Why The Spotify Uber Partnership Matters More Than You Think
[UPDATE 2] I admit to a bit of surprise when Uber's PR team reached out on Friday with a personal invite to "Please join Uber CEO Travis Kalanick and Special Partner Guest. Continue reading
I Saw Great Startups @SFMusicTech, But They Have A Lot To Learn About The Music Business
Op Ed by Dae Bogan of DaeBoganMusic.com Earlier this week, hundreds of budding entrepreneurs convened at the SF Music Tech Summit XIV to network with potential future collaborators, gain insight. Continue reading
Spotify Says They’d Pay Taylor Swift $6 million, Label Says She Got Just 12% Of That
While the initial burn of Taylor Swift pulling her music from one of the industry's leading streaming services may be cooling slightly, the long distance conversation between Scott Borchetta, the CEO. Continue reading
New Money For Music: The Taylor Swift Effect
By Faza on TheCynicalMusician.com For the benefit of everyone who hasn’t gone outside recently – and folks checking in five years from now (happens more often than you’d think) – a quick. Continue reading
Audiam Launches International Association of Music Publishers (IAMP)
Audiam is aiming to retrieve accurate payment for publishers and songwriters globally for the digital use of their compositions with their launch of International Association of Music Publishers. Audiam recognizes. Continue reading
Take That Spotify! Rdio Discounts Family Plan 50%
Rdio has been family friendly since their first roll out of a Family Plan in 2011. But they've been in a bit of a price war with Spotify in recent months,. Continue reading
YouTube Music Key Streaming Service Finally Launches – Free & Paid
[UPDATED] The long promised YouTube music service finally launched today. Based on the freemium model. YouTube Music Key comes in two parts. The free version, for now at least, attempts. Continue reading
Grooveshark Fires Back After Spotify CEO Calls Them A “Pirate Service”
The subject of multiple lawsuits, Grooveshark has long been music streaming's bad boy; and that extends to a willingness to fight back when someone throws a punch. That certainly was this. Continue reading
Spotify Now Has 50 Million Users, 12.5 Million Paid Subscribers
[UPDATED] In a blog post we published earlier on Tuesday, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek revealed that the music streamer has surpassed 50 million users and 12.5 million paid premium subscribers.. Continue reading
