UPDATE: Details Emerge Of U2 and Apple’s New Digital Music Format
Update Friday 9/19: More details are starting to emerge regarding the new digital music format that U2 is working on with Apple. The project which Bono says would assure that songwriters. Continue reading
The “Me” Generation: Why Music Curation Isn’t The Answer
By Michael E. Spinelli, founder of Eventsnype. In a recent interview, Apple CEO Tim Cook dubbed Beats co-founders Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre “creative geniuses.” The justification CEO Tim Cook. Continue reading
AM NEWS BRIEF: Apple + Amazon Add Media Sharing, More U2, Azalea Sues, PC Music, PRS & More
THURSDAY 9.18.2014 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web I 'Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For', but at least I'm on your iPhone. CLICK HERE Updated Continuously. Continue reading
U2 BE GONE! Apple Offers 1 Click Removal After Complaints Mount
The hipster uproar after Apple downloaded a free copy of U2's new album to all iTunes accounts, apparently reached Cupertino. Or perhaps it made it to Ireland were Bono and. Continue reading
U2 Album Gifting: Free Or An Assault On Everything That Makes Freedom Worth Having?
I have to admit, when I heard about the free album from U2 waiting for me in my iTunes account I did not for a minute think about what it. Continue reading
Promised Land: Youth Culture, Disruptive Startups, And The Social Music Revolution
If you read Hypebot, you know music technology writer and user experience researcher Kyle Bylin. Whether in his writings or on the Upward Spiral podcast, Kyle has always sought to. Continue reading
Tim Cook On Beats Music and Why Apple Paid $3.2 Billion: “I couldn’t sleep that night…”
Guesting on the Charlie Rose show, Apple CEO Tim Cook shared why he wanted Apple to buy Beats, even with it's $3.2 billion price tag. Some of Cook's enthusiasm for. Continue reading
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10 Mostly No-Cost Music Marketing Tactics 6 Steps To Building True Music Industry Connections Apple's U2 Giveaway 5 Tips For Marketing Music On Social Media Music Marketing On Snapchat and. Continue reading
Did Apple Marketing Rip Off OK Go Or Did They Simply Improve Upon Their Idea?
Joshua Brustein at Businessweek looks at the possibility that a new Apple commercial is a ripoff of the original concept for OK Go's "The Writing's On the Wall" music video.. Continue reading
Apple x Music: It’s Bigger Than Beats
Though Beats Music was a no show at yesterday's big Apple event there were some musical moments. U2 promoted their new album giveaway via iTunes and Justin Timberlake and Jimmy. Continue reading
