Tag: Streaming media

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

Bruce Houghton on 11/17/2014 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (3)

Tags: Advertising, App Store (iOS), Apple Inc., Aux (TV channel), Billboard Magazine, Digital audio, Disc jockey, Friday (1995 film), iHeartRadio, Spotify, Streaming media, Taxicabs of the United States, TechCrunch, The New York Times, Travis Kalanick, Vimeo

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The Current State Of Music In China

Subcribe to the Upward Spiral podcast in iTunes, play recent shows on SoundCloud, or follow us on Twitter. In this episode of the Upward Spiral, a music business podcast, we. Continue reading

admin on 11/14/2014 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 3D printing, Berlin, Blogosphere, Central Park, China, iTunes, podcast, Soundcloud, Streaming media, Twitter

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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

Nia R Jones on 11/14/2014 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Artist, Big Machine Records, Jonathan Prince, music industry, record label, Scott Borchetta, Spotify, Streaming media, Taylor Swift, Vevo

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10 Thoughts On YouTube Music Key

By Mark Mulligan of MiDA & Music Industry Blog Google just announced its long anticipated YouTube Music Key. You can find out all you need to know about its potential. Continue reading

Guest Post on 11/13/2014 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Android (operating system), Apple Inc., Free music, Google, Google Play, Invitation system, Spotify, Streaming media, Subscription business model, YouTube

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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

Nia R Jones on 11/13/2014 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Facebook, Family (biology), Family Plan, Multi-user, Pricing, Rdio, Spotify, Streaming media, Subscription business model, YouTube

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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

Bruce Houghton on 11/12/2014 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Artist, Canada, Grooveshark, Soundcloud, Spotify, Streaming media, Taylor Swift, The Pirate Bay, United States, YouTube

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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

Bruce Houghton on 11/11/2014 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Air Mauritius, Apple Inc., Artist, Big Machine Records, record label, Spotify, Streaming media, Taylor Swift, The Wall Street Journal, Twitter

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REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

Taylor Swift Breaks Spotify Silence: "I'm not willing to contribute my life's work to an experiment." 10 Reasons Why Every Artist Should Be On Spotify Taylor Swift Pulls All Music. Continue reading

Nia R Jones on 11/08/2014 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Compact disc, Golden Goose, Grooveshark, iTunes, Soundcloud, Spotify, Streaming media, Taylor Swift, Warner Music Group, YouTube

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Rdio Says ‘We’re Still Streaming Taylor Swift, Restates “Commitment to Artist Choice”

Even though she finally shared her reasoning, the Taylor Swift's Big Machine vs. Spotify story shows no signs of going away. Recent leaks point to a fight specifically with Spotify over. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 11/07/2014 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Google Play, iTunes, List of online music databases, New Music Economy, Pandora Radio, Rdio, Spotify, Streaming media, Taylor Swift, The Wall Street Journal

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Platformz Mobile Aims to Bridge the Gap for Indie Artists

According to Billboard, Indie music comprises 34.5% of the United States music industry market. It is notoriously an underserved sector – Platformz mobile app aims to change that. The app. Continue reading

Nia R Jones on 10/29/2014 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Billboard, Google, iTunes, ITunes Store, Mobile app, Soundcloud, Streaming media, Twitter

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