Rdio Launches New Player & Features
Music streamer Rdio launched redesigned web and desktop players today, along with several new features. The landing page now also includes Rdio 'friends' based on connected Twitter and Facebook accounts.The. Continue reading
Roundtable: Is Music Discovery a Feature or Product?
By Kyle Bylin of sidewinder.fm It's an important question. There are hundreds of websites and applications that promise to expose listeners to new music. But can they make money? Are they worth money?. Continue reading
Music On Tumblr & Their Unique Relationship With SoundCloud
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Marissa Meyer has pledged not to screw up Tumblr and to leave it more-or-less autonomous, as part of Yahoo’s bold $1.1 billion acquisition of. Continue reading
Bandsintown Gets More Social With Mobile Apps
This week concert tracking service Bandsintown upgraded its mobile apps and continued its push towards becoming a social music network in its own right. New features primarily focus on information. Continue reading
Mamet Sisters’ Failing Kickstarter: Celebrity Crowdfunding Backlash Or Fan-Connection Failure?
Mamet half-sisters, Zosia and Clara, have a musical act called The Cabin Sisters. The Cabin Sisters are raising money via Kickstarter for a music video and it's not going so. Continue reading
Music Tech Exec Roundtable: Who Does Music Discovery Appeal To?
By Kyle Bylin of sidewinder.fm Twitter #Music is a music discovery tool. You can lean back and listen to each music chart like a radio station, but you often need to pull out. Continue reading
Unauthorized Google Music App Now Available On iTunes
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Well, it happened — Apple has approved an iOS app called gMusic that has long allowed the iPhone crowd to access their Google Music. Continue reading
Pandora Listener Caps Driving New Subscriptions [Study]
Pandora revenue from subscriptions has been climbing steadily since it implemented user caps of forty hours a month on their mobile devices, according to research by ammp analytics firm Appie Annie.. Continue reading
Spotify Discovers Music Discovery With Discover! [plus 3 Reviews]
Spotify launched its much-awaited "Discover" feed yesterday. First announced in December, Discover is a scrolling grid of suggestions for music you might find of interest. It looks great and it's. Continue reading
Ticketmaster Hires New Head Of Technology
Live Nation has tapped veteran technologist Jody Mulkey to serve as their Executive Vice President of Platform Engineering and Global Technical Operations at their Ticketmaster division. Prior to joining Live. Continue reading
