Spotify Adds More Sonic Control with Equalizer
Spotify has upgraded its iOS app adding an equalizer. There are 22 presets for specifc genres including electronic, hip-hop and classical; or users can manually chose their own equalizer settings. The update is. Continue reading
Can Indie Music Discovery App ‘Next’ Find Success Where So Many Have Failed?
Tinder is a mobile dating app that allows you to pick out those that interest you by swiping one way and dismissing those that don't by swiping the other. There's. Continue reading
Ex-Google, SoundExchange Execs Launch Startup To Bring Gaming Revenue Model To Music
Two respected digtal music veterans, Tim Quirk and Brian Calhoun, are joining forces to launch Freeform Development, a new music tech startup. Quirk recently left Google Play and before that was an executive at Rhapsody.. Continue reading
MusicPlay Analytics and LuckyPennie Join The Brandery Accelerator’s New Class
Cinncinnati's The Brandery is considered one of the top tech startup accelerators. They help startups in the early stages to further develop and seek funding. The Brandery just took in. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
Live Nation Announces Lineup For Free Yahoo Streamed Concert Series Jack White's Effect On The World Of Vinyl 3 Years Ago This Week Spotify Launched In U.S. MTV Has A. Continue reading
Will Paul McCartney’s Low-Priced Album Apps Add To Digital Music’s Downward Pricing Pressure?
To some degree album apps are being treated as novelty items with marketing appeal even when there's a lot of new art involved from remastered music to photos and video.. Continue reading
Squarespace Adds Bandsintown Support
Website building platform Squarespace has partnered with Bandsintown to make it easier to post gigs. Users can now just add a new Squarespace Bandsintown "Block" to their website that displays tour. Continue reading
Microsoft To Spin Off Nokia’s MixRadio
Microsoft is spinning off it's Nokia MixRadio streaming music app into a standalone company. The announcement is of deep cuts at the parent company. If the free Pandora like service. Continue reading
New Music Messaging Apps From Soundwave and La-La Take Divergent Routes
Music messaging is kind of a weird space since people rarely send music as a message. Two mobile startups are taking what I think are the two main routes for. Continue reading
Hushed Events Lets Artists Rewards Fans With Private Calls Using Temporary Numbers
Private messaging and calls enter a new promotional dimension with the launch of Hushed Events. Hushed is known for providing temporary phone numbers for smartphone calls using their app to. Continue reading
Shazam Adds Rdio Full Song Streaming, More Services To Follow [Updated]
In what is likely to be the first of many such announcements, unless they update in a batch, Shazam yesterday announced that Rdio subscribers will be able to stream full. Continue reading
