Who Knew? Myspace Has A Facebook App!
Guest post by Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Oh, how the mighty have fallen. Remember MySpace? It's now a music app for Facebook, the same social network that supplanted it. Continue reading
Oscar 2012 Nominees For Best Original Score & Song
The Oscar nominations for 2012 were announced this morning. John Williams and other established composers and arrangers continued to dominate the music categories for Original Score and Original Song. The. Continue reading
Gobbler Gets $1.75 Million To Expand Musician File Management Solution
LA based Gobbler, a service that helps musicians backup, organize and transfer large audio and video files, has received $1.75 million to expand the service. Investors in the round include. Continue reading
NEWS BRIEF: Diddy TV, Congress On SOPA/PIPA, Facebook Timeline, MegaUpload & More
Sean "Diddy" Combs To Launch Music Cable Network. (B&C) He's planning an urban-skewed music and music news network by the end of 2012, as music takes center stage again on. Continue reading
Anonymous Threatens Facebook Attack This Saturday 1/28 [VIDEO & FULL TEXT]
A new video allegedly from the hackers Anonymous says their the next target for a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack is Facebook. After Megaupload was shut down in global. Continue reading
8 Things Spotify Could Do Right Now To Show They Care About Musicians
This guest post is by Gavin Castleton, a songwriter and producer from Portland, OR. 1. Promote “Buy Now” links on album pages and next to individual tracks. 2. Allow artists. Continue reading
SoundCloud Reaches 10 Million User Milestone
(UPDATE) SoundCloud announced today that it has reached 10 million registered users. “Ten million is not just a number to us,” the founders said in statement, “..it gives us goosebumps. Continue reading
New Musician Revenue Stream: Teach Music Online
Many musicians have made their bread and butter by teaching in order to support their music-making and performing habit. Teaching is not for everyone, particularly those who are rude, stressed,. Continue reading
The Real Reason SOPA Didn’t Pass: Marketing
Last Wednesday, several major websites (Wikipedia, Reddit, Mozilla, WordPress) blacked out to protest SOPA and PIPA. These two controversial bills were proposed to fight online trafficking in copyrighted intellectual property. Continue reading
YouTube Jumps 24% To 4 Billion Daily Views
(UPDATE) YouTube now streams 4 billion videos daily, a 25% increase in eight months. 60 hours of videos are now uploaded to YouTube every minute vs. 48 hours per minute. Continue reading