Songza Scores $4.7M, Expands Native Advertising
Mood and activity based music streamer Songza has raised $4.7 million in equity financing. Investors include Amazon, which has participated in earlier funding rounds, along with talent agency William Morris Endeavor,. Continue reading
iTunes Radio To Launch September 18th [OFFICIAL] Is It A Pandora Killer?
Alongside two new iPhones lines and other innovations shared during Apple's official press event today, came the news that iTunes Radio will finally launch on September 18th, as part of. Continue reading
Gumroad, Topspin and Square Introduce New Music Ecommerce Options
We're at a stage where many strong products for musicians are well-established and are now expanding their services. Gumroad recently added preorders to their digital sales offering. Topspin's ArtistLink now. Continue reading
Kim Dotcom Again Sets Stage For New Music Service Now Called Baboom
Kim Dotcom has been attempting to get music service Megabox off the ground since at least 2011. Last week he resigned his position at Mega director and says he will. Continue reading
Complete Musician’s Guide To Getting Played On College Radio
David Roberts is the founder of the Sunshine Promotion company. Based out of Nashville, TN, his blog "Sunshine Promotion" helps artists achieve real goals with hard facts, case studies, and. Continue reading
CMA Award Nominees 2013 [Full List]
CMA Awards announced their full list of nominees this morning. The show will air live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Nov. 6th at 8 PM ET on ABC. A final. Continue reading
Announcing Hella Hack Oakland, The East Bay’s First Ever Music Hackathon
Gracenote and Pandora are teaming up to host the first ever music hackathon in Oakland, CA. “Hella Hack Oakland” will bring together up to 150 coders, developers and designers on. Continue reading
Microsoft’s XBox Music Goes Freemium, Adds iOS and Android Apps
Microsoft is expanding the reach of it's subscription streaming service XBox Music to include a free ad-supported web player and it's first ever apps for Googles' Android and Apple's iOS platforms.. Continue reading
Breaking Into The Music Business Today
By Mika Salmi, CEO of creativeLIVE. Whether you love making music, or love listening to it, there are now more ways than ever to break into the music business. It's. Continue reading
Cassette Store Day Successfully Raises Media Visibility While Building Community
Cassette Store Day took place over the weekend on September 7th with events taking place internationally. Bands played and I assume cassettes were sold. But, more importantly, community was built. Continue reading
