Songza Raises $3.82 Million For Curated Playlists
Songza has completed a $3.8 million fund-raising round , according to a new SEC filing. Details of the investment were not disclosed, but Amazon has been long term supporter of. Continue reading
Stereotypes Music Messaging App: From Dreamit Ventures Into The Wild
Stereotypes is a music messaging app for iOS focused on building groups and sharing music as messages. I spoke last week with CEO Jason Keck about the experience of developing. Continue reading
Bandcamp.com Shifts Focus To Music Discovery
Popular direct to fan tools provider Bandcamp has redesigned its home page and added features that focus on music discovery. The centerpiece is the Bandcamp Weekly show, hosted by Andrew. Continue reading
Music Streamer Rdio Adds Movies & TV
Music streaming service Rdio has added film and TV dubbed Vdio. At launch, Vdio has thousands of hit titles available for rent or purchase. "It's the next extension in our. Continue reading
Court Says No To ReDigi MP3 Resales, Company Vows To Continue
A federal judge in New York rejected ReDigi's "first sale doctrine" defense and ruled that the company must stop re-selling track purchased legally on iTunes and elsewhere. The ruling is. Continue reading
Songkick Concerts Upgrades iPhone App, Adds In-App Ticket Sales
Songick has released a major upgrade to it's free iPhone concert tracking app. It's the first upgrade to the app since a 2011 launch, and includes in-app ticket purchases with. Continue reading
Fanzy Raises $550,000 Seed Round For Free Facebook Fan Loyalty App
(UPDATED) Facebook social loyalty app Fanzy announced the completion of a $550,000 seed financing round with investments from Kima Ventures (Rapportive, Sparrow), Start Capital (State.com, Senzari) and OREFA, the investment. Continue reading
Whyd Adds Community & Discovery To Music Collections, Free Invites To Hypebot Readers
When Whyd launched in November of last year the web had already been flooded with a number of sites that allowed you to save and listen to music via services. Continue reading
Next Big Thing Launches Reddit For Music & Music News
Next Big Thing launched on Monday as a "Reddit/Hacker News For Music." It's basically a site where people posts links to music or music news articles, comment on them and. Continue reading