Google Play Music Adds 9 Countries
Google Play Music All Access (yup, that mouthful is the full name of Google's streaming music service) has added to nine Central and South American countries: The Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El. Continue reading
What’s “Failed” Musician Mark Montgomery Got To Teach You? A Heck Of A Lot About Business!
Mark Montgomery went to Nashville with $800 and dreams of a music career. That didn't pan out but he didn't stop playing music, he just started making money, lots of. Continue reading
TourStar Releases Engaging Music Industry Mobile Game For iOS
TourStar is a new music industry game released today as a free iOS app. There are in-app purchases available but the free play struck me as engaging enough to draw. Continue reading
Music Biz Crowdfunding: Alt-Fest, Neverland Ranch, Hard Rock Hotel, Hearo.fm, Rob Zombie
Crowdfunding is going strong not just for album releases and the like but also for music business endeavors. Such projects range from supporting festivals and movies to crowd investing in. Continue reading
CD Baby Adds Free Customized Music Players
CD Baby has added free customizable online music players. Users build playlists from any tracks in their CD Baby account and embed them on their sites, as well as those. Continue reading
Streaming Music Moves: Uprise.fm’s Coming, Guvera And Saavn Battling Spotify
The struggle for global streaming music supremacy continues to get more complex with new players fragmenting the field and established ones expanding. Uprise.fm is not a direct competitor but is. Continue reading
Music Tech Startup Muzooka Raises $3 Million
Muzooka, a social music discovery and technology platform, today announced a $3 million Series A-1 financing round. Combined with earlier angel investment, it brings total raised to just over $3.6. Continue reading
Facebook Bans Like-Gating, Google Incentivizes Secure Websites
Both Facebook and Google have announced big moves that will affect music promotions on Facebook and Google search rankings for music websites. While the Facebook move will disrupt like-gating, for. Continue reading
An Industry Insider Explains Why Streaming Music’s Already Profitable
By Thomas McAlevey, CEO of Radical.FM. This article was originally published on Radical.FM's blog. Just how bright is the future of the music industry really? A new generation has spoken. Continue reading
Google Testing New Music Ads
Google is testing new “Listen Now” ads from Spotify, Rhapsody, Apple 's Beats Music and its own Google Play. Use Google search to find eclectic indie artists MarchFourth Marching Band,. Continue reading
