Vevo Purchases ShowYou But Will It Seize The Opportunity?
Vevo's recent purchase of ShowYou has the industry abuzz as to whether this could potentially signal Vevo's entrance into the subscription world. Mark Mulligan asks what a company like ShowYou has to offer. Continue reading
SXSW Announces 2016 Music Hackathon, Accepting Applications
The SXSW Music Hackathon will return on Tuesday, March 15th. For the third year, SXSW showcasing artists will join with hackers, designers, programmers and industry judges for 24 straight hours. Continue reading
Beatport Adds Free Embeddable Music Player, Artists To Be Paid For Every Stream
The money that artists make when music is played online is very slowly inching upward. That pace should accelerate when Apple launches, or will after it gets past a controversial. Continue reading
Five Reasons Why There’s Never Been a Better Time to Be a Musician
If you're a musician, you've probably wondered how your career would have fared if this was another decade. Would you have sold more albums if you were a musician in. Continue reading
SoundCloud Imposes API Streaming Limits
As part of its moves to monetize the platform and properly compensate creators, SoundCloud has been making a series of changes – some of which have not been well received. Continue reading
Nine Reasons Why You’re Not Getting More Twitter Followers
If you are active on Twitter, you understand that it only takes a couple of seconds to decide whether to follow someone or not. It’s like hyper-condensed speed-dating on the. Continue reading
16 Amazing #Midem Hack Day Music Hacks, 1 Winner!
This weekend 16 international teams of music tech hackers joined the 5th annual Music Hack Day at the Midem music conference in Cannes, France. I'm most intrigued by FanBox and The. Continue reading
This Week in Music Commentary
Former Rhapsody, Sony Exec Sends An Open Letter To The Music Business How TIDAL Could Deliver On It's Promises 8 Experts Make A Case For Why “Physical” Recorded Music Still. Continue reading
