Is Digital Payola Involved In Music Discovery and Recommendation?
By Taylor Lambert and Kevin Erickson for Future of Music Coalition. In the age of on-demand streaming, it’s common to hear people talk about music as “limitless”— something that flows. Continue reading
Amazon Prime Music Is Here And It Underwhelms, But Not In A Bad Way
Amazon's new Prime Music is here, a streaming service that's "free" to Amazon Prime subscribers only. If you're wondering if Spotify users will switch over then you're on the wrong. Continue reading
Tango Launches Channels With Spotify, Vevo, 8tracks and OK Go Among Launch Partners [Updated}
Tango continues to expand the marketing possibilities on its highly popular messaging app. In April they added a news feed which opened up some marketing options. Yesterday they launched Tango. Continue reading
7 Tips For Marketing Your Music On Streaming Services
We're in a weird transitional period in relationship to streaming music services. It's hard to know which service will survive and whether or not focusing on streaming alternatives to Spotify. Continue reading
Best of Recent Apple/Beats Coverage In The Absence Of Actual Merger Activity
Apple and Beats are, of course, continuing with their respective businesses with a lot of merger activity ahead. But since the Apple/Beats combo is such big news we're all going. Continue reading
ROK Mobile: Music + Mobile Service From The Guy Who Brought Us Patron and Paul Mitchell
(UPDATED) Partnerships betweeen music streaming services and mobile carriers are announced almost weekly, but seldom is the carrier and music service one an the same. That's the one price, one. Continue reading
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
Spotify Acquires The Echo Nest, Music Data Provider For Rdio, iHeartradio and More
(UPDATE 2) Spotify is acquiring music intelligence provider, The Echo Nest. The music streamer says that the deal allows them "leverage The Echo Nest’s in depth musical understanding and tools. Continue reading
Guilty Pledgers Party For Good Causes With Spotify
Just when you thought there was nothing else to say about playlists, along comes the Guilty Pledgers app for fundraising with Spotify playlists. The idea is that you throw a. Continue reading
Ad Confirms Spotify Planning For IPO
A Spotify recruitment ad seeking to hire an External Reporting Specialist is fueling rumors that the music streamer is moving aggressively toward an IPO. The ad says the hire will "prepare. Continue reading
