The German Context: Trends In Digital Music and Advice For Indie Musicians
By Andrew Apanov of Dotted Music and Stand Above The Noise. Andrea Leonelli, founder of Digital Music Trends, was interviewed at this year's WORD! Conference (a part of Berlin Music. Continue reading
Budtobud Debuts Social Listening Rooms
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. We once found ourselves intrigued by a unique desktop app called budtobud, which let anyone turn their computer into a listening room. Switch it. Continue reading
Billy Bragg Points To Major Labels, Swedish Lawsuit In Spotify Controversy
Musicians getting on the mic to share their views about Spotify have been a big thing lately. Thom Yorke and David Byrne have been particularly noted musician/critics. This week Billy. Continue reading
Spotify Closing In On $200 Million New Funding From Technology Crossover Ventures
Spotify is in advanced talks to secure a major new funding round. Technology Crossover Ventures (TCV), a California firm whose investments include Facebook and Groupon, would receive a major stake in. Continue reading
Watch Out Spotify, Deezer Passes 5 Million Paid Subscribers, Adds New Mac and Discovery Apps
Deezer narrowed the important paid subscriber gap with Spotify passing the 5 million mark. That's up from 2 million paid users in October of 2012. Spotify claimed 6 million paid. Continue reading
Budget Music Streamer Bloom.fm Hits 500K Users
UK based Bloom.fm, the £1 $1.61 USD) per month 22 million track mobile music service, says that registered users hit 500,000 mark during October, as the London-based startup continues its. Continue reading
Spotify Adds Concert Dates To Apps Via Songkick
Spotify added concert dates on artist profile pages on its desktop web app via Songkick almost a month ago. But overnight, that functionality has been added to their iPhone and. Continue reading
