Apple Announces iTunes Radio

(UPDATE 2) Almost two hours into its annual Worldwide Developers Conference and after several dozen major launches and upgrades, Apple announced iTunes Radio, a Pandora-like music streaming service. Not called iRadio. Continue reading

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MusicThinkTank Weekly Recap: Pandora: A Change In Priorities & More

Where The Music Industry Thinks Out Loud   Mark Doyon: Pandora: A Change in Priorities Tom Dennehy: You Bought It, You Own It, You Should Be Able to Do What. Continue reading

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Pandora: A Change in Priorities

There’s been a debate going on about the Internet Radio Fairness Act which will reduce royalty payments to artists by more than 80% if enacted. Last week, 125 artists came. Continue reading

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Now You Can Play iTunes, Pandora, Spotify & Rdio From One Mac App

By Aarti Kelapure of Evolver.fm. Music apps have demonstrably given us more ways to access and listen to music than ever. As cool as that is, it can also be. Continue reading

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Pandora Goes Ad-free For Windows Phone 8

By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. What do you do if you have a lot of money from owning the entire desktop computer market for decades, but people don’t buy. Continue reading

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SoundExchange Reveals What Pandora Pays Artists

By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Earlier this month, Pandora revealed artist payouts in the millions, as part of its ongoing campaign to reduce the royalty rate for online radio. Continue reading

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Internet Radio Is Broken If It Needs To Charge Bands To Make Money

Guest post by Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Pandora and other webcasters who fought for lower royalty rates a few years ago rejoiced when they achieved rates they thought would. Continue reading

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Why Slacker Had Offline Playback, Pandora Does Not

(UPDATED) Guest post by Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Our article about the "unsexy" issue of offline playback — a feature that allows streaming apps to store music and video. Continue reading

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From CES: Justin Timberlake, MySpace On Your TV, Pandora In Your Car

This week's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas includes plenty of news about smart tvs and car connectivity with two big announcements on Monday related to music.  With the. Continue reading

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MusicThinkTank Weekly Recap: 5 Tips On Getting a Label, Sponsor & Booking Agent

Where The Music Industry Thinks Out Loud Brian Hazard: Why I Still Use Jango Simon Tam: 5 Tips on Getting a Label, Sponsor, or Booking Agent Matt Voyno: 3 Signs. Continue reading

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