Live Nation Stock Rises On Reports That Concert & Ticketing Giant Could Go Private
Concert and ticketing giant Live Nation Entertainment shares traded higher on Friday after the New York Post published a story suggesting that Live Nation and Liberty Media were in talks. Continue reading
AM News: Apple iCloud Update, Unseat.me, Google Music Blips, Spotify, HP Music Cloud, Webbys & More
So much for my status as a music media heavy… a week after Apple announced, I finally got notification to upgrade to the new iTunes In The Cloud. If you've. Continue reading
MTT Weekly Recap: Do Social Networks Really Help Musicians?
Where The Music Industry Thinks Out Loud Chris Seth: No One Will Remember Your Band: 10 Ways to Stop Being Forgettable Musician Wages: The Talent Myth Dan Morgan: Do Social. Continue reading
REWIND: The Music Industry’s Week In Review
Apple's iTunes In The Cloud and Music Match were clearly the top story of the week. Reaction was mixed. TuneCore CEO Jeff Price wrote that Apple had both legalized pirated. Continue reading
Report: Spotify Nabs Universal For U.S. Launch
Spotify has completed a licensing deal with Universal Music Group for the U.S. according AllThingsDigital. The streaming music service, already popular in Europe, already has deals in place with EMI. Continue reading
PM News: eMusic To Cloud, Apple iCloud EU Delays, Live Nation Considers Going Private
eMusic is planning a cloud music service to launch in the second half of the year, CEO Adam Klein told Billboard.biz. The service will allow customers to stream the songs. Continue reading
Analyst Says Don’t Touch Pandora IPO
Just as Pandora raised its IPO price from $10 to $12, one major analyst is telling investors to pass on the stock offering. IPO prices are generally set based on. Continue reading
GigaTools: Auto-Announce Upcoming Shows
GigaTools is a straightforward event announcement service that allows you to automate the posting of your gigs on multiple sites. They're based in Berlin and launched in late 2009. GigaTools. Continue reading
The Musician’s Arsenal: Killer Apps, Tools and Sites Featuring BandsInTown
There is an overabundance of apps and tools that musicians can use. On Music Think Tank, Ariel Hyatt introduces a new series that will help you discover which social media. Continue reading
Echo Nest Maps Music API With Facebook, Offers $10,000 Developer Prize
The Echo Nest has added Facebook to its free "Rosetta Stone" music ID mapping service in a move that should mean more socially-connected music apps on Facebook, and is putting. Continue reading
Top 2 Things Gaga, Akon, Maroon5, Top Artists Know About Facebook & Twitter: Reach & Communicate
This guest post comes from Mike More, the founder and CEO of Headliner.fm, a social recommendation network for musicians. LadyGaga, Akon, Diddy and crew are not buying fans or followers;. Continue reading