UPDATE: CD Baby, Soundrop layoffs total 28

UPDATE: 28 CD Baby staffers across engineering, marketing, artist services, and operations have been laid off, a company representative shared with Hypebot. Here is the official CD Baby statement: “Last. Continue reading

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Soundrop CEO Jørn Haanæs On New Music Marketing Platform Show.co

By Andrew Apanov of Dotted Music and We Spin, a marketing education platform for musicians. For a Hypebot readers discount on We Spin's program, please see the end of the. Continue reading

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Social Music Streamer Whyd Raises $700,000, Exits Private Beta

(UPDATED)French music streamer Whyd has announced a $700,000 seed round from local private investors; and its exit from private-only beta. Wyhd curates tracks from YouTube, Vimeo, Soundcloud and mp3 blogs. The. Continue reading

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TUES. NEWS BRIEF: Unreleased Beatles, Facebook Adds ‘Donate’, Soundrop, 7Digital + HMV & More

TUESDAY 12.17.2013 Music Business News & Views From Around The Web  CLICK HERE Updated Continuously @ Hypebot's More News Tab

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Spotify App Soundrop Grabs $3.4 Million In Additional Funding

With funding totalling $6.4 million Soundrop wins the prize as best financed Spotify app. Today, the music discovery app and group listening platform, announced it has secured additional $3.4 million from Northzone. Continue reading

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House Party In A Soundrop Listening Room Wins Swedish Grammi

By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. We think Soundrop, the group listening platform, is cool for a number of reasons:

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Soundrop Launches Listening Rooms On Facebook

By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Digital music wonks (like us) got all excited when Facebook added the ability to let you jump in to what someone else is listening. Continue reading

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Soundrop Rules Spotify’s Group Listening Experience, Upgrades App

By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Turntable.fm was the “it” thing buzz whatever of 2011, and as we never tire of pointing out, we think we broke that story. It. Continue reading

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Soundrop To Launch Listening Rooms Beyond Spotify

Guest post by Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Online listening rooms dazzled the technology press, if not the mainstream, with the launch of Turntable.fm back in 2011. Soundrop brought the. Continue reading

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