Apple Completes iRadio Deal With Universal Music, Sony Stalls [REPORT]
(UPDATED) Universal Music Group has agreed to license it's catalog to Apple's iRadio streaming music services, according to reports. Apple has apparently dropped requests that it be charged a lower. Continue reading
Stock Market Remains Unfriendly To Pandora
By Kyle Bylin (@sidewinderfm), founder and editor of sidewinder.fm, a music and tech think tank. I've never taken a strong interest in Pandora’s performance on the stock market, because I mainly write. Continue reading
The Business Of Phish: Building A Tribe
A recent post on the Priceonomics Blog looked at "The Business of Phish" with a focus on the early years of Phish's steady development and the eventual emergence of Phish. Continue reading
RIAA Revamps Gold & Platinum Certifications: 100 On Demand Plays = 1 Sale
The RIAA today made a rare change to the formula used to certify Gold and Platinum awards to include on-demand music and video streams. Services that will now count towards. Continue reading
YouTube: Go To Discovery Source, Important Revenue Stream
By Frank Woodworth (@GlacialConcepts), Director of Business Development at Thrillcall, a concert discovery and ticketing platform for web and mobile apps. The most interesting shift in listener habits to me is that. Continue reading
Every Band On Spotify Gets A Soundrop Listening Room
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Soundrop, a Spotify app that shares a big investor with Spotify, says it alone has the ability to scale listening rooms up so that. Continue reading
BeatStars Seminars Offers Free Music Industry Advice & BeatStars Membership
BeatStars, a retail and services site for beatmakers and producers, is hosting a series of free BeatStars Seminars on the web next week from May 13 to 17. Topics include. Continue reading
20 Tips For A Kickass Musician’s Facebook Page
Nic Robertson is the managing director & co-founder of Jaden Social, a creative Digital marketing agency based in Sydney, Australia. You can connect with Nic here – @nicjrobertson. Good old. Continue reading
Will Twitter #Music Grow From Artists Tweeting About Their Placement?
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. The nicely-designed Twitter #Music app for iOS made a big splash when it was released a couple of weeks ago, quickly becoming the most. Continue reading
Indie Artist Ian Moore Bundles His Own Song-A-Day Service
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Austin, Texas-based guitar-slinger Ian Moore had a problem that no company in the 2013 digital music ecosystem could solve: He simply wanted to sell. Continue reading
