Tag: IPhone

Spotify Says Apple Rejected App Upgrade “As A Weapon” Because It Competes With Apple Music

The battle between Spotify and Apple got much nastier this week, with the music streamer's top lawyer delivering Cupertino a message that they will no longer stand by as Apple uses the. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/30/2016 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: App Store (iOS), Apple Inc., Bruce Sewell, Elizabeth Warren, European Union competition law, IOS, IPhone, iTunes, Spotify, Streaming media

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren Calls Out Apple For Locking Out Rivals, Spotify Agrees

Spotify has given a big thumbs up to a speech by US Senator Elizabeth Warren (D MA) accusing Google, Amazon and particularly Apple of working to “snuff out competition.” Apple, says. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/30/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: App Store (iOS), Apple Inc., Elizabeth Warren, Federal Trade Commission, Google, IOS, IPhone, Jonathan Prince, Spotify, Streaming media

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MON. BRIEFING: Kayne’s New Clickbait Genius • Guvera Restructures • IZotope Raises $7.5M • More

MONDAY 6.27.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Geuvra is holding on by its thumbs, the Photoshop of music is raising millions, but the big story is still. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/27/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 500px, 60 Seconds, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, Adobe Systems, Android (operating system), App Store (iOS), Application programming interface, Artist, Bob Seger, CartoDB, IOS, IPhone, Photo manipulation, Tutorial, Web application, Web developer, Web development, World Wide Web

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SoundCloud Ramps Up Music Discovery, Adds ‘Suggest Tracks’

SoundCloud is now competing directly against Spotify, Apple Music and others. So it's adding features to match them. With 125 million tracks on SoundCloud vs. about 35 million on Spotify. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/22/2016 in Music Tech | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Android (operating system), App Store (iOS), Apple Inc., Google Play, IOS, IPhone, iTunes, Soundcloud, Spotify, Streaming media

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My Top Music Tech Launches Of 2015 – Nick Rizzuto, Fame House

We've been asking some of the new music industry's best and brightest for their top 2015 launches in music tech. Here, Nick Rizzuto, the Marketing Manager at digital marketing agency Fame. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/17/2015 in Music Tech | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Allen Sanford, App Store (iOS), Apple Inc., apps, Artist, Bode (river), IPhone, Mobile app, Streaming media, YouTube

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Facebook’s Live Video Free-For-All

Facebook's recent announcement that it would be starting testing of live video sharing is good news for indie artists, as it represents an opportunity to connect with fans in real-time on a platform that. Continue reading

Guest Post on 12/10/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Artist, Broadcasting, Facebook, IPhone, Mobile phone, social media, south by southwest, Streaming media, Twitter, YouTube

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iOS 9.2 Updates Includes Significant Apple Music Updates

An Apple iOs update launched overnight offers significant upgrades and changes to Apple Music. In iOS 9.2, playlists get new features as do downloads. There are also more credits attached. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/09/2015 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, Airplay, Android (operating system), App Store (iOS), Apple Inc., ICloud, IOS, IPhone, IPod Touch, iTunes

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Music Think Tank Weekly Recap: A Letter To Jimmy Iovine • Nielsen’s 360 Music Report • Effective Delegation • More

This week on MusicThinkTank, we read an open letter to Jimmy Iovine, examine Nielsen's 360 music report, and learn why your current songs probably won't work for film or TV, plus much more.

admin on 11/21/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Disc jockey, Dr Dre, Eric Schmidt, Google, IPhone, Jimmy Iovine, List of online music databases, Music executive, Spotify

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REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

YouTube launches its music app, Victory Records returns to Spotify, and a surprising reveal regarding just how much money music's superstars rake in. All this plus more as we revisit the. Continue reading

Guest Post on 11/14/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Android (operating system), Apple Inc., Business Insider, Independent record label, IOS, IPhone, iTunes, music industry, Spotify, YouTube

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Spotify Adds Concert Listings From Songkick

Following the lead of some of its competitors, Spotify has added concert listings. The new Concerts feature is powered by Songkick and lets users know when their favorite artists announce new. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/12/2015 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Android (operating system), BandPage, Bandsintown, concert, Google, IOS, IPhone, music industry, Songkick, Spotify

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Apple Music Releases Android App In Google Play Store

Apple has released an Apple Music Android app in the Google Play store. Though promised when Apple Music launched, it's an unusual move for a company famous for its closed. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/10/2015 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, Android (operating system), App Store (iOS), Apple Inc., Bada, BlackBerry (company), Google Play, IOS, IPhone, Mobile operating system

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