- Spotify denies reports of paltry payments to indies. (TechRadar)
- Microsoft Blatantly Rips Off Arcade Fire (Stereogum)
- Thumbplay Music To Add “Radio” Feature. (Mashable)
- Indie label and management company Dangerbird names Piero Giramonti as President. He was SVP Global Marketing Warner Bros Records. Jeff Castelaz remains Dangerbird CEO.
More Music Industry News & Commentary:
- Spotify wouldn't offer as much free music here. (CNET)
- Seth Godin’s New Publishing Experiment Reveals Its First Title. (Mashable)
- Vevo to launch Middle East service by June. (The National)
- SellABand extends its fan-funding platform to Japan.
- iTunes grabs the exclusive on both The Beatles' 'LOVE' album and 'All Together Now,' the feature-length documentary about the making of The Beatles LOVE by Cirque du Soleil.
- Why Apple WILL Fail Unless It Changes Course. (TheMusicVoid)
- A New Model for Film Music. (NewYorkTimes)
- Report: One-fourth of Web traffic is pirated content. (HamptionRoads)
- Apple Trying To Run All Content Sales Through Its Own Sales System. (TechDirt)
