Tuesday’s Music Brief: iPhone Apps, Net Royalties, Spotify, Allman Bros. & More
HYPEBOT FEATURES:
iPhone Apps Gain Steam As Music Promo And Delivery Platform- Kyte Offers Turnkey Framework For iPhone Music Apps Creation
- Conversation With Hype Machine's Anthony Volodkin
- The Digital Natives: Online Fandom and Community (Part Four)
- Follow Live Nation Tickmaster Senate Hearing Live
- mSpot Adds Sony Music For Custom Ringtones
- Daily D.I.Y.Take Your Promo Old School
- We have the winner of a pass to Digital Music Forum East
MORE INDUSTRY NEWS:
- A look in side the contentious royalty negotiations between internet broadcasters and SoundExchange. (CNet)
Ad supported music streaming service Spotify is getting raves and even though it currently restricts use to a few EU countries, music fans are finding ways to access the service from other countries including the U.S. (Epicenter) An iPhone app is also in the works.- Social media developer Wyndstorm has launched Moogis.com just in time for the Allman Brothers' 40th anniversary at NYC Beacon Theatre. Brothers Band’s For $125 fans can watch a webcasts and interact with others during the Bros. entire 15 show series which begins March 9th.
- Brick-and-Mortar Record Stores Are Trying to Get Their Groove Back. (McClatchy)
- WTMD-FM launches all-digital radio station for Baltimore musicians. (BSJ)
- iTunes Norway accidentally leaked the new Kelly Clarkson album. (Rolling Stone)
- Former Jive exec Ken Lucek has joined Warner Bros./Reprise as VP of Pop Promotion
- Mark DiDia joins Island as EVP/GM. He'd held a similar position at Columbia.
- Mashable: 18 of the Best Music Tumblelogs.