RESOLVED: Day Long DDOS Attack That Brought Down Spotify, SoundCloud, Others Ends, Homeland Security Investigating
UPDATE 2: Spotify, SoundCloud, Twitter and other major sites were down or loading slowly all day on Friday thanks to a massive Distributed Denial Of Services (DD0S) attack. By Friday evening the. Continue reading
FRI. BRIEF: Facebook Is Licensing Music • Playster Signs Label Streaming Deals • BMG Pressured ISPs For Cash • More
Friday 9.23.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Is Facebook diving deeper into music or just finally getting ready to pay for the audio that's already there? Updated under. Continue reading
Hypebot’s More News Section, Rebel Mouse And A Promise Broken
You'll notice some experimentation over the next few days in our More News section. Here's why: For three years, we'ves used the digital bookmarking tool RebelMouse to share music industry. Continue reading
Live Nation Brings TSA Pre✓ Enrollment, Expedited Event Entry To Festivals, Concerts
[UPDATED] Annoyed by the long lines at concerts that seem to be getting longer due to increased security measures? In answer, Live Nation has partnered with the same company that provides pre-screening. Continue reading
FRI. BRIEFING: Pandora Plunges On Weak Report, Buyout Rumor • Beatport Bounces Back • Spotify Spying • More
FRIDAY 7.22.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Pandora: downturn or bump in the road? I'll bet on the later as it evolves beyond a one trick pony, investing. Continue reading
Bandzoogle Adds More Ways To Share Your Music: Facebook, Twitter & Embeddable Players
Musician web site and marketing platform Bandzoogle has added some great looking and easy to use widgets to help users share their music. In addition to a responsive HTML player for. Continue reading
Chicago Adds 9% Tax On Spotify, Netflix
The City of Chicago has imposed a pair of taxes that would impose a sales tax on pay-per-view entertainment delivered over the internet. The law seems aimed at streaming services. Continue reading
