#SupportMusic – ‘A Song Is Worth More Than A Penny’, Says The Grammy’s Neil Portnoy
Following up his comments at the this year's GRAMMYs, Neil Portnow discusses how streaming – although it offers musicians a new way to reach music consumers and should be embraced by. Continue reading
Soundcloud Signs Sony Music, Runs Out Of Excuses To Better Monetize Content
Soundcloud is great for musicians, both as a tool and for its massive community for music lovers. But it needs to do more to help those creators profit from the. Continue reading
Kickstarter Bets On Independent Music With Drip.com Aquistion
Last month, Drip announced that it was shutting down its indie label and artist subscription service. Now, top crowdfunding platform Kickstarter, who would seem to be losing some music market. Continue reading
YouTube, Google Play Reverse Course, Join T-Mobile’s “Binge On” Free Streaming Plan
Google has been a strong public supporter of net neutrality and critic of "throttling" which would favor specific content providers. Apparently, those standards don't apply to its own Google Play. Continue reading
Tidal Extends Free Trials To Let Users Hear Updates To Kanye West’s “The Life Of Pablo” Album
Yesterday we wrote about how, by issuing multiple updates, Kayne West was using music streaming to rewrite what it means to release an album from statement to ongoing conversation. The only. Continue reading
“Soundcloud Shut Us Down” – The Soundudes Startup Story
In this piece, music tech entrepreneur Jonathan Yaari takes us his journey through the rise and fall of Soundudes, a platform designed to allow indie artists to connect with their fans. Continue reading
Fans Can Now Only Buy Or Stream Jay Z’s Top Catalog On TIDAL
When Jay Z bought and relaunched the music streamer now known as TIDAL, he put exclusive content at the center of the service. Music, videos and more by major artists. Continue reading
Apple Music Partners With Dubset To Stream Thousands Of Previously Unlicensed Remixes, DJ Mixes
In the highly competitive streaming music sector, every service is looking for an edge that attracts new paying users. Apple Music may have found one today via a partnership with. Continue reading
Samsung Moves To Shutter Milk Music Service
Originally intended to act as a competitor to Pandora, Samsung is finally calling it quits on Milk Music, after years of jumping platforms in multiple vain attempts to gain some. Continue reading
3 Things About Disruption That Bitcoin Can Teach The Music Industry
Whether they're for it or against, people often discuss blockchain tech's potential to disrupt the music industry, but disruption may not mean exactly they think, and creating a new system that. Continue reading
Harry Fox Agency Scrambles To Fix Spotify, Streaming Licencing Mess
Lawsuits are flying over Spotify's alleged use of 10-25% of its song catalog without obtaining needed licences. While the court is expected to rule in the next 2 weeks on. Continue reading
