Tag: Songza

Songza To Shut Down Next Month, Features Transferred To Google Play Music

Songza, which was acquired by Google in July of last year, will shut down as of January 31st. Its features and playlists will, however, still be available on Google Play. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/02/2015 in Music Tech | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 3D printing, Android (operating system), Elias Roman, Google, Google Play, IOS, playlist, social media, Songza, Streaming media

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Spotify Adds Discover Weekly Personalized Playlists

Data created or human curated? Which one music fans will ultimately prefer is being tested at every music service. Most – except Pandora – offer a mix of both approaches,. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/20/2015 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 8tracks Radio, Apple Inc., Biffy Clyro, Disc jockey, Free music, music festival, Pandora Radio, playlist, Songza, Spotify

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NPR Exits Anti-Artist Mic Coalition

Last month, after Amazon exited the Google and Pandora backed anti-artist MIC Coalition, pro-artist advocates set their sights on NPR. Why NPR "who artists have worked so closely with over. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/14/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Adware, Airplay, Apple Inc., Free streaming, Google, Google Play, Internet radio, NPR, Songza, Streaming media

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Google Play Versus Apple Music: Who Will Win?

Eager to beat Apple Music's June 30th launch to the punch, Google recently announced its newly-launched free music streaming service. Beginning this Tuesday, the search engine giant is introducing a. Continue reading

Guest Post on 07/02/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (4)

Tags: Apple Inc., Google, Google Play, Internet radio, Jay-Z, Pandora Radio, Rdio, Songza, Spotify, Streaming media

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16 Amazing #Midem Hack Day Music Hacks, 1 Winner!

This weekend 16 international teams of music tech hackers joined the 5th annual Music Hack Day at the Midem music conference in Cannes, France. I'm most intrigued by FanBox and The. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/08/2015 in Music Tech | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 1 For 3, Amy Poehler, Apple Inc., Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, Application programming interface, Cannes, Comedy Central, Doug Morris, IPhone, iTunes, Midem, music industry, RunKeeper, Songza, Sony Music Entertainment, Spotify, Streaming media, The Creator, Tyler

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Sonos Exploring API For 3rd Party Music Apps

Sonos appears poised to correct the only real flaw that I've found in it's otherwise superior wireless music system: the ability to contol Sonos from within my favorite music apps. A. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 01/20/2015 in Music Tech | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: AT&T, Cricket Wireless, Deezer, Google, iHeartRadio, List of online music databases, Rdio, Songza, Spotify, TuneIn

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Google Offers $15 Million For Songza, But Will Investor Amazon Let It Go?

UPDATED: As we reported over the weekend, Google is in talks to buy Songza, according to the New York Post. One source puts the purchase price at $15 million; and. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/09/2014 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: $15 million, Apple, Google, New York Post, Scooter Braun, Songza, Spotify, YouTube

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Spotify Expands Free Service To Mobile with New Features, Nabs Led Zeppelin Exclusive

The rumor mill got it right this time. Spotify has expanded its free music service to mobile devices in all countries. In an innovation that I've not seen on other. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/11/2013 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: arts, Daniel Ek, Free music, Led Zeppelin, music, playlist, Songza, Spotify

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Songza and VEVO Come To Google’s Chromecast Along With… 75 Christmas Playlists

Google's hit $35 digital streaming device, Chromecast, just got two new music channels. Curated streamer Songza and music video site VEVO both announced today that they are available on Chromecast. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/10/2013 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Android, Christmas, Chromecast, Google, Holiday, Santa, Sharon Jones, Songza

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Songza Adds Tour Playlists From Songkick

(Updated) Songkick is expanding the reach of its massive tour date and ticketing database via a new deal with streaming music service Songza. Songkick already has deals to deliver concert. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/15/2013 in Uncategorized | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Bandcamp, HypeMachine, Ian Hogarth, Songkick, Songza, Soundcloud, Vevo, YouTube

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