SoundExchange Digital Royalties Now Total $1 Billion
SoundExchange announced today that it has reached a major milestone of one billion dollars in digital royalty payments to registered recording artists and record labels since the organization was founded. Continue reading
How The Microwave Generation Is Burning Music
Post by Annie Licata (@annie_licata). Go ahead, turn on music and do anything else in the world besides actually listen to it. No one will blame you. Who can, when everyone. Continue reading
Songza iOS Apps Downloaded 1.15 Million Times In Just 10 Days
(UPDATED) In the 10 days since the June 7th debut of Songza’s iPad app, it, along with their iPhone app have been downloaded 1.15 million times. Featured in Apple's ‘New. Continue reading
Is It Time To Delete All Your Music & Mirror It To A Subscription Service Like Spotify?
Guest post by Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. A fascinating experiment began this month on NPR’s All Songs Considered blog. Bob Boilen, creator and host of the influential radio show. Continue reading
Music Streamer WE7 Sold To UK Retailer Tesco For $17 Million
The world's third largest retailer, UK based Tesco has purchased a 91% stake in customized online radio service WE7 for $17 million USD. The acquisition follows Tesco's 2011 purchase of. Continue reading
SoundCloud “Unmutes” Twitter – Player Now Expands Inside Tweets [UPDATED]
(UPDATED) Twitter now allows SoundCloud's HTML5 widget to be played inside of tweets containing a SoundCloud URL. This means that Twitter users can play SoundCloud tracks right inside of a tweet, allowing anyone. Continue reading
Songza Use Explodes, “Pandora Investors Should Be Concerned” Says Analyst
A blog post by a single analyst sent Pandora stock tumbling 12% in two days this week. BTIG Research's Richard Greenfield, citing impressive reviews and download stats for Songza's iOS. Continue reading
ReDigi Allows Artists To Profit From The Resale Of Their Digital Music
Despite ongoing lawsuits from the major labels, Redigi, the controversial online marketplace for pre-owned digital music, has announced the launch of their “Artist Syndication Program.” The program is designed to. Continue reading
Spotify Releases “Faster, Slicker, Better” Google Android App
Spotify has given it's Android app a complete top-to-bottom redesign and the music streamer is calling it their best mobile app yet. "We’ve rebuilt it from top to bottom, making. Continue reading
Hypebot Presents The Upward Spiral Podcast Episode 2 [LISTEN]
Hypebot presents the second episode of The Upward Spiral Podcast, which features Kyle Bylin of Live Nation Labs (and former Hypebot Editor), music industry consultant Jason Spitz (Former Director of. Continue reading
