Beats Music Stops Adding New Users, Blames Flood Of Interest
The just launched and much publicized Beats Music service hit a snag yesterday afternoon when it was forced to stop adding new users. "Due to the extremely high volume of. Continue reading
Rap Genius Cuts Universal Publishing Group Deal: “We’ll lend them a wheelbarrow…”
It's been a bit of a roller coaster ride for RapGenius. After quickly becoming a hot site and a VC darling, a majorr muysic publishing trade group put them at. Continue reading
Can Big Data Help Artists Make Smarter Choices?
Subcribe to the Upward Spiral podcast in iTunes, play recent shows on SoundCloud, or follow us on Twitter. In this episode of the Upward Spiral, a music business podcast, we. Continue reading
Beats Music Launches First Promo Spot [VIDEO]
"What if you had the perfect music for every moment?" begins Beat Music's first promo spot launched this morning. The 30 second animated clip is likely part of the major. Continue reading
WiMP Names Remmer Managing Director
EU based music service WiMP is gaining traction in Denmark and has appointed Morten Remmer as the newManaging Director to continue the that trajectory. Remmer is the former head of. Continue reading
WholeWorldBand Collaboration Platform Wins Buma Meets Tech Award At Eurosonic Noorsderlag
Eurosonic Noorsderlag is a major European music conference and showcase. The Buma Music Meets Tech Award was given out for this first time this year in an effort to support. Continue reading
Why Musicians Need Partners, Not Sponsors
There is no question – the music industry as an entity is anything but a one man show. The road to success means putting in the hours, making meaningful connections,. Continue reading
SongAmpr Launches Song Promotion Platform With Free Premium Memberships For Hypebot Readers
SongAmpr officially launched today offering musicians a platform for releasing and promoting music with SongPages. The idea is to maximize the impact of each single and to build an ongoing. Continue reading
Frisky Builds An Indie EDM Streaming Service
The news that Radionomy was buying Winamp and Shoutcast from AOL was good for many web radio broadcasters including Faisal Sultan of Frisky, an EDM radio station that added a. Continue reading
Mindie Raises $1.2M For Short DIY Music Videos
iPhone app Mindie, jumps into the short social video space, with a musical twist that has caught the eye of an impressive list of Silicon valley investors. The app combines short, looping. Continue reading
12 Days of Monetization – A Summary of the 13-part Cyber PR Guest Post Series
Longtime Music Think Tank contributor Ariel Hyatt opened the floor for the best ways to build your career in 2014. Polling her own favorite contributors, she brings us a compilation. Continue reading