ReDigi’s Back With “Pre-owned” Digital Music Sales Based On Fresh Patent
ReDigi made a splash back in 2011 when it launched a marketplace for resale of digital files. A big product was music and, not surprisingly, they were the focus of. Continue reading
500 Startups Adds 3 From Music Tech: Rapt.fm, SoundBetter and i3zif
500 Startups, one of the leading accelerators in the tech game, just announced their 8th class of startups that will be accelerating in their new San Francisco offices. The group. Continue reading
This Is My Jam Builds ‘That One Song’ Teaser At #Midem Hack Day
This Is My Jam is a popular music site where you get to choose one song at a time as your current "jam." Reducing choices has made it a great. Continue reading
House Judiciary Subcommittee Considers Fair Use, David Lowery Testifies
From the Future of Music Coalition. Tuesday’s session was somewhat more focused than previous hearings, but was unfortunately cut short due to a scheduled floor vote. Although it didn’t go. Continue reading
SoundExchange Payments To Artists and Labels Up 28% In 2013
SoundExchange closed out 2013 with a record-setting distribution of $170.4 million to recording artists and record labels in the fourth quarter. Total year-end digital radio royalty payments reached an all-time. Continue reading
atVenu Raises $1.1 Million Seed Round For Event Merchandise Sales
(UPDATED) Music and event merchandise sales an management platform atVenu has raised $1.1 million in a seed funding round led by Montreal based Real Ventures and included private investors from. Continue reading
Music PR Platform StoryAmp Offers FREE PR Campaigns To 20 Bands Touring To Austin In March
Have you mortgaged your house to get to Austin, Texas in March? Or have you scraped together a tour across the country to get to or from the musical mecca. Continue reading
YouTube News: Will.i.am, Tiesto, Pitbull, Courtney Love, Ministry of Sound
YouTube Multi-Channel Networks (MCNs) are both enabling content creators to make more money than they could on their own while causing YouTube stars to question if it's enough. However they. Continue reading
Commercial Highlights From The Super Bowl: Beats, Bud and Bank of America
Super Bowl tv commercials are a big part of Super Bowl coverage, especially before the actual game, partly due to their availability and popularity on YouTube. As we've seen over. Continue reading