AM NEWS: Facebook Music, Vimeo Adds Tunes, MusiXMatch, Grooveshark, Glam Buys Ning & More
A day before Facebook'S Music announcement, we share some impressive stats that point to just how big an impact the launch can have on music. (stats) And Facebook is making big. Continue reading
Spotify Offers Additional Response To Independent Label Defections
After receiving so many strongly negative comments to yesterday's response from Spotify regarding several indie labels leaving the streaming music service, and today's news that a third had exited, I. Continue reading
YouNow.com Mixes Live Web Performance With Instant Death
YouNow.com presented last week at TechCrunch Disrupt and received a warm welcome though I have to wonder if the deluge of startup conferences that week undermined the amount of publicity. Continue reading
Do You Have To Choose Between Being An Internet Star And A Radio Star?
Earlier, Techdirt featured an article titled: How Payola Works Today…Or Why You Only Hear Major Label Songs On The Radio. On Music Think Tank, Matt Voyno, the co-author of The. Continue reading
On The New Album Release Cycle, Social Media & Finding The Time To Do Everything You Have To Do
This guest post comes from entertainment & technology consultant Scott Perry, who runs music industry resource NewMusicTipsheet.com. Last week at SF Music Tech Summit, Ethan Kaplan said something very telling. Continue reading
955 Dreams Unveils Band of the Day iPhone App
Developer 955 Dreams is back and winning the hearts and minds of high level tech bloggers with another app, this time for the iPhone though it's also being made available. Continue reading
Facebook Blows Away Flickr, Instagram For Photo Sharing [GRAPHIC]
The volume on popular photo sharing site like Flickr and Instagram is dwarfed by photo activity on Facebook , according to photo-sharing site 1000memories. Facebook hosts 140 billion photos, and. Continue reading
Another Indie Label Pulls From Spotify
A third independent metal label Prosthetic Records has pulled it's content from Spotify. "There [does] not appear to be an upside," Prosthetic co-owner E.J. Johantgen told the L.A. Weekly. The. Continue reading
AM NEWS: Inside Amazon, Bandzoogle Pays $5M, Best Buy Down, Waiting On Facebook, iRadeo & More
Inside an unsafe Amazon – An Allentown, PA journalist has chronicled poor working conditions at the online giants warehouse. (NY Times) Another label has pulled out of Spotify. Bandzoogle users. Continue reading
Universal Music Joins Forces With Live Nation To Form World’s Largest Management Co.
(UPDATED) In a move that creates the world's largest music management firm, Vivendi-Universal have formed a joint venture with Live Nation that will include UMG's owned management co.'s Sanctuary, Trinifold,. Continue reading
