Spotify CEO Daniel Ek Shares What He Really Thinks Of Beats Music

"Some celebrity brand" "It's a competitor, for sure, but my way of looking at it is, if it gets people to understand the value of streaming, it is ultimately good,". Continue reading

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Facebook Usage By Platform [CHART]

Note how few are web only. [via @BenedictEvans]  

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Spotify’s Most Viral & Streamed Tracks US & UK

Here are the 10 most viral tracks on Spotify, based on the number of people who shared it divided by the number who listened to it, Jan 13 -19 via. Continue reading

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Lively Raises $2 Million For Concert Recordings Available After The Show

Lively's concert recording service allows bands to offer both audio and video recording of the show after it's over using a mobile app for delivery. They'd already raised half a. Continue reading

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Beats Music Stops Adding New Users, Blames Flood Of Interest

The just launched and much publicized Beats Music service hit a snag yesterday afternoon when it was forced to stop adding new users. "Due to the extremely high volume of. Continue reading

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Rap Genius Cuts Universal Publishing Group Deal: “We’ll lend them a wheelbarrow…”

It's been a bit of a roller coaster ride for RapGenius. After quickly becoming a hot site and a VC darling, a majorr muysic publishing trade group put them at. Continue reading

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AM NEWS BRIEF: Eventful + Echo Nest, Epic Neil Young Speech, Bieber Arrested, Midem & More

THURSDAY 1.23.2013 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web   CLICK HERE Updated Continuously @ Hypebot's More News Tab

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Want To Live Stream Your Music Concert? Here’s An Overview Of Options

One of the most difficult aspects of writing about tech startups is that when a concept makes sense and gets funded, all sorts of other companies will get in the. Continue reading

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GlobalWebIndex Report: Active Users Down For Facebook, YouTube and Myspace

The GlobalWebIndex released its latest quarterly social media report, "GWI Social," with an overview of the state of social networks worldwide. Founder Tom Smith uses the moment to correct Facebook. Continue reading

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Beats Music: Crowded Market Gains New Rival

Author's Note: This essay was published almost a year ago. The goal was to predict what the team at project Daisy, now called Beats Music, would need achieve in order. Continue reading

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