Spotify Paid Users Soar After New Restrictions On Free Service
After Spotify introduced restrictions to its free service in May, it gained an impressive 520,000 subscribers. According to documents obtained by Music Ally, these changes also contributed to Spotify 's. Continue reading
Music Tech Hopefuls Demo @ 500 Startups: Console.fm & SingBoard Evade Music Licensing
Multiple startups being "accelerated" by 500 Startups demoed this week and at least two were focused on music. Console.fm and SingBoard both have a lot of potential and have found. Continue reading
eMusic Debuts eMusic Radio Beta
eMusic has launched eMusic Radio in beta. The new services offers curated online music streams to subscribers. Each non-interactive stream is curated by a member of the eMusic editorial staff. Continue reading
Part Pandora, Part Turntable.fm, Radical.fm Opens To Indie Musicians
Radical.fm is part Pandora, part turntable.com. When it launches later this year, this personalized streaming music service includes the ability to "RadCast" streams in real time. A related service, Radical. Continue reading
Spotify Responds To Century Media Pullout, Another Label Joins Anti-Streaming Chorus
(UPDATED) Earlier this week, metal and hardcore music group Century Media pulled its labels from Spotify "to protect the interests of their artists". "Spotify in its present shape and form. Continue reading
Century Media Pulls All Labels From Spotify To ‘Protect Artists’
Heavy metal and hardcore label group Century Media has pulled all its labels from Spotify, according to the company, "to protect the interests of their artists". Labels include Century Media. Continue reading
Pandora’s Westergren: ‘Being In A Rock Band Is A Lot Like A Startup’
"My first entrepreneurial experience was being in a rock band. It’s a lot like a start-up," said Pandora founder Tim Westergren. "You are involved in a creative process, there is. Continue reading
Spotify Sued For Patent Infringement In U.S. Court
Just weeks after launching in the U.S., Spotify has fallen victim to a uniquely American phenomenon: an out-of-the-blue patent infringement lawsuit. A corporate decedent of PacketVideo, a forgotten mobile video. Continue reading
Spotify’s Daniel Ek: ‘If we create the right product, better than piracy… people will come.” [VIDEO]
"I come from a land which is more known for Pirate Bay, Kazaa, all those inventions, and I just refuse to believe really that the music industry, while people are. Continue reading
backBEAT for Monetizing Live Streaming Events
backBEAT is a streaming event video service for musicians from likeZEBRA with some similarities to StageIt. backBEAT treats live webcast events as one-of-a-kind experiences that are not archived and are. Continue reading
