TechCrunch Disrupt Invades San Francisco Next Week
TechCrunch will be holding their yearly Disrupt event in San Francisco next week, bringing together top entrepreneurs, investors and hackers for in depth interviews and panels, product demos, and the. Continue reading
Grizzly Bear Tweets: Buying Albums Is The Best Way To Support Bands
Grizzly Bear, an indie rock band based in Brooklyn, seems to have a way with setting off discussions on Twitter. Recently they posted about what they feel helps them most. Continue reading
Apple Developing Pandora Competitor, Could Launch This Year
Apple is developing a Pandora-like music streaming service that could launch in a "matter of months", according to both the Wall Street Journal and New York Times. The ad supported. Continue reading
CASE STUDY: Students Use Cyber PR, Next Big Sound & Topspin To Boost Dove Awards
The Recording Industry department at Middle Tennessee State University has partnered with Ariel Hyatt of Ariel Publicity to create a Cyber PR course exploring the intersection of social media with engaged behavior, PR,. Continue reading
EMI Sues Grooveshark Again For Copyright Infringement And Contract Breach
The rough waters continue for Grooveshark today, as EMI has filed a new break of contract and copyright infringement lawsuit against the company. The lawsuit couldn’t come at a worse. Continue reading
Gaga Gets It: New Release “Not Just An Album”
Single track downloads dealt a lethal blow to albums – unless artists find ways to reinvent them. Talking a page from the Bjork playbook, the Lady Gaga told her fans. Continue reading
Musician Posts Public Domain Songs, Major Labels Claim Ownership, YouTube Attacks Musician
By Mike Masnick (@mmasnick) of the essential tech site Techdirt. We've talked in the past about how YouTube's ContentID system fails at fair use and the public domain — whereby. Continue reading
Spotify Upgrades Android App
Lately Spotify has been updating its apps on a regular basis and this time around its Android App that's getting the upgrade treatment. Here’s a list of what's new: New:. Continue reading
Spotify’s D.A. Wallach Explains How Spotify Pays Artists
Guest post by Mike King (@atomzooey), who wrote and teaches courses at Berkleemusic.com including Online Music Marketing with Topspin. The next term begins 9/24. Grizzly Bear was blowing up my. Continue reading
Alternative Touring Projects Get Attention For Creativity Beyond The Music
Josh Urban is touring by train and playing on the streets. Yet he’s “taking the world on tour” via hashtags and social media. Jack Kennedy’s traveling by bus and recording. Continue reading
