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BandsInTown Reaches 5 Million App Installs

The week Bandsintown surpassed 5 million installs of its concert tracking app on Facebook and smartphones. That's a jump of 4 million installs in the last 18 months. The company. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/16/2013 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Rhapsody’s Jon Irwin: “Don’t Kill The Radio Star! Embrace It”

This op-ed by Rhapsody president Jon Irwin was excerpted from his keynote at the recent RAIN radio and internet summit. Streaming music has reached an inflection point. The technology has. Continue reading

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Pandora’s Biggest Weakness, Potential Opportunity

By Kyle Bylin (@sidewinderfm), founder and editor of sidewinder.fm, a music and tech think tank. Pandora has evolved during its tumultuous, decade long rise to ascendancy in the Internet radio sector, but the. Continue reading

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Team Jukely Joins TechStars NYC To Iterate A Mobile App For Live Show Discovery

Jukely is an iOS app that brings together music discovery and co-founder Bora Celik's background as an EDM concert promoter to recommend upcoming live shows in New York City. Recently. Continue reading

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Would You Rather Follow On Spotify Or Rdio?

By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Spotify recently rolled out some of the new features it teased in New York last December with a new way to “follow” people —. Continue reading

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Twitter Pulls Flattr, Microdonations Service Adds YouTube

Musicians and other creators can no longer receive microdonations via Twitter using Flattr. "We are sad to announce that from today (16th of April 2013) at noon CET we are. Continue reading

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Spotify Launches In 8 New Markets

The news that iTunes and Google are readying the launch of music streaming services appears to have motivated Spotify to ramp up its own efforts to grab market share. Today. Continue reading

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Soundcrtl’s FlashFWD Music Tech Awards Announces Nominees, Opens Voting

Soundctrl, a hub for NYC's music tech community, has announced the nominees and opened voting for the 4th Annual FlashFWD Awards which honor excellence and innovation in music tech. 

Bruce Houghton on 04/15/2013 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Pretty Lights Debuts Single w/Talib Kweli, Announces First Physical Release & BitTorrent Promo

On Sunday EDM artist and hip hop producer Pretty Lights performed at Coachella and introduced his new single featuring Talib Kweli off his upcoming album "A Color Map Of The. Continue reading

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Twitter Music: Musician Influencers Review App, Tech Bloggers Search The Code

Last week ended with No Twitter Music For You but "influencers" got to experience it so now you know you're not! Some of them, including Wiz Khalifa, The Glitch Mob. Continue reading

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