Gang Of Four’s Dave Allen Joins Beats Music As Artist Advocate
Beats Music has hired former Gang Of Four Bassist Dave Allen as its first Director Artist & Music Industry Advocacy. No stranger to music tech, Allen held positions in the. Continue reading
Gigmit Helps Connect Musicians and Promoters Beyond Its Berlin Startup Base
Gigmit is a fairly new gig booking platform based in Berlin but serving a wider region. They're bringing together promoters for local venues with artists and booking agencies who wish. Continue reading
Study: Teens Prefer YouTube To Facebook
A recent 2013 study by The Intelligence Group shows that nearly 3/4's of US 14-18-year-olds used YouTube “frequently,” compared with 60% for Facebook. 19-24 year olds also used YouTube more than. Continue reading
Social Music Platform Nana Holds Live TwitCasted Participatory Event
Nana is a social music platform that allows iPhone app users to record, post and collaborate on short tracks. In the past Nana has held offline meetups for users to. Continue reading
Shazam Unveils Major Redesign As Music Destination, Content Platform For Artists
Shazam launched the first version of its redesigned app earlier this month. But today the company shared the full set of new features, along with how it hopes "to become. Continue reading
BandPage To Deliver Artist Content To Clear Channel, iHeartRadio
BandPage has partnered with Clear Channel to deliver artist content including bios, photos, tour dates with tickets links and special "fan experience" offers on digital radio service iHeartRadio and the sites. Continue reading
Spotify To Update Microsoft Windows 8 Phone App …Sometime Soon
It's a bit unusual to announce that an app update is coming sometime in the future, rather than just announcing the update itself. But in the crowded streaming music sector,. Continue reading
EDM Insiders Reveal How Electronic Music Clubs Use Social Media
Woo Media just released the third report in their research trilogy investigating how leading electronic music clubs use social media and related digital tools for marketing the club and expanding. Continue reading
New Rap Genius App Includes Song ID
By Nate Ashcroft of Evolver.fm. Rap’s wordplay can be confusing, with oblique references, inside jokes, and regional slang. Since 2009, fans of the genre have been hashing out song meanings. Continue reading
Phone and Web Synced For Little Dragon Klapp Klapp
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Swedish indietronica four-piece Little Dragon launched a promotional campaign on Monday that will almost certainly be the funnest promotional campaign you’ll try all week,. Continue reading
