This Week In Music Publishing 12.3.11
Spotify is making the leap from music streaming service to music platform with the launch of Spotify Apps. Launch partners like Rolling Stone, Pitchfork and Last.fm are trying to help. Continue reading
Turntable.fm DJ Battle “Tech The Halls” To Benefit One Laptop Per Child
Tech the Halls is a crowd-fundraising event organized by Horn Group that will feature big names in tech media in a Turntable.fm dj battle to support One Laptop Per Child. Continue reading
Smule Buys Khush Creating Music App Powerhouse [VIDEO]
Smule, the creator of hugely successful music apps like I Am T-Pain, Magic Piano and Ocarina, has bought Khush, the creators of Songify and other popular music apps like LaDiDa.. Continue reading
Goodbye Napster, You Will Not Be Forgotten
Napster changed the music industry forever. Several owners and incarnations later, the brand has been retired. Rhapsody, which bought Napster recently, put up a landing page (click on image to. Continue reading
Occupy The Music Industry
The falling security of the US economy bears an uncanny resemblance to the relative microcosm that is the music Industry. The occupy movements 99% are angry at the 1% with. Continue reading
How To Get New Spotify Apps Now
Yesterday Spotify announced the addition of apps including launch partners like Songkick (concert info), TuneWiki (lyrics), Moodagent (mood based playlists) and content Pitchfork, Rolling Stone and others(list of Spotify apps. Continue reading
Google+ Boosts Google Search Results Via Personal Accounts & Pages
At this point the evidence is clear that both Google+ personal accounts and brand pages are affecting Google search results in multiple ways. +1 buttons and Direct Connect are also. Continue reading
Complete List Of 2012 Grammy Nominees
The Grammy nominations were announced live last night by the Recording Academy. It was a strong night for Adele and others who the pundits had predicted. But there are always. Continue reading
New School Concert Ticketing With Ticketfly
As the touring industry slowly wakes up to the power of social networks to have drive ticket sales, smaller ticketing companies are popping up to offer more social alternatives to. Continue reading
NEWS BRIEF: Spotify Apps First Look, iTunes Heads South, Twitter Ads, VEVO & NMPA Add Execs & More
Spotify's addition of apps was yesterday's big news. While a smart move, the lack of both mobile apps and a monetization scheme for developers made the launch a bit less. Continue reading
