Is MySpace Traffic Growing Again?
MySpace has been undergoing a constant makeover for more than a year. A new design got rave reviews, but is traffic growing, particularly compared to a year ago? Compete, which. Continue reading
Songza Scores $4.7M, Expands Native Advertising
Mood and activity based music streamer Songza has raised $4.7 million in equity financing. Investors include Amazon, which has participated in earlier funding rounds, along with talent agency William Morris Endeavor,. Continue reading
iTunes Radio To Launch September 18th [OFFICIAL] Is It A Pandora Killer?
Alongside two new iPhones lines and other innovations shared during Apple's official press event today, came the news that iTunes Radio will finally launch on September 18th, as part of. Continue reading
Gumroad, Topspin and Square Introduce New Music Ecommerce Options
We're at a stage where many strong products for musicians are well-established and are now expanding their services. Gumroad recently added preorders to their digital sales offering. Topspin's ArtistLink now. Continue reading
Kim Dotcom Again Sets Stage For New Music Service Now Called Baboom
Kim Dotcom has been attempting to get music service Megabox off the ground since at least 2011. Last week he resigned his position at Mega director and says he will. Continue reading
Atlanta’s First Music Startup Academy 10/4
Neurotic Media and NARM's digitalmusic.org, are bringing the Music Startup Academy to the GTRI Conference Center in Atlanta GA on Friday October 4th. This full-day course is a strong industry primer. Continue reading
Announcing Hella Hack Oakland, The East Bay’s First Ever Music Hackathon
Gracenote and Pandora are teaming up to host the first ever music hackathon in Oakland, CA. “Hella Hack Oakland” will bring together up to 150 coders, developers and designers on. Continue reading
Microsoft’s XBox Music Goes Freemium, Adds iOS and Android Apps
Microsoft is expanding the reach of it's subscription streaming service XBox Music to include a free ad-supported web player and it's first ever apps for Googles' Android and Apple's iOS platforms.. Continue reading
5 Ways To Promote Your Music With SoundCloud
SoundCloud has become an important part of the musical web's infrastructure. It plays a particularly strong role in music marketing and musicians are finding ways to make use of it. Continue reading
Playlists: Streaming Music Curation’s Duct Tape?
Lists are a big part of music from album tracklists to live show setlists. But web or app-based playlists of music, typically linked to streaming options from YouTube to Spotify,. Continue reading
