Tag: App Store (iOS)

How To Send Fans directly To iTunes Instead Of Apple Music

While many links artists put up to their music now go to Apple Music instead of iTunes, there is still a way around this change for those who wish to. Continue reading

Guest Post on 08/03/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Android (operating system), App Store (iOS), Apple Inc., Artist, IPhone, IPod Touch, iTunes, Spotify, Streaming media, Taylor Swift

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Will Fans Recognize Your Music?

As the world of online music remains an extremely cluttered place, music identification apps such as Shazam and SoundHound that help fans pick songs out of the crowd continue to gain. Continue reading

Guest Post on 07/29/2015 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: App Store (iOS), Apple Inc., IOS, iTunes, Soundcloud, Soundhound, Streaming media, Youth culture, YouTube, Zane Lowe

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Making Free Music Work (Hint: Cannibalize Radio Not Sales)

Is the freemium model truly viable? As concerns continue to be raised regarding the impact of subscription based streaming on music sales, streaming needs to start competing more closely with. Continue reading

Guest Post on 07/28/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: App Store (iOS), Apple Inc., Ben Graham (football player), Disc jockey, Freemium, Google Play, iTunes, Spotify, Streaming media, YouTube

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New Ad Showcases Music On The Apple Watch [VIDEO]

With no official numbers available, speculation over how many Apple Watches have been sold range from somewhat weak to 'strong, but too early to tell.' Whatever the stats, interest in. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/28/2015 in Music Marketing | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: App Store (iOS), Apple Inc., apps, Disc jockey, Inc., IPad, IPhone, Nike, Shazam (service), StubHub, Yelp

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Major Artists You Won’t Find On Spotify Or Any Music Streaming Service

It didn't matter as much when streaming music was primarily attracting fan who prefer deep catalog over hits. But as more casual music fans convert to streaming, they are in for. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/21/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (9)

Tags: App Store (iOS), Apple Inc., Bob Seger, Competition law, Def Leppard, Federal government of the United States, Garth Brooks, IOS, IPhone, iTunes, Jango, Led Zeppelin, Pandora Radio, Reuters, Rhapsody (online music service), Spotify, Streaming media, Taylor Swift

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Music Publishing News Roundup 7.17.2015: YouTube Music Key • Apple Inquiry • PRS Controversy

Youtube CEO Susan Wojcicki explains why Music Key will be different from other streaming services. At Fortune’s Brainstorm Tech event this week, Wojcicki explained that Music Key is video based, serving. Continue reading

Bob Baker on 07/17/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: App Store (iOS), Apple Inc., European Commission, Federal Trade Commission, Getty Images, independent music, iTunes, music industry, Spotify, Streaming media

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Talking Turntable: How Not To Launch A Music Tech Startup

Launched in 2011, Turntable.fm represented a new way of listening to music socially online. Although it initially gained a great deal of traction among users, Turntable could not sustain its growth and. Continue reading

Guest Post on 07/14/2015 in Music Marketing | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: App Store (iOS), Apple Inc., Compact disc, IOS, IPhone, iTunes, Quora, Spotify, Streaming media, Taylor Swift

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Spotify Emails IPhone Users: ‘Don’t Subscribe Via iTunes’

Inevitably the battle between Spotify and Apple is heating up. Spotify is rumored to have been a driving force behind the European Union's current probe of Apple's music service and. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/09/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: App Store (iOS), Apple Inc., Europe, European Union, Greece, iTunes, PayPal, Spotify, Streaming media, United States

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Apple To Raise Cloud Music Library Limit From 25,000 to 100,000 Songs

[UPDATED] Apple execs were particularly active on social media over the weekend , ahead of Tuesday's launch of Apple Music, Beats 1 radio and iOS8.4. Ian Rogers shared more exact launch. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/29/2015 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: App Store (iOS), Apple Inc., Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, Eddy Cue, Ian Rogers (chess player), ICloud, IOS, IPhone, Streaming media, Taylor Swift

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Google Play Music Adds Free Streaming Tier

Ladies and gentleman, despite Apple's best efforts to kill it, freemium music is not dead. Google today added a free streaming tier to its subscription Google Play Music offering.

Bruce Houghton on 06/23/2015 in Apps, Mobile & SMS | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Android (operating system), App Store (iOS), Apple Inc., Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, Google, Google Play, IOS, Pandora Radio, Spotify, Streaming media

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