REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
Pink In Open Letter To Fans: "Kiss My Entire… Ass" RIAA Revamps Gold & Platinum Certifications: 100 On Demand Plays = 1 Sale Infographic: Search Engine Optimization (SEO) For Musicians. Continue reading
How Music Blogging Landscape Has Changed
By Kyle Bylin (@sidewinderfm), founder and editor of sidewinder.fm, a music and tech think tank. Music blogs are an interesting sector, one that continues to evolve with the artists that. Continue reading
YouTube Adds Paid Subscriptions With Just 2 Music Channels: Qello Concerts & Rap Battle
YouTube's new subscription channels, a cable tv for the web, launched yesterday with two music channels on board, Qello (HD concert films and music documentaries) and Rap Battle Network. They're. Continue reading
Apple Completes iRadio Deal With Universal Music, Sony Stalls [REPORT]
(UPDATED) Universal Music Group has agreed to license it's catalog to Apple's iRadio streaming music services, according to reports. Apple has apparently dropped requests that it be charged a lower. Continue reading
Stock Market Remains Unfriendly To Pandora
By Kyle Bylin (@sidewinderfm), founder and editor of sidewinder.fm, a music and tech think tank. I've never taken a strong interest in Pandora’s performance on the stock market, because I mainly write. Continue reading
YouTube: Go To Discovery Source, Important Revenue Stream
By Frank Woodworth (@GlacialConcepts), Director of Business Development at Thrillcall, a concert discovery and ticketing platform for web and mobile apps. The most interesting shift in listener habits to me is that. Continue reading
Every Band On Spotify Gets A Soundrop Listening Room
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Soundrop, a Spotify app that shares a big investor with Spotify, says it alone has the ability to scale listening rooms up so that. Continue reading
Indie Artist Ian Moore Bundles His Own Song-A-Day Service
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Austin, Texas-based guitar-slinger Ian Moore had a problem that no company in the 2013 digital music ecosystem could solve: He simply wanted to sell. Continue reading
Chromatik Raises $5.7 Million For Digital Sheet Music
Digital sheet music startup Chromatik has raised $5.7 million of an $8.8 million Series A founding round, according to an SEC filing. Funders include Rustic Canyon Partners in the lead. Continue reading
Jack Conte’s Patreon Unlocks SuperFan Revenue Streams For Web Stars
Jack Conte, known in part for his role in Pomplamoose, yesterday launched a patronage platform called Patreon that's designed to connect content creators with patrons. It's an interesting hybrid that. Continue reading
