How I Listen: Music Think Tank’s Natalie Cheng
In How I Listen, we ask industry leaders to share how they discover and consume music. This 9th Anniversary edition features Natalie Cheng, Music Think Tank Community Manager, MBA candidate. Continue reading
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Modeled loosely after the UK's Mercury Prize and Canada's Polaris Prize, U.S. record store owners, have launched The Record Store Day Adapter Prize, an award in four categories determined by record. Continue reading
Watch Demo Of iTunes Radio: How Apple Is Transforming Music Consumption
When Apple launched Siri in 2011, Kyle Bylin wrote that, as it evolved, the iPhone operating system would likely transform how we interact with music. Now, a new video that provides. Continue reading
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Despite Controversy And Competition, Pandora Is Having A Good Year [CHART]
Founder Tim Westergren still has a lot to smile about. Despite an ongoing controversial battle to lower royalty payments and increasing pressure from Google Play Music All Access (I cringe. Continue reading
Shazam Gets $40 Million From Carlos Slim’s America Movil
Shazam has received $40 million in new funding from billionaire Carlos Slim's America Mobile SAB. Shazam specializes in song and sound recognition app. America Movil is Latin America's largest mobile carrier. Continue reading
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Pixies Return With ‘Bagboy’ Via BitTorrent, Topspin and YouTube
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Eventually, the practice of debuting new music as an exclusive, or at just a few strategic spots on the internet, will become so commonplace. Continue reading
