music Site
If you're interested in adding game elements to your site (aka gamification), there is now at least one simple way to do so. PunchTab offers basic tools to help you. Continue reading
CIMS Indie Store Top 20 & Vinyl Debuts
The Coaltion Of Independent Music Stores Top 20 Debuts AS OF 5-17-11 1 DANGER MOUSE, DANIELE LUPPI ROME EMN 2 KILLER MIKE PL3DGE MB RECORDINGS 3 HARPER,BEN GIVE TILL IT'S. Continue reading
Report: Apple Signs Another Major Label In Push For June 6 Cloud Music Launch
Apple is closer to announcing a licensed cloud music service during its Worldwide Developer Conference on June 6th, now that EMI has joined Warmer Music Group in licensing a proposed. Continue reading
News Brief: Apple Music Rumors, Amazon’s Digital Shift, Ticketing Exposed, Tunipop, Twitter & More
Is Apple about to reinvent the retail store? (9To5Mac) After all, the Apple Store is the new Tower Records. All this, as Apple reportedly signed EMI for the cloud music. Continue reading
