Video: Spotify Says Hello To The iPod
Spotify today announced major upgrades that make the streaming music service more compatible with iTunes. In fact Spotify's hope is that users will switch to its new platform to manage. Continue reading
Pandora Milestone: The 10 Billionth Thumb
"On Sunday, April 24th at 4:46pm, "Ridin' Solo" by Jason DeRulo received Pandora's 10 billionth thumb," crowed a proud Tim Westergren on the company blog. Pandora's thumbs – unlike Facebook's. Continue reading
SoundExchange Takes Aim At Uneducated Writers And “Very, Very Low” Rates
During a webinar last week, digital performing rights organization SoundExchange answered questions ranging from criticisms of undistributed funds to why some payment checks were so small. During the session, articles. Continue reading
Digital Radio Paid Musicians $36 Million More Than Paid Subcriptions Last Year
Music streaming services like MOG, Rdio and Spotify may be the talk of the industry, but digital radio from Pandora to Sirius XM surpassed them in royalties paid to musicians and. Continue reading
What Will I Get For 2 Weeks Without Playstation, Sony Music Unlimited?
"Some PlayStation Network and Qriocity Services to be Available This Week" reads the headline of Sony's weekend press release. Despite the lack of a definite re-start date, Sony is offering. Continue reading
Looks Like iCloud Is Name Of Apple’s Music Locker
Apple's pending cloud based music service will likely be called iCloud according to GigaOm. Sources tell Om Malik that Apple just paid $4.5 million for the domain of the former. Continue reading
Pitchify: Spotify’s Music + Pitchfork’s Taste
Love them or hate them, it’s tough to deny that online music review outlets Pitchfork Media and Drowned In Sound are tastemaking kings when it comes to influencing trends in. Continue reading
MOG Prepares Launch Of Freemium Music Service
MOG CEO David Hyman revealed his company's strategy for competing with Spotify yesterday at the Rethink Music Conference in Boston: more free music. Hyman admitted that they've been watching the. Continue reading
Sony Admits Credit Info Of 77M PlayStation & Qriocity Music Unlimited Users Hacked
It took a full week, but Sony admitted late yesterday that the full account and credit info of 77 million PlayStation Network and Qriocity Music Unlimited accounts have been hacked. Continue reading
Sony Playstation, Qriocity Music Unlimited Networks Still Down After 5 Days
As of Monday morning, the Sony Playstation Networks and recently launched Sony Qriocity Music Unlimited Service both remained out of service. The troubles began on Wednesday and were caused by. Continue reading
