Lively Runs Out Of Money, Suddenly Shuts Down
In January I was writing about Lively's $2 million round of investments bringing their total funding to $2.65 million. Yesterday GeekWire revealed that Lively had suddenly shut down and laid. Continue reading
Amazon Prime Music Is Here And It Underwhelms, But Not In A Bad Way
Amazon's new Prime Music is here, a streaming service that's "free" to Amazon Prime subscribers only. If you're wondering if Spotify users will switch over then you're on the wrong. Continue reading
Concert Discovery Space Heats Up With New Startups and Established Ticketing Companies
Up until this year it looked like one or more startup mobile apps related to music concert discovery such as WillCall and Jukely were going to gradually build out the. Continue reading
Tango Launches Channels With Spotify, Vevo, 8tracks and OK Go Among Launch Partners [Updated}
Tango continues to expand the marketing possibilities on its highly popular messaging app. In April they added a news feed which opened up some marketing options. Yesterday they launched Tango. Continue reading
Ticketmaster Upgrades iPhone App For Ticket Buyers and Sellers
16% of the tickets sold by Ticketmaster in the first three months of this year were on mobile devices, and the process just got a whole ot easier. A new. Continue reading
Fania Records Celebrates 50 Years From NYC Street Sales To Global Digital Distribution
I have to say I was delighted to discover that Fania Records is not only back in business but is again going strong. Last time I checked their CDs were. Continue reading
ROK Mobile: Music + Mobile Service From The Guy Who Brought Us Patron and Paul Mitchell
(UPDATED) Partnerships betweeen music streaming services and mobile carriers are announced almost weekly, but seldom is the carrier and music service one an the same. That's the one price, one. Continue reading
Google Offers $15 Million For Songza, But Will Investor Amazon Let It Go?
UPDATED: As we reported over the weekend, Google is in talks to buy Songza, according to the New York Post. One source puts the purchase price at $15 million; and. Continue reading
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. & Indie Music
Lindsey Stirling On YouTube As A DIY Platform: "I can be the kind of artist I want to be." After SoundCloud Deletions, Kaskade Plans His Own Music Platform YouTube Battle. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
John Oliver's Funny, Smart And Dead-On Explanation Of Net Neutrality Zoe Keating Faces A New Challenge, Can You Help? Apple iOS 8 Adds Hands Free Shazam Song Recognition, But No. Continue reading
