Google In Talks To Take On Spotify, Rhapsody
Google is in talks with labels about launching a streaming music service, according to several published reports. News of the possible Spotify competitor surfaced during negotiations over YouTube payments to. Continue reading
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. & Indie Music
Music Video Strategies For Promotion And Monetization The Lumineers Left Brooklyn To Build An Indie Career From Denver Agile Marketing For DIY Musicians Merchbox Delivers A Curated Subscription Box Of. Continue reading
MusicThinkTank.com Weekly Recap: When to Release Your Album & More
Where The Music Industry Thinks Out Loud David Roberts: When to Release Your Album – Month by Month Simon Tam: Band Interview Tips: How to Make the Most Out of. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
Harlem Shake: From Real To Unreal To #1 On The Billboard Hot 100 Jimmy Iovine Claims Beats Music Service Will Share Listener Data With Artists While Misrepresenting Competing Services Music. Continue reading
Tumblr Announces Curated #Music Tag In Likely Bid For Music-Related Native Ads
Yesterday Tumblr announced the introduction of an official #Music page featuring content curated by handpicked editors. With a related exclusive interview on Billboard.biz, the news seems designed to attract music-related. Continue reading
On Streaming Music Royalties, Unique Fan Experiences & More – Upward Spiral Podcast #19
Hypebot's Upward Spiral Podcast returns with music writer Rich Pulvino and special guest-host Alicia Yaffe chat. They chat with us about streaming royalty payouts and discuss some notable examples of. Continue reading
Apps For Turning Tweets Into Music
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. When you put words on Twitter, those words become data. Twitter has an API. You know what would be cool? To turn that data. Continue reading
Interview With Chris Milk: Directing Beck’s ‘Sound And Vision’ In 360 Degrees
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Do you like neat things that are from the future? Stop whatever else you’re doing and check out the immersive music collaboration between Beck. Continue reading
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