REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
In our weekly glance back at music industry news, we revisit the Grammy's announcement of key rules changes, the co-founder of Pirate Bay's order to shell out for record labels,. Continue reading
Liv Buli’s Weekend Reading List: Twitter, SoundCloud, Microsoft, LinkedIn and Napster???? Have A Party.
As she does (almost) every Friday, Liv Buli, the Data Journalist for Pandora's Next Big Sound shares what she's paying attention to, as she parsed data while also taking the cultural temperature. Liv often sees. Continue reading
“The Future Of Social Media Belongs To PRM” Say Ryan Leslie, Bonin Bough At Brooklyn’s Northside Festival
[UPDATED] With so much noise on social media, establishing a direct connection with fans is the only way to cut through the clutter. Easier said than done, Personal Relationship Management. Continue reading
Pare Booking App Simplifies The Show Booking Process
In this piece we look at Pare, a new app for touring artists designed to streamline and simplify the hitherto complex, tedious, time-consuming process of booking shows. Here we hear from. Continue reading
UPDATE: Apple’s Trent Reznor Says YouTube Was ‘Built On Backs Of Free Stolen Content,’ Google Responds
UPDATE: Apple execs usually prefer to extol the virtues if their products rather than criticize competitors. But Nine Inch Nails front man and Apple Music product design exec Trent Reznor. Continue reading
Berklee Launches Ambitious Open Music Initiative, Major Labels and Top Music Streamers Sign On
After a year filled with lawsuits and bad press over disputes resulting from the lack of a global music database, Berklee College Of Music's Institute for Creative Entrepreneurship has an announced an. Continue reading
Rhapsody Rebrands As Napster In US
Just days after we broke the story of major layoffs, music streamer Rhapsody has confirmed that it will rebrand as Napster in the US. The company had already been using. Continue reading
Josh Simons On Vampr, New Collaboration App For Musicians [INTERVIEW]
In this piece Josh Simons discusses his new iOS app, Vampr, built with the intent of helping musicians connect with like-minded collaborators, delving into how the app functions and how. Continue reading
Twitter Invests $70 Million In Soundcloud
Two years ago, Twitter wanted to buy SoundCloud. Now it has settled for taking a $70 million stake in the music company as part of what appears to be a. Continue reading
Pandora Promotes Discovery With 9 Curated New Music Stations
Spotify offers impressive data driven Discover Weekly personal playlists that deliver both old and the new music, and Apple just promised to offer a similar daily product this Fall. Music. Continue reading
