Bandcamp Upgrades Ticketing Features
Direct to fan tech provider Bandcamp has just made two significant improvements to how tickets are listed on the site. Users can now set the shipping for a ticket to. Continue reading
What Can Spotify Learn From Netflix and Hulu?
Spotify has been taking a few hits lately. From Thom Yorke to Pink Floyd, a small but growing list of significant artists and smaller labels are speaking out about what. Continue reading
The Story Of The Bank Of Muse: Marketing Music With Alternative Currencies
This week Lee Martin shared the backstory to his involvement with the Bank of Muse marketing campaign for the band Muse. Based on a previous project he did with Foo. Continue reading
Sellbox: Sell Downloads On Social Media Direct From Google Drive And Dropbox
Start up Sailbox allows users to sell downloads and other digital files direct from cloud drives D Dropbox and Google Drive. The service appears simple to use: select a file from. Continue reading
Chirpify Finalizes $6 Million Series A Round, Teases Upcoming Live Event and TV Offerings
Chirpify handles in-stream payments on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for everyone from indie musicians to big brands to the ever present Snoop Lion. Today they announced an additional $4 million. Continue reading
Univision Takes On Pandora, iHeart Radio With A Little Help From The Echo Nest
The Echo Nest's music intelligence platform will be powering Hispanic Media giant Univision’s new Uforia music app for iOS, catering to one of the fastest-growing segments of the U.S. population. The. Continue reading
Lessons Learned From Recent Music App ‘Fails’
By Daniel Turner (@dantrnr), with contributions by Nicole Nord, for sidewinder.fm, a music and tech think tank. Recent months have seen more than one questionable launch of a high profile. Continue reading
Merlin Slashes Independent Label Administration Fees 25% – 50%
Global music rights agency Merlin is slashing the administration fees it charges independent labels by 25 – 50%. Members were informed yesterday via an email obtained by Hypebot. The cuts. Continue reading
Re:Discover: A Digital Label For Cover Song Artists Emerges From A Stealthy Network
Re:Discover is both an interesting new label and the center of a group of labels and services including Bundle Dragon which I wrote about yesterday. Re:Discover describes itself as offering. Continue reading
VOTE: If You Care About Music, Should You Ditch Spotify? [POLL]
(UPDATED) If you care about music should you ditch Spotify? That’s the title of a recent New Yorker magazine article and a bottom line question some involved in the “Are streaming services. Continue reading
