Rdio Adds 20 Curated Record Label Stations
In an increasingly competitive sector, music streamers are looking for new ways to attract and keep users. It will be interesting to see if Rdio's new 20+ stations curated by. Continue reading
The Music Industry Really Wants To Kill Free Listening
The debate continues. Does free, or so called freemium music help slow piracy and build an audience that will eventually pay? Or does it devalue music to the point that creators. Continue reading
Jay Z’s TIDAL Nabs Taylor Swift Streaming
Jay Z's recently purchased TIDAL appears to be positioning itself to be a real streaming music contender. Unlike Spotify, TIDAL is streaming Taylor Swift. Is this the first of TIDAL's. Continue reading
Jay Z’s TIDAL HD Music Service Expands Globally, Launch Event Monday 3/30
Just days after Jay Z completed the purchase of music streamers TIDAL and WiMP, he's consolidated the brand under the TIDAL moniker, announced a global expansion and is planning a star. Continue reading
The Music Streaming Generation Gap [CHART]
We know that Pandora and Spotify are the dominate music streamers and one can guess that younger listeners use them and similar services more than older folks do. But just. Continue reading
Vinyl Delivery Services: Back to Basics in a Digital World
Streaming in 2015: very much happening. Streamable vinyl records in 2015: still very impossible. That’s where VNYL comes out of the gate with high hopes of becoming the "Netfilx of. Continue reading
YouTube Challenger Vessel Launches With Better Pay For Creators – GET 1 YEAR FREE
YouTube is so popular that it was bound to attract competitors; and just-launched Vessel may have found the Google owned video giant's achilles heal – low payouts to creators. Along. Continue reading
Promise Of Digital Royalties For Producers, Mixers, And Engineers In New House Bill
The Allocation for Music Producer Act (AMP) will be presented to Congress this week with bipartisan support. The bill aims to redistribute digital royalties in a way that fairly compensates. Continue reading
TIDAL Absorbs WiMP As Jay Z Takes Ownership Of Music Streamer, U.S. Relaunch March 30th
Apparently, Jay-Z and I have something in common besides the love of an occasional cigar. Neither of us liked the strange name WiMP for a music service. So, as of today,. Continue reading
Rumblefish Reveals RADKey, The “Barcode of Music Licensing” At #SXSW
YouTube monetization and micro-licensing have become essential sources of income for a growing number of artists and labels. Now smart startups like Rumbefish are creating the tools to manage, track. Continue reading
