See How Pandora’s Royalty Costs Continue To Outpace Revenue [CHART]
Pandora's recent trip to Washington to ask for lower rates didn't go too well and today it's stock is being battered by it's own forecast of future losses. With 62.4. Continue reading
The Holy Grail of Music Listening: Social, Discovery, and Recommendations
Guest post by Sagee Ben-Zedeff (@sageeb) for sidewinder.fm, a music and tech think tank. Ben-Zedeff is the founder and CEO of Serendip Media. Three months ago, Nielsen published one of my favorite reports. Continue reading
Turntable.fm Pivots To Pandora-like Piki
It's no secret that Turntable.fm's once impressive traffic has fallen sharply and shows no signs of rebounding. So it's no surprise that the company is pivoting to launch a new. Continue reading
Beastmode.fm Sources Top Blogs In One Simple Music Player
Los Angeles-based startup Beastmode.fm has built a music discovery platform that not only sources content from some of the top music recommendations sites on the web, but also requires no licensing. Built. Continue reading
Music Discovery: The Path to Digital Failure
Guest post by Kyle Bylin of sidewinder.fm, a music and tech think tank. Billboard has doubled down on a particularly dangerous idea. In the trade publication’s annual FutureSound white paper,. Continue reading
Spotify Names Most Streamed Songs Of 2012
Last time I checked, we still had a month to go, but Spotify has already named Gotye's "Somebody I Used to Know" the top song of the year – the. Continue reading
Watch Live: Internet Radio Fairness Act Hearings Today
The first hearings on the controversial Internet Radio Fairness Act will be broadcast live today at 11:30 AM ET. Witnesses include producer Jimmy Jam, former eMusic CEO David Pakman, and. Continue reading
On Eve Of The Internet Radio Fairness Act Hearings
(UPDATE 3) With Congressional hearings set for Wed. 11/28, David Macias, president of Nashville based label services company Thirty Tigers, shares his views on The Internet Radio Fairness Act. Somewhere. Continue reading
A Better Widget: Why Aren’t Online Music Services Music-Friendly?
Guest post by Kyle Bylin of sidewinder.fm, a music and tech think tank. A decade into the digital music revolution, it’s remarkable that we can create radio stations that we. Continue reading
Making Dollars: Clearing Up Spotify Payment Confusion
(UPDATED) By David Macias, president of Nashville based label services company Thirty Tigers. Much of the recent discourse about the music business reminds me of listening to partisan political commentators. Continue reading
Unpaid DIY Music Is ‘Competitive Advantage’ As MySpace Shops For $50M To Take On Spotify
(UPDATED) Since taking over MySpace from News Corp, Interactive Media (formerly Specific) has pushed traffic back up 36%. But that hasn't stopped MySpace from bleeding $40 million in 2012, according. Continue reading
