Pandora Profitable, Chasing The “80% Opportunity”
Only a year ago Pandora head Tim Westergren was warning users that it was on the brink of shutting down unless Congress enacted more favorable streaming rights. Now, the company. Continue reading
eMusic Adds Warner Music Group To Catalog
In Talks To Add Streaming (UPDATED) Digital music download subscription service eMusic has added the Warner Music Group family of labels to its offering in the US. The agreement includes. Continue reading
Universal Music Group Sues Grooveshark
Universal Music Group is suing streaming music site Grooveshark for mass copyright violations. Last year EMI also sued Grooveshark, but later dropped the filing and began working with the site.. Continue reading
Iggy Pop Shares His Little Iggy In New Ad
It's not as bad as you think it will be as 70's CBGB's stalwart Iggy Pop shares his "Little Iggy" with the world. In fact, this insurance ad is actually. Continue reading
Play.me Launches Music Streaming With 2 Major Labels & Offline Android App
Play.me has launched as a browser-based service offering access to 2.5 million songs to create playlists and customize radio stations that can also be shared and streamed on social networks.. Continue reading
Songza Sets Launches With Curated Playlists
Tired of a computer picking your tunes? The folks behind music search engine Songza have just launched Songza Sets, a free net music service that offers 12 song original playlists. Continue reading
Pandora Hits Holiday High Thanks To Mobile
"Xmas day was twice as big as our previous high… Def a sign of the growing footprint of devices/mobile." – A tweet from Pandora founder Tim Westergren early on Monday. Continue reading
eMusic Considers Sale, Shift In Strategy
Apparently the recent shifts in ownership at imeem, iLike and particularly Lala have the executives that run eMusic thinking about selling the company or at least making some shifts in. Continue reading
Is Amazon MP3 Headed For The Cloud?
Many in the digital music space believe that Apple's purchase of Lala is an indication that iTunes will soon be helping consumers move their music into the cloud for everywhere. Continue reading
Pandora Tops 40M Users, Attracts New Ad $’s
Pandora topped 40 million total registered users in early December – a number roughly equivalent to the combined population of the 30 largest U.S. cities. 20 million of those users. Continue reading