Pepsi Sponsors Downloads From Yala, World’s Largest Arabic Music Service
Yala Music is a unique hybrid music service featuring Arabic music. Though developed for the Middle East and North Africa, Yala's listenership has grown most strongly in the U.S. Yala. Continue reading
Reddit Co-Founder Alexis Ohanian Tells Musicians To Go Crowdfund Themselves
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, Chief Swine Defender (his real title) at BreadPig, just gave the second of three keynote addresses on the first day. Continue reading
VEVO.TV Launches: The Return Of Music Television
Guest post by Micheal Cerda (@imcerdafied) for sidewinder.fm, a music and tech think tank. Cerda provides an in-depth commentary on today's launch of VEVO.TV, a brand-new music video product. In. Continue reading
Apple Joins Digital Resale Movement. Ready For Even Less MP3 Revenue?
In January, Amazon was granted a patent on tech related to the resale of digital content and now Apple has filed their own version. Not only are they covering quite. Continue reading
New Music Stats From Spotify & Facebook: 24 Million Users, 40 Billion Plays
This morning Spotify shared new users stats. The music streamer added 1 million paying subscribers for a new total of 6 million, or 25% of 24 million current active users.. Continue reading
Rdio Adds 7 More Countries
Rdio continues it global expansion with the addition of 7 new countries. Announced yesterday at SXSW 2913, Rdio has added service in Mexico, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, and Austria.. Continue reading
Spotify To Expand Free Pandora-Like Mobile Radio [REPORTS]
Spotify is close to finalizing a deal with record labels that would give it a major head start on Pandora globally, according to several sources. Spotify currently uses free web. Continue reading
BandPage Expands With Fan Experiences Platform
BandPage today announced the addition "Experiences", a self-service platform to market and monetize the artist-fan relationship through unique fan experiences. Dozens of startups are focused on direct-to-fan, and several are. Continue reading
How To Enjoy SXSW Music Even If You’re Not There
If you're not attending SXSW Music this year you may find the media coverage a bit off-putting at times with its assumption that you're on the scene. But there are. Continue reading
Red Bull Amplifier Launches Music Tech Startup Accelerator
Red Bull Amplifier just launched in London to accelerate music tech startups and they're interested in everybody with great ideas to "make music experiences better" from hackers to startups ready. Continue reading
