Soundrop Introduces Charts Based On Listener Likes
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Soundrop, which builds group listening rooms that can exist all over the internet at the same time, offers plenty of rooms where you can. Continue reading
Earbits Online Radio Launches Android App, Reveals Success Of Social Currency
Online radio service Earbits today released an Android mobile app that mixes music delivered by Earbits with the music in listeners' collections. This expansion beyond the web means more discovery. Continue reading
Why Not Crowdfund Your Music App?
Mobile music apps now cover the gamut from album-related projects to music tech startup products. And a number of such apps have been successfully crowdfunded on the major crowdfunding platforms.. Continue reading
Changing Its Name To Peer.fm Won’t Save Napster.fm
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. A new open-source music streaming service called Napster.fm had to change its name to Peer.fm at the behest of Rhapsody, which owns the Napster. Continue reading
Challengers Strive To Knock Pandora Off Perch
By Kyle Bylin (@sidewinderfm), founder and editor of sidewinder.fm, a music and tech think tank. Have you ever heard of Pandora? This is often the question that music and tech executives open a. Continue reading
Spotify’s Most Streamed & Viral Tracks [US & UK]
Most streamed on Spotify April 15-21. UNITED STATES1. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton, "Can't Hold Us" (Macklemore)2. Imagine Dragons, "Radioactive" (Interscope Records)3. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Wanz,. Continue reading
Portugal. The Man Reaches Fans With Evil Friends Digital Sticker App For iOS
By David Chaitt (@chaitters), a SoundCtrl Board Member. Going to Ad Age Digital Conference, I had little or no understanding of photo app developer Aviary. Tobias Peggs, their CEO, was. Continue reading
Chirpify Adds $2 Million In Funding, Signs Lil Wayne, Snoop Dogg & Puma For In-Stream Social Commerce
Today Chirpify, an instream social commerce app for Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, announced $2 million in new funding from Voyager Capital. That brings their investment total to date to $3.3. Continue reading
N.Y. Court Rules Against Grooveshark In Universal Music Battle
In a major blow to Grooveshark, a five judge panel of the New York Supreme Court’s appellate division ruled that music recorded prior to 1972 was not covered by safe. Continue reading
