RootMusic Gets $2.3 Million To Help Musicians Build Better Facebook Pages
(UPDATE 2) According to a filing with the SEC, RootMusic has recieved a total of $2.3 million in funding to build out its popular application that helps musicians design more. Continue reading
Facebook vs. Twitter – A Graphic Breakdown Of 2010 Social Demographics
The growth of Facebook and Twitter was explosive in 2010. But who uses each service, how do the use them and when? Where do they access each from? How do. Continue reading
Free Trip: Send A Music Tech Company To SXSW
SoundCtrl, in conjunction with Pepsico, are sending five music tech companies to SXSX – free of charge. This is the second installment of their FlashFWD program. With it, SoundCtrl crowd-sources. Continue reading
Music Biz News: MySpace’s Bleak Future, MOG Fusion, Global Indie, Beatles’ iTunes Deal & More
Report: MySpace to cut 50% of staff in the coming weeks. Sale expected by mid-year. (CNBC) The action moves to Las Vegas and CES: Automotive supplier Visteon will shows a. Continue reading
By The Numbers: Dave Matthews Band Played 62 Shows For 1,270,477 Fans In 2010
Annie Lowrey at Slate has published a great overview of the Dave Mathews Band. In her piece, which is well worth the read, she outlines some very interesting figures from. Continue reading
ScamTunes, I Mean, ZapTunes Is Back… Rebranding Itself As A Music Social Network
ZapTunes, the despised music service, is being reborn as a social network. They're no longer offering free music downloads. This announcement is at odds with their previous press release that. Continue reading
Spotify: “URL Will Become Universal Music Format.”
Spotify's Jonathan Forster thinks 2011 will bring us one-step closer to this. The URL becoming the new universal format for music. We won't send out MP3s or links to YouTube. Continue reading
An Interview With Thumbplay Music CEO Evan Schwartz On Designing A Great Music Service
This is part two of my interview with Evan Schwartz, who is the CEO and co-Founder of Thumbplay Music. In this segment, Schwartz talks about balancing passive consumption with active. Continue reading
Drink Up: Why Bar Music Is So Damn Loud
Bar music is often so loud that you can't hear yourself think – let alone, hear others talk. The music starts off modest and slowly the volume goes up. It's. Continue reading
Warner/Chappell Music Names Strang New CEO
New West Records founder Cameron Strang has been named CEO of WMG's Warner/Chappell Music replacing David Johnson. Warner/Chappell has also acquired Strang's Southside Independent Music Publishing which was behind two. Continue reading
