Tom Petty’s MusiCares Speech: “I joined the conspiracy to put black music on the popular white radio.”
On the 10th of February, Tom Petty of Heartbreaker fame was honored as MusiCares® Person of the Year, owing to both his accomplishments as an artist and for his long history. Continue reading
Neil Young Catalog Returns To Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon, Napster, Deezer, Others
[UPDATE 2] Neil Young has been one of the most vocal critics of music streaming, primarily because of audio quality. In April of 2015, he pulled all of his catalog. Continue reading
Obama’s Hit Playlist And Using Music To Cope With Politics
Dealing with global events can be mentally and emotionally taxing for anyone, but particularly so when you're the president of the United States. Here we look at Obama's top playlists,. Continue reading
Pandora’s 100 Most Thumbed Up Songs Of 2015
Pandora today released its 100 most thumbed up songs of 2015. It reflects a wide range of taste in new and old music with Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Sam Smith and. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
Indie music's battle with Apple Music, Spotify's latest counter-moves, Neil Young's dustup with Donald Trump and more; all contributed to yet another week of turmoil and change in the ever-evolving. Continue reading
Neil Young Issues Statement Reacting To Donald Trump
Since it was a "public performance," it was probably legal when Donald Trumps used a Neil Young song to herald his entrance into the race for the Republican presidential nod.. Continue reading
Onkyo Launches Hi-Res Music Download Store In US, UK, Germany
Japan based audio and video manufacturer Onkyo has expanded its Onkyo Music high resolution music download store to the US, UK and Germany in beta. Unlike Pono, Tidal and Deezer. Continue reading
Jay Z’s HD Streaming Music Service Tidal To Expand To 22 More Countries
[UPDATED] Jay Z's deal to acquire Aspiro, the Scandinavian company that owns streaming music and video service WiMP and its hi-def audio cousin Tidal for $56 million, still needs final. Continue reading
Neil Young’s PonoPlayer: “The Emperor Has No Clothes,” says Top Tech Reviewer David Pogue
"The argument for the Pono Player sure is appealing – that we don’t know what we’ve been missing in our music," wrote David Pogue for Yahoo! Tech about Neil Young's $400 hi-def. Continue reading
Bose Is Building Their Own Streaming Music Service
Audio manufacturer Bose is hiring staff and moving "quickly" to build and launch its own "next generation streaming music platform". While Bose could integrate their music service within their own audio products,. Continue reading
