Spotify On Track To Pay Labels $60 Million In 2010, But Is That Enough?
European executives from the same major labels that have been keeping Spotify from the U.S. are singing its praises. "Spotify is on track to become the largest single partner we. Continue reading
Last.fm Suspends Three Subscriber Radio Stations
Due to the complex and intensive process of licensing music, Last.fm is discontinuing several of their subscriber-only stations. As of November 17, 2010 users will no longer be able to. Continue reading
Google Shares Impressive YouTube Stats
Google shared some impressive Q3 earnings numbers this week and for the first time broke down a bit more of how they achieved it. While Google didn’t share specific revenue. Continue reading
Thumbplay Could Prove To Be A Contender, If We Knew Their Real Numbers
Earlier this week, Thumbplay announced that it had reached an impressive 500,000 downloads of it's music application which has been available on Android, Apple and BlackBerry platforms since June. With 8. Continue reading
Decade Of NPR’s ‘All Songs Considered’ Is Now Online, Streamable, And Just Plain Awesome
NPR has launched the All Songs 24/7 Music Channel. It features a decade of the songs featured on All Songs Considered. Bob Boilen, one of the show’s hosts, kept a. Continue reading
Apple Plots iTunes Music Subscription Service And How To Stop Spotify
(UPDATED) Apple is in serious talks about a music subscription service and once again the major label heads appear ready to do whatever Cupertino asks them to do. iTunes head. Continue reading
Survey: 20% Listen To Pandora, Alt Rock Tumbles & Other Major Shifts In Youth Listening Patterns
Edison Researh's American Youth Study 2010 offers a significant survey of the media and technology habits of America's 12-24 year-olds. The new study reveals signifigant shifts in their musical preferences,. Continue reading
Thumbplay Music Offers Exclusive Stream Of Bob Dylan Tracks; Gives 30 Readers 30-Day Free Trial
Cloud-based music service Thumbplay Music is offering an exclusive, advance availability of select tracks from Bob Dylan's bootleg collection: The Bootleg Series Vol. 9 – The Witmark Demos. Through Thursday,. Continue reading
Free Downloads Are No Longer “Free” In Bandcamp
Almost two months ago, Bandcamp switched from a free to paid service. Some of their users were less happy than others, but, from my understanding, a number of them loved. Continue reading
How Much Does It Cost To Run iTunes? Hint: It’s Big.
Like anyone in the record and music industries, you’ve probably wondered to yourself how much it costs to run iTunes. Well, you’re not alone. According to the app developer and. Continue reading
