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
Did You Miss Re-Launch Of Songza.com? Don’t.
Lost in the media coverage that AimeStreet was being been bought and shut down by investor Amazon and that the AmieStreet team's focus was shifting to Songza, was that a. Continue reading
Last.fm Introduces Listening Clock Feature
And Incorporates Time Into Music Recommendations. Music recommendation is fairly straightforward, at a time, when our consumption habits clearly aren’t. The general, algorithmic approach takes the stance that users who. Continue reading
AmieStreet Closure May Show Where Amazon Thinks Music Ownership Is Headed
Amazon was an early investor in AmieStreet, Inc. which until today owned AmieStreet.com and still controls Songza.com. That it was decided to shut down AimeStreet, abandon its dynamic pricing model. Continue reading
It’s Official: Sony To Launch Music In Cloud Subscriptions Before End Of Year
Sony was sort on specifics, but today announced plans to introduce "Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity", a new, cloud-based digital music service. Available by year's end, the subscription service will. Continue reading
