Grooveshark Tries To Go Legit With New Pandora-Like Radio App

After years of fighting the system and losing, online music service Grooveshark is taking a new route – playing by the rules – with the launch of a new Pandora-like. Continue reading

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10 Things You Had Totally Wrong About Music Publishing

By Alex Badanes on Songtrust.com 1) Music Publishing is the business of music journalism and Music PR The word “publishing” can throw some people off, but music publishing is actually the business. Continue reading

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Sonos Adds $130 Million For Wireless Music Systems

Leading wireless music system manufacturer Sonos has added $130 million in new funding, according to an SEC filing. Thus far, Sonos has released no official word of the latest addition to. Continue reading

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How To Make Streaming Royalties Fair(er)

By Sharky Laguana, CEO of Bandago. This article originally appeared on Medium.com Streaming services, most notably Spotify (by far the largest) use what could be called a parimutuel royalty system:. Continue reading

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Mad Genius Radio Launches | Offers FREE Lifetime Listening For Hypebot Readers

Even with expertly curated playlists, redundency tends to kick in eventually. Mad Genius Radio is looking to change that with their uniquely customizable streaming platform. With Mad Genius Radio you. Continue reading

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Rdio Says ‘We’re Still Streaming Taylor Swift, Restates “Commitment to Artist Choice”

Even though she finally shared her reasoning, the Taylor Swift's Big Machine vs. Spotify story shows no signs of going away.  Recent leaks point to a fight specifically with Spotify over. Continue reading

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SoundExchange Shows 74% Increase in Artist Payout From Q3 2013 to Q3 2014

UPDATED SoundExchange, the industry's self-proclaimed "people-powered radio" is putting up some impressive artist payout numbers in Q3 2014. Closing out the quarter at $267 million paid to artists, SoundExchange is boasting. Continue reading

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How To Sign Up For Pandora Amp Free Artist Analytics Platform

Last week Pandora opened up its long anticipated analytics platform, Pandora AMP, to all artists and managers. The free service provides a detailed view of the audiences of 125,000+ artists. Continue reading

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Music Publishing Weekly Roundup 9.19.14: Pandora, Clear Channel, Spirit Music

Pandora has signed a music rights deal with BMG as of September 11th, 2014. In an effort to secure a more favorable deal for the songwriters and copyright holders, the 4th. Continue reading

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From Our What-Were-You-Thinking? Dept: Clear Channel Rebrands As iHeartMedia

Am I the only one who has always thought that the name iHeartRadio sounds dated and… well, just silly?  The folks at broadcast behemoth Clear Channel apparently loved the name so. Continue reading

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