OFFICIAL: Uber Links With Spotify For Backseat Music [DETAILS, VIDEO]
[UPDATED] As rumored, Spotfy and Uber have partnered to add a personalized music experience to the popular ride service. The new offering is launching this Friday, November 21 with special promotions. Continue reading
Why The Spotify Uber Partnership Matters More Than You Think
[UPDATE 2] I admit to a bit of surprise when Uber's PR team reached out on Friday with a personal invite to "Please join Uber CEO Travis Kalanick and Special Partner Guest. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
Universal Music Takes Down Fun Mashup Of Taylor Swift's 'Shake It Off' And A 1989 Aerobics Video $2 Billion and Counting: Spotify CEO Daniel Ek Speaks Out On Taylor Swift,. Continue reading
Is Advertising Your Music Paying Off? [Case Studies]
By Jesse Lakes co-founder and CEO of GeoRiot One of the hardest parts about selling music on iTunes is that there’s not currently a way to see which of your marketing efforts. Continue reading
Take That Spotify! Rdio Discounts Family Plan 50%
Rdio has been family friendly since their first roll out of a Family Plan in 2011. But they've been in a bit of a price war with Spotify in recent months,. Continue reading
The Rap Industry Needs SMS Marketing
By Max Porter at CallFire. With less than 10 percent of Facebook posts, and possibly less tweets, ever viewed, text messages have an open rate estimated at 98 percent and 90 percent texts are read. Continue reading
The New Bandcamp Subscription Feature And Why It Won’t Work [Bobby Owsinski]
By Bobby Owsinski on Music 3.0 Indie music aggregator Bandcamp recently launched a new feature that enables fans to subscribe to its artists for a fixed amount per year (like the $32. Continue reading
Former MOG, Beats CEO Raises $5M, Launches Chosen – “The Voice” Meets The Web
David Hyman, former CEO of Beats Music, has taken the lid off of his most recent startup venture, Chosen. The first of it's kind, Chosen is recreating the concept of hit. Continue reading
