Creating A Level Playing Field For Musicians [Cherie Hu]
Music industry journalist Cherie Hu joins co-hosts Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert on our Music Bis Weekly podcast. Cherie is passionate about documenting and propelling innovation in music, media and. Continue reading
Spotify Adds “Sort You Music” To Get You Playlists In Order
For many, playlists are the new radio. But who has the time to endlessly sort all of the tracks you've added into a pleasing order or re-order them when you. Continue reading
Songs Of We Are On The Rise Says The EchoNest
By Eliot Van Buskirk from Spotify Insights. If art reflects society, we should pay attention when musicians sing about us, specific people, or themselves. Thousands of songs begin with the. 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
Spotify Launches Insights Data Blog, Eliot Van Buskirk Appointed ‘Data Storyteller’
Spotify has launched a blog to parse the mountains of music data it and its Echo Nest subsidiary collect, and hired veteran tech and music journalist Eliot Van Buskirk as "in-house. Continue reading
The Echo Nest Partners With AirPair For API Developer Support
The Echo Nest has partnered with Y Combinator backed AirPair help developers connect to its API, the company announced the morning. Connecting APIs to create more interesting products and services is. Continue reading
7 Decades, 7 Musical Evolutions
From the Echo Nest Blog. Humankind has had music for as far back as we’re able to define ourselves as such. Some of that music has always been favored by. Continue reading
This Is My Jam Adds Related Jam Playlists
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Music-sharing site This Is My Jam – whose founders call it “slow music” because in contrast to the way many music apps encourage the. Continue reading
Pick A Band Name While Streaming Bandcamp Music
Bandcamp recently released a free mobile app that will offer you and your fans a chance to stream the music they've bought. Like other moves from Bandcamp, this is yet. Continue reading
Fifth Harmony Games The Charts With Repeat Plays
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Some artists have been complaining about the royalties paid out by online streaming services like Rdio and Spotify (which depend on record label deals),. Continue reading
