7 Top Google Apps For Musicians
By Ariel Hyatt of CyberPR. Google, in my humble opinion, is the most amazing invention since anything else I can really think of. And Google is not just a big. Continue reading
Emmis Communications Takes 40% Stake In Funkmaster Flex’s Flexco
Emmis Communications may be known for radio but they're putting money into a DJ's web and mobile operation. Funkmaster Flex, a well-known hip hop dj at New York's Hot 97. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
Neil Young's Pono Kickstarter Ended Today With $6.22 Million Pledged Repetition Is Key To Writing Hit Songs Bonnaroo Plans Hackathon At Southland, Announces 5 Year Partnership With Red Bull Music. Continue reading
MusiXmatch Adds Lyrics To YouTube Music Videos
MusiXmatch has added lyrics to all sorts of places from Spotify to karaoke mics and now to YouTube music videos. This week the fully licensed lyrics company released an extension. Continue reading
Tech Forward Music Videos from Cut Copy, Kodaline, Rob Cantor, Tropkillaz
I've been posting about creative music videos for the last couple of years at Hypebot. Generally I feature videos using new tech, particularly consumer web apps, to create music videos.. Continue reading
New Music APIs Launch From Beatport, Seevl and Equestrian Beats
Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) allow programmers the ability to access data and services from other companies to build their products. The release of a new API typically signals opportunities for. Continue reading
Questlove Wins Shorty Awards In Music & Singing But Who Will Win A Webby?
Apparently we're in the midst of web awards season. The Shorty Awards for Social Media just wrapped up and Questlove dominated both the Music and Singer categories. Didn't know he. Continue reading
Smule Raises Another $16.6M For Social Music Apps
Smule, the maker of popular social music apps including Sing! Karaoke, Ociana and Magic Piano has raised $16.6 million in new funding. The fuding was led by Roth Capital Partners along. Continue reading
Local Concert App Timbre Quietly Acquired By Seatwave Ticketing Marketplace
Timbre, a local concert discovery app that has been a real leader in this area of tech activity, was acquired last week by Seatwave, a secondary ticketing marketplace based in. Continue reading
Can Will.i.am’s Smartwatch Save The Music Industry?
Will.i.am says he not only launched his own company to develop and release a new smartwatch that includes phone capabilities but that he funded it as well. The new device. Continue reading
What Artists Should Know About ArtistLink
ArtistLink made it's initial appearance as an extension of the Topspin Media platform and is now on it's way up the food chain towards becoming a control panel of sorts. Continue reading