Spotify Paid Users Soar After New Restrictions On Free Service
After Spotify introduced restrictions to its free service in May, it gained an impressive 520,000 subscribers. According to documents obtained by Music Ally, these changes also contributed to Spotify 's. Continue reading
ReverbNation Buys GigMaven, Expands Live Offering
ReverbNation has acquired GigMaven as part of an ongoing effort to expand performance opportunities for the 1.7 million artists and 20,000 venues that have registered to use its online music. Continue reading
AM News: Blackberry Music Service, Rhapsody Deals, Songkick + Foursquare, New PIAS Home
Just got back from an amazing retreat with our Skyline Music booking agency team. The touring industry is changing as rapidly as the rest of the music business, and Skyline. Continue reading
QR Code & Mobile Ad Research Challenges Music Marketing Assumptions
Three different recent reports, two on QR codes and one on mobile ads, have revealed that the assumptions of many, have been offbase in believing that QR codes on the. Continue reading
It’s Time to Stop Price Matching Music Merch!
A recent interview with 3OH!3 on Music Think Tank raised the topic of price matching merch at concerts. It's surprising how little is said about price matching, maybe because the. Continue reading
The Week’s Best Music Apps: Home Music Networks, Groove Machines & A Classical Education
This week Evolver.fm Editor Eliot Van Buskirk and intern Connor McKnight offers the latest music app roundup for Apple iOS, Google Android and on the web. This week's apps include home. Continue reading
Music Tech Hopefuls Demo @ 500 Startups: Console.fm & SingBoard Evade Music Licensing
Multiple startups being "accelerated" by 500 Startups demoed this week and at least two were focused on music. Console.fm and SingBoard both have a lot of potential and have found. Continue reading
Highlights From This Week’s Bandwidth Conference
On Tuesday, the Bandwidth Music & Technology Conference concluded in San Francisco with many prominent companies from the music/tech world in attendance including Spotify, Beatport, eMusic, Gracenote, and RootMusic to. Continue reading
AM NEWS: YouTube & Publishers Settle, Google Music Magnifier, New EMI Bidder, Griff To X5, Bylin On Apps
YouTube and a group of major US publishers have settled their lawsuit. Payments from the online video giant should mean more money for many artists. Google has launched Music Magnifier,. Continue reading
