REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
Beyonce Breaks iTunes Records, Target Won't Sell New Album, Fuse TV Lands Exclusive "Visual Album" Premier 7 Decades: 7 Musical Evolutions 30 Midemlab Music Tech Startup Finalists Announced For Midem. Continue reading
Topspin’s Best Direct-To-Fan Campaigns Of 2013
By the Topspin Staff. As direct-to-fan campaigns go, 2013 was a banner year. Over the course of the last 12 months, we saw some of the most creative, smart, ballsy,. Continue reading
Mixcloud Launches New Site In Beta For Easy and Enjoyable Music Mix Browsing
Mixcloud, a music streaming service featuring DJ mixes, launched a redesign in Beta that users can access now. The old version is still available but response is already positive for. Continue reading
Auto Shazam Now Available For iPhone Automatically Tagging Music, TV Shows and Ads
Yesterday Shazam updated its iOS app for iPhone and iPod Touch with the addition of Auto Shazam among other touches. Already available for the iPad, Auto Shazam basically works in. Continue reading
Take Your Music Across Cultures With Plug.dj Listening Rooms
As many have noted, Plug.dj's social listening room experience is similar to Turntable.fm back when it existed. There are some clear differences but the idea of gathering together in groups. Continue reading
Amazon’s Best-Selling Music Attracts Different Fans To Different Formats
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Everybody is releasing year-end lists right now, because that’s what we do in December to put a neat bow on the year, and maybe. Continue reading
As WinAmp Goes Offline, Spotify Releases Spotiamp In It’s Honor: “Long live the Llama”
Today is the day that AOL shutters Winamp, one of the oldest and most important pieces of software in the history of digital music. To "honour the engineering skill and passion. Continue reading
Vine To Offer Custom URLs Beginning Tomorrow, Custom Google+ URLs Now Available
If you'd like a more personal presence on Vine, they are starting a signup process tomorrow for verified Twitter accounts (celebrities basically) and the rest of us on Monday. In. Continue reading
The Echo Nest Adds XBox Music To 400+ Client List
(UPDATED) The Echo Nest adds to its ever expanding lists of partnerships with today's announcement that it's now powering dynamic radio stations for Microsofts' digital music service Xbox Music. Using. Continue reading
Rdio 2013: Cover Tracks, Top Global Releases and 2014 Artists To Watch
Rdio released its top tracks and albums of 2013 today along with some special features. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis took both Top Global Album and Track with "The Heist" and. Continue reading