Join the Music Think Tank Online Networking Party
Come join the Music Think Tank Networking Party. Comment and let us know what you do in the music industry, your current projects, or what interests you have in the. Continue reading
How To Adapt Your Gig Posters To A Digital World
Though you might think that gig posters and flyers are a relic of a forgotten age, in many locales they are still quite useful for publicity and are still considered. Continue reading
Spotify Hits 2.5 Million Paid Subscribers
This morning Spotify announced that it had reached 2.5 million paying subscribers. The company offered no breakdown of where those subscribers reside. But at average of between $5 and $10. Continue reading
Flexi Of The Month: A Playable Music Postcard Club
With vinyl showing strong growth as a specialized music format and cassettes making a surprising return, the re-emergence of seemingly outdated formats makes the upcoming launch of the Flexi of. Continue reading
As Live Music Venues Struggle, Two In D.C. Find A New Way To Compete
Whether its the soft economy or competition from Live Nation, more and more of the live music venues that serve as essential showcases for emerging artists are struggling to survive.. Continue reading
Pandora Posts Profits & Listener Growth, But Wall Street Doesn’t Care
Despite growing competition, Pandora beat expectations managed strong growth in Q3 actually turning a profit of $638,000 compared to a loss of $1.77 million a year ago. The company reported. Continue reading
GoRankem Upgrades Crowdsourced “Cheat Sheat For Music Discovery”
Music discovery platform GoRankem has undergone a major site overhaul including streamlining how users to share their rankings on social media. Unlike traditional charts and listings, GoRankem attempts to highlight . Continue reading
8 Cutting Edge Music Tech Startups Present @ London’s techpitch 4.5
Yesterday, the London music and tech communities along with EMI launched MUSIC techpitch 4.5 as a showcase for some of the latest music-tech startups in Europe. The goal was to. Continue reading
NEWS BRIEF: YouTube VEVO & Publishing Deals, SOPA Falters, Grooveshark vss UMG, 2muse & More
YouTube News: Vevo is seeking a new ad deal (NY Post) just as YouTube cuts a deal to also start paying publishing fees (Paste). Plus: Hackers provide a sneak peek. Continue reading
Top 10 Songs For A Modern Thanksgiving
Our annual bit of holiday musical fun to celebrate the annual U.S. day of thanks. 1. "Alice's Restaurant" – Arlo Guthrie 2. "Thank You" – Dido 3. "The Thanksgiving Song". Continue reading
Grooveshark Responds To Universal Music Lawsuit
As we reported on Monday, Universal Music Group has filed a new lawsuit alleging that the Grooveshark execs conspired to illegally upload more than 100,000 songs. UMG asked the court. Continue reading
