New Music Stats From Spotify & Facebook: 24 Million Users, 40 Billion Plays
This morning Spotify shared new users stats. The music streamer added 1 million paying subscribers for a new total of 6 million, or 25% of 24 million current active users.. Continue reading
Rdio Adds 7 More Countries
Rdio continues it global expansion with the addition of 7 new countries. Announced yesterday at SXSW 2913, Rdio has added service in Mexico, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, and Austria.. Continue reading
Spotify To Expand Free Pandora-Like Mobile Radio [REPORTS]
Spotify is close to finalizing a deal with record labels that would give it a major head start on Pandora globally, according to several sources. Spotify currently uses free web. Continue reading
BandPage Expands With Fan Experiences Platform
BandPage today announced the addition "Experiences", a self-service platform to market and monetize the artist-fan relationship through unique fan experiences. Dozens of startups are focused on direct-to-fan, and several are. Continue reading
How To Enjoy SXSW Music Even If You’re Not There
If you're not attending SXSW Music this year you may find the media coverage a bit off-putting at times with its assumption that you're on the scene. But there are. Continue reading
Red Bull Amplifier Launches Music Tech Startup Accelerator
Red Bull Amplifier just launched in London to accelerate music tech startups and they're interested in everybody with great ideas to "make music experiences better" from hackers to startups ready. Continue reading
955 Dreams Returns With Applauze App For Finding Events & Purchasing Tickets
By Aarti Kelapure of Evolver.fm. 955 Dreams, the music app hitmakers behind Apple favorite Band of the Day, are back with an event-finding and ticket purchaser, Applauze (free; iOS). Considering. Continue reading
Co-Founder’s Near-Death Experience Inspires BioBeats Music App
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. BioBeats will turn your heartbeat into sound on the iPhone, so you can calm down. Seriously. The ultimate goal of this technology, as you. Continue reading
Festicket Raises $680K For Festival Booking Platform
Founded after experiencing of trying to book a trip from the UK to Coechella in 2011, festival booking platform Festicket has just raised $680,000 in new funding. Investors include France's. Continue reading
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
Eminem, Bon Jovi & Tim McGraw Going D2F With Gumroad & Chirpify Video: Facebook Overhauls News Feed Today SXSW Survival Guide 2013 NPD Study: Country 2X More Popular Than EDM. Continue reading
