Pandora Subpoenaed In Federal Grand Jury Mobile Apps Investigation
As part of filings with the Security And Exchange Commission for its upcoming IPO, Pandora revealed that early in 2011 it had received a subpoena from a federal grand jury. Continue reading
Google Shuts Down Music Search
Google has pulled their music search feature, but plans to return with an update. Given that Google is reported to be on the verge of launching a cloud music locker. Continue reading
Spotify Punk’d By TechCrunch For April Fools
The European TechCrunch pulled a clever, yet disturbingly truthful April Fool's joke on Spotify. Long-time critic and writer Paul Carr somewhat convincingly broke news that Spotify had come to the. Continue reading
Here’s Why Amazon Picked A Fight With The Labels
Some are writing volumes about how the labels are going to force Amazon to license their new Cloud Player and Cloud storage locker. The real story is that Amazon already. Continue reading
2001 Flashback – Experts Believe MP3 Can Be Killed
Pho, an infamous music industry and technology e-mail listserv, unearthed a great WSJ article from 2001 the other day. It documents the uptake in interest in the MP3 several months. Continue reading
The Post Consumption Fan Meets Amazon Locker
The race to the cloud heated up yesterday as Amazon jumped the gun on Google and Apple and got a running start. Expect responses from the latter companies soon. This. Continue reading
Pundits React To Amazon’s Cloud Locker & Player
(UPDATED) The pundits couldn't get enough of yesterday's announcement by Amazon of it's Cloud Locker and Cloud Player for music. Several described it as too simple (I think simple is. Continue reading
Another Study Predicts Cloud Music To Boom
Earlier this month, ABI Research predicted that cloud music to boom in the next five years, reaching a subscriber of 161 million by 2016. They believed that smartphone penetration, a. Continue reading
Streaming May Topple Music Industry Iceberg
The IFPI reports that digital sale grew a meager 5.1% last year and that in the U.S., growth was almost flat at 1.2%. These numbers and chart that accompanies them. Continue reading
Amazon Beats Apple, Google With Launch Of Unlicensed Cloud Music Locker & Player
(UPDATED) Overnight Amazon beat both Google and Apple to market with the launch of a freemium cloud based digital media locker and robust integrated music player that accesses stored tracks. Continue reading
