Tag: IOS

5 Ways Musicians Should Be Using Periscope

Have you heard about the latest social media trend? It’s called ‘live broadcasting,’ and while there are two companies dominating the marketplace, Periscope is emerging as the leader.

Guest Post on 03/31/2015 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (4)

Tags: Americans, Audience, Broadcasting, Facebook, IOS, social media, Streaming media, Television, Twitter, video

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Diddy Invests In Pleek Photo Messaging App

Social messaging apps of all varieties – text, photo, video and even music – are the current darlings of venture capitalists. If the app is a hit, it can grab. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/27/2015 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Android (operating system), App Store (iOS), Apple Inc., Ashton Kutcher, Bill Gates, Brad Silverberg, Business intelligence, IOS, Silicon Valley, Venture capital

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Ex Live Nation Labs, Warners Exec Ethan Kaplan Joins Gracenote As SVP Music

Unsurprisingly, it didn't take digital music veteran Ethan Kaplan long to land well after the breakup of Live Nation Labs. Today Gracenote announced he's getting a prime office in their executive. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/25/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Society of Composers, Artist, Authors and Publishers, Brooklyn, Hulu, Interscope Records, IOS, Jason Kilar, Rhett and Link, Warner Music Group, YouTube

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YouTube Challenger Vessel Launches With Better Pay For Creators – GET 1 YEAR FREE

YouTube is so popular that it was bound to attract competitors; and just-launched Vessel may have found the Google owned video giant's achilles heal – low payouts to creators. Along. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/24/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Facebook, Google, Hulu, IOS, Jason Kilar, Netflix, Spotify, Streaming media, Subscription business model, YouTube

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Messaging App LINE Acquires MixRadio

Ultra popular Snapchat has been clear about its broad music ambitions. Now competitor LINE jumps into music with the acquisition of personalized online streaming music service MixRadio.

Bruce Houghton on 03/17/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Aspiro, IOS, Jay-Z, Microsoft, Pi Day, Shareholder, Spotify, Streaming media, United Kingdom, WiMP

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Pandora Holds Lead As Top Music Streaming Service In The U.S.

"The Infinite Dial 2015" report from Edison Research and Triton Digital took an in depth look at US music streaming revealing Pandora as the clear leader.

Guest Post on 03/12/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Apple Inc., Eddy Cue, Edison Research, iHeartRadio, IOS, iTunes, Jimmy Iovine, List of online music databases, Spotify, Streaming media

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Apple Blames Internal Server Error For Widespread iTunes, App Store Outage

UPDATE: Apple blamed an internal server error for the widespread outage of its iTunes and App stores that impacted customers worldwide yesterday. The problems appear to have been fixed.

Guest Post on 03/12/2015 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: App Store (iOS), Apple Inc., Apple Store, Application Store, IBooks, ICloud, IOS, iTunes, ITunes Store, Mac App Store

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AM NEWS BRIEF: ‘Blurred Lines” Trial, Troy Carter Launches Smashd, Beck For $1, Twitter Video & More

TUESDAY 3.3.2015 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web Updated continuously under our More News tab. CLICK HERE

Bruce Houghton on 03/03/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 24option, Apple Inc., Ariana Grande, Artist, Baltic Sea, Banc de Binary, Bandsintown, Binary option, Byte, IOS

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Does Spotify’s New Lyrics Feature Violate U.S. Copyright Law?

[UPDATE 2] The centerpiece of today's Spotify web upgrade is a Lyrics button that delivers lyrics from MusixMatch scrolling across the screen karaoke style. (see video below) But the new. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/26/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: All of Me (song), Apple Inc., Coldplay, IOS, lyrics, musiXmatch, Rihanna, Spotify, Streaming media, Taylor Swift

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Digital Music Pioneer Rob Wells Exits Universal Music Without Warning

Rob Wells, Universal Music’s President Of Global Digital Business, resigned suddenly late yesterday after 15 years with the company. We have the full text of his exit letter to the UMG. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 02/24/2015 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., BBC Radio 1, Dr Dre, IOS, iTunes, Jimmy Iovine, music industry, Rdio, Spotify, Streaming media

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New Rdio & AEG Partnership Offers Free Rdio Unlimited Subscription With Ticket Purchase

Rdio has struck an exclusive deal with AXS, an AEG joint venture, that allows concert goers to listen to their favorite songs anytime, anywhere on any streaming capable device. AXS.com ticket. Continue reading

Guest Post on 02/12/2015 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Apple Inc., Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, Dhingana, Emerging markets, IOS, iTunes, Music library, Rdio, Spotify, Streaming media

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