Spotify’s Growing, But Has A Long Way To Go [CHART]
(UPDATE) Spotify is adding users at a rapid pace thanks to its Facebook integration and a massive amount of favorable press. But its audience is dwarfed compared to iTunes and. Continue reading
TODAY IS LAST DAY To Participate In “How Do You Make Money From Music?” Survey
Today is the last day to participate in The Future of Music Coalition's Artist Revenue Streams research survey "How Do You Make Money From Music?" If you're a working musician. Continue reading
Google Leaks Music Store On Android Marketplace
(UPDATE 2) Rumors that the Google Music download store is launching in the next week are two are everywhere. Yesterday, the tech bloggers at News On Droid noticed a change. Continue reading
The Essential Role Of Artist Management In A Post-Label World
James Barton and Brian Message are London-based music managers and representatives of the Music Managers Forum UK. They recently shared "Lessons from the Industry Formerly Known as 'The Record Business'",. Continue reading
MC Lars On DIY Success & Making A Living In Music [VIDEO]
This guest post is by Bob Baker of www.TheBuzzFactor.com Since 2006, hip-hop artist MC Lars has been a poster boy for indie music success and the DIY work ethic. After. Continue reading
SoundCloud Comes To iPad With Free Official App [VIDEO]
It’s a good day for the percentage of the 3+ million SoundCloud users who also have an iPad. Today the company launched a free officIal app for the iPad that. Continue reading
Mastodon’s “The Hunter” Augmented Reality App Innovates But Misses Social Opportunity
For Mastodon's latest album release, "The Hunter", they worked with augmented reality company, Total Immersion, to create a web app that takes live webcam images and places a mask based. Continue reading
Coldplay, Tom Waits Say NO To Spotify, All Streaming
Coldplay and Tom Waits are the latest and most high profile artists to join the anti-music streaming movement. New releases by both Coldplay and Waits will reportedly be kept of. Continue reading
Filter Squad Gets $1.1M Funding, Their Discovr Music App Hits 1M Downloads
(UPDATED) Australian based mobile music startup Filter Squad has closed a $1.1 million seed funding round from Australia's Yuuwa Capital. It's Discovr music app, which is #1 in 28 countries. Continue reading
NEWS BRIEF: UMG Bolts As WMG Nears EMI Win, Twitter Hires Music Exec, Radio Axe Falls & More
Universal Vivendi has reportedly walked away from talks to buy EMI's recorded music division leaving WMG close to a deal for around $1.5 billion. (WSJ) Is Twitter getting serious about. Continue reading