iTunes Wants To Pay 50% Less Than Pandora For Streaming [REPORT]
It's no secret that iTunes has been in heavy talks with music labels and rightsholders to launch a music streaming service. But beyond speculation that iTunes streaming would look more. Continue reading
Daytrotter Builds Niche With Exclusive Recordings Of Live Indie Music
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. The best and worst things about digital media, depending on your perspective, are the same: Files can be copied endlessly, without degradation. This is. Continue reading
Facebook Overhauls News Feed Today
(UPDATED) Today's the day that Facebook reveals it's new News Feed, We'll find out just after 10AM PT exactly how much Zuckerberg & CO will upend your world. A variety. Continue reading
ReverbNation Launches ‘Music For Good’ Downloads For Charities Program
"Do well by doing good," is by no means a new business concept (Newman's Own, Tom's Shoes, Stonyfield Farms, etc.). But with the exception perhaps of Bono's broader (RED) shopping. Continue reading
Ending Radio’s Free Ride
By David Macias, cofounder of Thirty Tigers. He's exploring this topic further at SXSW on the panel Still Hazy After All These Years: Performance Royalties and Terrestrial Radio. The Robinson-Patman Act. Continue reading
Pandora Steps Up Attack On $14B Radio Ad Market
Broadcast radio is about to take another body blow as Pandora steps up it's efforts to sell local advertising. Radio is still a $14 billion ad sales market; and starting. Continue reading
Music Scenes: The Benefit Of Focusing At The Local Level
Guest post by Richard Pulvino (@rpulvino) for sidewinder.fm, a music and tech think tank. From the late 90’s to early 2000’s, I immersed myself in the local hardcore music scene. Continue reading
Facebook To Launch New Music, Concert Feed Thursday [Multiple Reports]
Facebook has a press event on Thursday, they've been open that a big piece of the announcement will be revamp news feeds. With the unveiling just hours away, details are. Continue reading
Bands: Stop Using Flash On Your Website
Flash was once a hugely popular platform used to create streaming audio and video players, animations, and other multimedia content for websites. Now, its popularity is waning, as it struggles. Continue reading
