XO Launches Low Cost, Flat Fee Digital Music Distribution Service
TuneCore has another competitor. XO Digital has launched a low cost flat fee digital music distribution service, charging a one time fee of $2 per track or ringtone. Tunecore charges. Continue reading
Learn Music Mixing While Playing With Peter Gabriel’s Music
Play With Your Music (PWYM) is a collaborative effort between faculty from NYU, P2P University and the MIT Media Lab. It's a free learning community organized around an introductory course. Continue reading
Spotify Brings Upgrades To Windows Phone
As they announced they would several weeks ago, Spotify today upgraded its Windows phone app to include the features the music streamer launched on the iOS and Android platforms earlier. Continue reading
Tells Us What You Really Think Of The Beats Apple Deal [We’ve Got Prizes!]
No one, other than perhaps a few in the inner circles of Apple and Beats, are even sure that this marriage will be consummated. But that hasn't stopped thousands of. Continue reading
Beats Music Royalty Report Reveals Low Subscriber Numbers, Even Lower Payments To Artists
An early royalty statement shows Beats Music with fewer than 111,000 subscribers as of March 31st and payments to songwriters of $0.000126 per stream. The document, shared by David Lowery. Continue reading
Goldieblox Paid $1 Million To Charity To Settle Beastie Boys Lawsuit
Last November, toymaker Goldiebox got into a legal spat over the use of a Beastie Boys song in a viral video. Should Goldiblox be protected under fair use? There was no. Continue reading
LANDR Establishes A “Gold Standard” For Free Automated Music Mastering
If you know you need mastering but your needs exceed your skill level or your wallet, you might have found a new friend at LANDR. LANDR is an online mastering. Continue reading
YouTube, Grooveshark Distort Digital Rules And Indie Music Suffers, Says Beggars Martin Mills
In one speech during last week's Canadian Music Week, Beggars Music Group Chairman Martin Mills took on the Digital Music Copyright Act (DMCA), blasted the world's largest music company, lambasted. Continue reading
9 Interesting Reasons Apple Might Buy Beats
I don't know why Apple may be buying Beats Electronics, but I'm guessing it has to do with music, tech and money. Others have much more to say and a. Continue reading
This Chart Shows Why Apple Paying $3.2 Billion For Beats Makes Sense
Since news broke late last week that Apple is likely buying Beats for $3.2 billion, pundits and analysts have been speculating on why Tom Cook would chose beats as the. Continue reading