Ethan Kaplan On Spotify & Music Consumption
This guest post is by Ethan Kaplan, the former SVP of Technology at WBR and WMG. He blogs regularly at blackrimglasses.com I’ve been a Spotify user for a few years. Continue reading
Is The Future Of Music In The Clouds?
Music in cloud services and music subscriptions are being touted as driving the next wave of music innovation and consumption. On Music Think Tank, Shachar Oren shares his skepticism of. Continue reading
Reports: Spotify Hopes To Launch In U.S. Next Week, Predicts 50M 1st Year Subscribers
(Updated) Spotify is telling U.S. record label executives that it is hoping to launch its music streaming service here as early as the middle of next week, sources familiar with. Continue reading
Programmer Finds Facebook’s Secret Music Service: VIBES
Just after Facebook's video chat announcement, programmer Jeff Rose was poking around the code behind the new Skype integration when he discovered a piece of code (click on image at left. Continue reading
UPDATED: Turntable.fm Raises $7.5 Million, Offers Look At Monetization Strategy
(UPDATE: This round of funding for Turntable.fm is not be closed yet, thanks to competition among venture capitalists scrambling to jump aboard.) Red hot social music startup Turntable.fm has raised. Continue reading
Top Swedish Music Exec Shares What To Expect As Spotify Launches In U.S.
With the U.S. launch of Sweden based Spotify imminent, we asked one of that country's top music executives to share how the popular music service has changed music consumption and. Continue reading
Amazon Cloud Adds Free Unlimited Music Storage
(UPDATED) Amazon has enhanced it's cloud music offering to stay competitive with Apple and Google. Paid Amazon cloud storage plans now include unlimited space for music, Amazon MP3 purchases are. Continue reading
Spotify Launches U.S. Site
(UPDATED) "Spotify is coming to the U.S." declares a new landing page launched by the company today. The page includes to sign up to be one of the first to. Continue reading
AOL Partners With Slacker For Online Music Service
Add another competitor to the online music wars, as AOL shifts much of its offering from CBS to Slacker. The new AOL Radio, which relaunches in late summer, will offer. Continue reading
Merlin Adds Indie Labels To Sony Music Unlimited
Global rights agency Merlin has cut a deal with Sony to deliver its large independent label catalog to Sony's cloud-based digital music service "Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity". The deal. Continue reading
