Spotify Lost $59M In 2011, Projects $889M Revenue & More Losses In 2012
(UPDATED) Spotify co-founder and CEO Daniel EK says that 2012 revenues will top $889 million USD as the music streamer expands quickly into more territories. Ek also confirmed figures provided. Continue reading
A Timeline: Universal Music Group vs. Grooveshark vs. Digital Music News
Late last year Universal Music Group sued streaming music service Grooveshark claiming that they consciously pirated thousands of songs. Their lawsuit mentions anonymous comments at Digital Music News by someone. Continue reading
Spotify Adds Free Music Play Button For Web Sites, Blogs &Tumblr
Spotify has added a Play Button that, when placed on any site, blog or Tumblr, enables play of any song, album or playlist. The button provides sites free access to millions. Continue reading
Sean Adams Of Drowned In Sound On Hype, ‘Best Of’ Lists & Why He’s Not Making a Spotify App
Guest post by Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. This is the second part of an interview with the legendary Sean Adams, founder of the Drowned In Sound music reviews site.. Continue reading
Pandora Stock Hits All Time Low
Amid fears that profitability is a distant and blurry target, Pandora stock hit an all time low of $9.03 on Monday before rising slightly to close at $9.18. Pre-market trading. Continue reading
How Do You Spotify? A Look At Spotify’s 47 Apps
Guest post by Connor McKnight of Evolver.fm. Spotify was well on its way to celebrity status even before most U.S. listeners had heard of the service, let alone had the. Continue reading
Spotify Denies Report Of 3 Million U.S. Users
Yesterday, the New York Post claimed that Spotify has signed up just 3 million users in the U. S. and converted 600,000 to paid subscribers. In a statement to the. Continue reading
Raditaz Partners With Echo Nest To Take On Pandora
Internet radio provider Raditaz has partnered with The Echo Nest music intelligence platform to deliver personalized streams that it says are superior to Pandora. By combining The Echo Nest's data. Continue reading
New Facebook App From Ditto Music Enables Free Distribution To Spotify
A new Facebook app, just launched by flat fee digital music distributor Ditto Music, enables artists to get their music onto Spotify at no cost. Mmusicians can submit tracks to. Continue reading
At Least One Indie Artist Is Making Big $’s From Streaming Music
Guest post by Chris Duncan of The Orchard's Daily Rind. If you're from outside of Scandinavia, you probably have no idea who Jonathan Johansson is. Let me fill you in.. Continue reading
