Highlights From SF MusicTech: Tools, Tech, Revenue, Recommendation, Live & The Cloud
Plenty of solid discussion filled the walls of the Kabuki Hotel on Monday where the eighth SF MusicTech Summit was held. Strong panelists and bright attendees all contributed to meaningful. Continue reading
OFFICIAL: Music Beta By Google Launches
As part of the keynote to it's I/O developer conference, Google announced the official launch of Music Beta By Google along with an online movie rental service. Google's Paul Joyce. Continue reading
Details Of Today’s Google Music Beta Launch
Despite a failure to cut deals with the major labels, Google Music is set to launch in beta today at the Google I/O 2011 Developer Conference. Initially at least, the. Continue reading
Spotify Update Takes On iTunes
With Apple the dominate force in digital music, others must stay compatible (Jobs' closed eco-system is not easy to penetrate) or to compete. (Remember the Zune?) Today Spotify announced changes. Continue reading
Video: Spotify Says Hello To The iPod
Spotify today announced major upgrades that make the streaming music service more compatible with iTunes. In fact Spotify's hope is that users will switch to its new platform to manage. Continue reading
Pandora Milestone: The 10 Billionth Thumb
"On Sunday, April 24th at 4:46pm, "Ridin' Solo" by Jason DeRulo received Pandora's 10 billionth thumb," crowed a proud Tim Westergren on the company blog. Pandora's thumbs – unlike Facebook's. Continue reading
SoundExchange Takes Aim At Uneducated Writers And “Very, Very Low” Rates
During a webinar last week, digital performing rights organization SoundExchange answered questions ranging from criticisms of undistributed funds to why some payment checks were so small. During the session, articles. Continue reading
Digital Radio Paid Musicians $36 Million More Than Paid Subcriptions Last Year
Music streaming services like MOG, Rdio and Spotify may be the talk of the industry, but digital radio from Pandora to Sirius XM surpassed them in royalties paid to musicians and. Continue reading
What Will I Get For 2 Weeks Without Playstation, Sony Music Unlimited?
"Some PlayStation Network and Qriocity Services to be Available This Week" reads the headline of Sony's weekend press release. Despite the lack of a definite re-start date, Sony is offering. Continue reading
Looks Like iCloud Is Name Of Apple’s Music Locker
Apple's pending cloud based music service will likely be called iCloud according to GigaOm. Sources tell Om Malik that Apple just paid $4.5 million for the domain of the former. Continue reading
