British Singer Sam Smith Performs For Google Play In First Live UK TV Ad
Google is promoting Google Play on UK television with a live performance by singer Sam Smith that will be broadcast as a live ad on "Alan Carr: Chatty Man." Smith's. Continue reading
Apple Cuts Beats Price $200 Million, Deal To Be Announced This Week [REPORT]
Apple has cut its offer to buy Beats by $200 million to $3 billion; but the deal will still be announced this week, sources tell the New York Post. Leaks,. Continue reading
TuneCore Names Scott Ackerman CEO
(UPDATED) TuneCore has promoted Scott Ackerman to CEO. Akerman joined the indie digital distributor in 2010 as COO; and was promoted to CEO in 2012 after a messy exit by. Continue reading
Songkick Passes 10 Million Monthly Users, $100 Million Tickets Sold
Social concert and ticketing app Songkick announced today that 10 million fans are now using the service monthly. That's 4 fans every second using Songkick to discover shows and often share them. Continue reading
Apple Shows iPad Not Just For DJs With New Ad
Apple's iPad has shown itself to be an increasingly useful tool for digital music making and djing with a variety of apps for such purposes. In a new tv spot. Continue reading
Spotify Has Been Hacked, User’s Data Accessed
Spotify has been hacked and at least one user's data has been accessed, according to the music streamer. Spotfy says it has launched an investigation and believes that the breach. Continue reading
Guitar Hero Creators Crowdfund $844,127 To Revive Amplitude Music Game
Amplitude was an early music game from Harmonix, the folks who later brought us Guitar Hero and Rock Band. It didn't do that well financially and was put to rest. Continue reading
Rap Genius Cofounder Resigns After “Insensitive” Comments On Mass Shooter’s Manifesto
Rap Genius cofounder Mahbod Moghadam has resigned after posting a series of callous annotations to the manifesto of USCB mass shooter Elliit Rodgers. Rogers killed 6 and injured 12 others over the. Continue reading
Electronic Music Industry Report Reveals Intertwined Importance Of Live Events and Social Media
Last week saw the release of the "IMS Business Report 2014" from the International Music Summit in Ibiza. The report turned heads with its estimate of the electronic music industry's. Continue reading
YouTube Releases Video Tips for Electronic Music
One of the more interesting documents from the Ibiza International Music Summit is YouTube's "Top Strategies for Electronic Music – Labels, DJs, Festivals." The series of tips and how tos. Continue reading
