FanBridge Acquires, Relaunches Tweet For Track, Captures 1M New Fans In ’13
(UPDATE 2) Fanbridge has confirmed their acquisition of Tweet For Track. "We've always had an interest, but now have folded it in entirely," Fanbridge founder Spencer Richardson tells Hypebot. FanBridge has. Continue reading
The Echo Nest Expands Music Intelligence Platform To Digital Advertising
The music you listen to could now help drive the ads you hear online. With the launch of Music Audience Understanding, clients of The Echo Nest can deliver targeted advertising. Continue reading
Pitchfork To Launch Print Magazine, The $19.96 Pitchfork Review
A pioneer in professional online music journalism, Pitchfork, is launching an old school print magazine. The quarterly publication will debut December 16th with a per issue cover price of $19.96. Continue reading
Songkick Adds Ticketing To iOS App, Announces 8.5 Million Unique Users, Over 50% Of Traffic Via Mobile
Today Songkick updates its iOS app with in-app ticket purchasing in the UK, Spotify playlist scanning to further identify your favorite acts and a new design. In addition, they've released. Continue reading
RealNetworks Sells $29.3 Million Stake In Digital Music Company LoEn
RealNetworks has sold its stake in Korean digital music distributor LoEn Entertainment for $29.3 million in cash, according to an SEC filing. RealNetworks is not saying who bought the shares, but Affinity Equity Partners. Continue reading
TuneGO Building Musician Discovery Platform That May Actually Help Artists
TuneGO is a new career development platform for musicians that takes a hybrid approach to addressing the needs of artists from building a fanbase to connecting with industry professionals. I. Continue reading
TuneCore Partners With INDMUSIC To Monetize YouTube Videos
TuneCore has partnered with INDMUSIC to offer YouTube monetization services to distributed artists. An important new source of revenue for artists, YouTube monetization is an increasingly crowded sector including competitor. Continue reading
Rdio Laying Off Staff, “Huge Percentage Of Rdio Is Gone and Me With Them”
TechCrunch is reporting layoffs at Rdio and has received confirmation from a spokesperson. Estimates are as high as 35 people which apparently works out to somewhere between a fifth and. Continue reading
Trend Watch: More Music Tech Startups Are Turning To Crowdfunding
It should come as no surprise that music tech startups that need funding are turning to crowdfunding as an alternative approach. Most are Indiegogo-style campaigns though I'm starting to see. Continue reading
MySpace “Worth $15 Billion” When Sold For $35 Million, Says Co-founder
(Updated) MySpace was worth much,much more than the $35 million that Rupert Murdoch sold the site for in 2011 according to co-founder Chris DeWolfe. “He made a big blunder in. Continue reading
