Chromecast For TV A Big Hit, Now What About A Chromecast For Music?
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. The reviews continue to roll in, but consumers have already voted on Google Chromecast, a $35 HDMI dongle that streams video and music from. Continue reading
Browse Upcoming Shows With Rhapsody Concerts App
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Spotify encourages third-party developers to build desktop apps on its platform, but Rhapsody has a different vision: to craft its own Rhapsody-powered apps beyond. Continue reading
Nwplaying Founder On Gamifying A Music App
By Tom Dillon of Evolver.fm. Each day brings another raft of apps for telling people what music you’re listening to, as start-ups fall over each other to become the Twitter. Continue reading
Tunecore Founders Jeff Price and Peter Wells Raise $500K For Audiam
(UPDATED) Tunecore co-founders Jeff Price and Peter Wellls have raised $500,000 for their music tech startup, Audiam. Investors include TuneSat CEO Scott Schreer, TuneSat COO Chris Woods, PTC Advisor's Tom. Continue reading
Patreon Receives $2.1 Million In Funding, Jack Conte Currently Supported At $6,153 Per Video
Yesterday news hit that Patreon, Jack Conte's innovative and highly successful patronage platform, received a funding round of $2.1 million. It's another level of validation for the recently launched site. Continue reading
Why Telling Artists To Stop Selling Music & Just Make Money Through Live Shows Is Ridiculous
Giving away all your music for free and trying to make your living via other revenue streams can be a valid approach. Except that I don't know of any musicians. Continue reading
Loudr’s Cover Song Licensing and Sales Platform Opens To New Signups For VidCon Relaunch
VidCon kicks off today in Anaheim, California and while many people will be there, YouTube stars and the companies that work with them will be front and center. One company. Continue reading
Bandsintown Adds In App Ticketing, Shares Survey Of 40,000 Users
A Bandintown update pushed out to iOS users yesterday adds in app ticket purchases with select vendors. Getting a small cut from tickets sold is increasingly a key music app. Continue reading
Poll Results: If You Care About Music, Should You Ditch Spotify?
Today we learned that Spotify's revenue doubled to $577 million last year. Before that story broke, we asked the Hypebot community, "If you care about music should you ditch Spotify?".. Continue reading
Spotify Revenue Doubled Last Year To $577 Million
(UPDATED) Documents filed by holding company Spotify Technology show that revenue more than doubled in 2012. The music streamer's revenue took in $577 million USD, as it doubled it's user. Continue reading
