Music Tech

Pandora [NYSE: P] Stock Flat

[UPDATED] A day after Pandora fell 6% on news that Liberty Media was in no hurry to combine the streaming music service and it's majority-owned SiriusXM, it's stock rebounded slightly on. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/01/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
Tags: , , , , , , , , ,
Share on:

Coachella Website Hacked, User Data On Almost 1 Million Attendees For Sale On Dark Web

The Coachella festival website has been hacked and user data stolen. Promoter Goldenvoice confirmed the data breach in an email to attendees. 

Bruce Houghton on 03/01/2017 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)
Tags: , , , , , , , , ,
Share on:

Crowdmix CEO Alleges “Gangster” Investor Used “Blackmail” To Gain Control Of Company

Crowdmix was one of music tech's most spectacular failures ever. After raising more than $18 million, the startup quickly went down in flames without ever launching a public product.

Bruce Houghton on 03/01/2017 in Music Tech | Permalink | Comments (0)
Tags: , , , , , , , , ,
Share on:

Sound United (Polk Audio) Acquires D+M (Denon, Boston Acoustics)

Two of the biggest names in consumer audio Sound United, parent company to Polk Audio, Definitive Technology and Polk BOOM has acquired the D+M Group, owner of the Denon, HEOS. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/01/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)
Tags: , , , , , , , , ,
Share on:

WED. BRIEF: Liberty Denies Pandora Merger • Sound United Acquires D+M • Spotify Expands Daily Mix • More

Wednesday 3.1.17 Music Business News From Around The Web  Pandora is not really looking for a buyer, but every hint of interest or rejection sends it stock on a rollercoaster. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/01/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
Tags: , , , , , , , , ,
Share on:

Facebook Looks To Hire Legal Director Of Music Licensing As It Beefs Up Music Team

A new job posting adds provides further proof that Facebook is finally getting serious about music. Facebook is now advertising for a Legal Director of Music Licensing to join Tamara. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/28/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
Tags: , , , , , , , , ,
Share on:

Spotify Is Deleting It’s Inbox And Messaging Feature

Ever wish that you could communicate with fans and playlisters on Spotify?  Forget it. At a time when most apps are encouraging communications, Spotify is deleting its own messaging system.

Bruce Houghton on 02/28/2017 in Music Tech | Permalink | Comments (4)
Tags: , , , , , , , , ,
Share on:

Dart Music Files For Bankruptcy

[UPDATED] Dart Music promised to fix music's metadata problem; first with classical music and then all genres. But after raising $1.5 million, the promising startup has filed for bankruptcy.

Bruce Houghton on 02/28/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
Tags: , , , , , , , , ,
Share on:

The New Music Discovery [Deborah Jourdon, Deezer]

music. Deezer Spotify

Bruce Houghton on 02/28/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)
Share on:

A Look At The 11 Startups Named To TechStar Music’s Inaugural Class [Bas Grasmayer]

Here we review eleven tech startups chosen by known startup accelerator Techstars, and what they're doing to reshape the future of music tech, and the music industry as a whole. Continue reading

Guest Post on 02/28/2017 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
Tags: , , , , , , , , ,
Share on:
Top