Music Tech

Ed Sheeran’s “Thinking Out Loud” Is First Song To Stream 500 Million Times on Spotify

Ed Sheeran’s “Thinking Out Loud” has become the first song to hit 500 million streams on Spotify. 19 million people listen to him on Spotify each month. His songs have. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/12/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Armoured personnel carrier, Denmark, Ed Sheeran, Finland, music industry, Music Think Tank, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom

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MedRhythms Uses Music To Treat Brain Injuries

While a lot of the talk surrounding music these days looks at it from a business perspective, it's important to remember music's more intangible value. Here George Howard speaks with. Continue reading

Guest Post on 10/12/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Hypebot’s 2nd NYC Music and Tech Meetup Is Next Tuesday Oct. 13

Hypebot is hosting its second New York City Music and Tech Meetup next Tuesday, October 13, 2015 from 7:00-10:00PM at Passenger Bar in Brooklyn. Are you in town for CMJ's Music Marathon?. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/09/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Aaron, album, American Society of Composers, ATO Records, Authors and Publishers, Brooklyn, CMJ, Extended play, Manhattan, music industry, New York City

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Human vs. Machine Music Curation: Why We Need Anarchy In The A.I.

In a recent dig at Apple Music, Google's Eric Schmidt spoke out against human curated playlists, instead praising the idea of an artificially intelligent "tastemaker" service, designed to find the "next next big. Continue reading

Guest Post on 10/08/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (5)

Tags: Adele (singer), Apple Inc., Artificial Intelligence, BBC, Chairman, Digital audio, Eric Schmidt, Google, Machine learning, music industry

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Apple Music: We Won’t Play Free Music “Shell Game… building an audience on the back of the artists” [ANALYSIS]

Apple Music has no intention of "building an audience on the back of the artists" by offering a free ad supported music option, as Spotify does, according to senior exec. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/08/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Apple Inc., Bruce Springsteen, Dr Dre, Hypebot, Interscope Records, iTunes, Jimmy Iovine, music industry, Record producer, Trent Reznor

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Imogen Heap, Zoe Keating On Blockchain Technology And The Future Of Music [VIDEO]

At a Guardian Live event in London, Imogen Heap launched her new song "Tiny Human" using blockchain technology as a new way to share and track music. A panel that. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/08/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Alan Pope, Amy Winehouse, BET Awards, Grammy Award, Hypebot, Imogen Heap, iTunes, Jamie Bartlett, London, music industry

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Did Pandora Pay Too Much? Shares Fall After $450M Ticketfly Acquisition

Shares of Pandora [P] fell as much as 7% yesterday on news that the music streamer had acquired indie ticketer Ticketfly for $450 million. While the deal could lead to. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/08/2015 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Atmel, Dialog Semiconductor, Internet radio, music industry, National Association of Realtors, New York City, Pandora Radio, The Home Depot, Wall Street, Weatherford International

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Hypebot To Host Our 4th San Francisco Meetup Next Week

Hypebot will host its fourth San Francisco Music and Tech Meetup next Wednesday, October 14 from 7-10PM at Upcider in San Francisco. Let's grab a drink and talk about Apple Music, Spotify, and Happy. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/07/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Bus, Hypebot, Los Angeles, Meetup, music industry, San Francisco, Science fiction, Silicon Valley, Spotify

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Pandora Acquires Ticketfly For $450 Million [NYSE:P]

Pandora has acquired independent ticketing company Ticketfly. It's a move that diversifies the music streamer's portfolio within the music vertical, and it could also be goods news for artists and. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/07/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: AbbVie, Anthony Noto, Ashland Inc., Atmel, AutoZone, Goldman Sachs, music industry, North America, The Wall Street Journal, Wall Street

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Jack White, The Mob And The Seven-Foot Tall Music Video Jukebox

In 1961 a music video jukebox called the Scopitone was spreading through the United States like wild-fire. People thought the machine would popularize the music video, that is until the Scopitone’s mafia connections came to light.

Guest Post on 10/06/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Agence France-Presse, Azores, Cary, Chicago, Clichy, France, Groupe Casino, Hauts-de-Seine, Illinois, Paris, Seattle, Starbucks

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THE PITCH: Skoove – A Music Learning Platform

Today's PITCH comes from Skoove – a music leaning platform that centers around an interactive online piano lessons. Like other startups featured in THE PITCH, Skoove has just 100 words. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/06/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Baidu, Berlin, BlackBerry Enterprise Server, Cary, Chicago, China, Google Chrome, Illinois, Microsoft, Microsoft Windows, Web browser

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