Why Musicians Are Being Warned About Upgrading To Apple’s iOS 7
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Apple’s iOS platform is widely considered by musicians (at least the ones who care about such things) to be the superior mobile platform for. Continue reading
Music Publishing News Roundup: BMI Revenues, iTunes Radio, IMPEL & More
BMI has released their latest fiscal report, which includes record-high revenue figures for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2013. Its $944 million in revenue and $814 million in royalty. Continue reading
The Case Of The Disappearing Tracks: Your Music Is Not Safe On Apple’s iCloud
(UPDATED) Apple's iCloud appears to be a safe and useful place to store music. After all, few portable devices have the memory to store all the old CD's you've ripped,. Continue reading
Apple To Let Fans Collect Digital Autographs Of Downloaded Albums, Digital Content
A patent request filed by Apple last week points would allow fans to get digital autographs of an album download, eBook or other digital content. Like the old fashioned sharpie autograph,. Continue reading
Amazon Finally Gets Closer To iTunes With Launch Of Cloud Player MP3 Store
Amazon inched toward actually being a true iTunes competitor today with a major update to its Cloud Player music application. It adds an integrated MP3 store, which will lets users browse. Continue reading
Grooveshark Is Adding 200K Users A Month, CEO Says Future Depends On Live Music Fans
After 2 years filled with lawsuits and banishment from Google and Apple's app stores, Grooveshark may be turning things around. CEO Sam Tarantino likens the experience to "getting punched in. Continue reading
Days After Launch iTunes Radio Is 45% As Popular As Spotify, Pandora Stock Drops 10%
Four days after a September 20th launch, Apple has announced that more than 11 million unique listeners have already tuned into iTunes Radio. The most listened to song was “Hold On,. Continue reading
Wall Street Tries Out iTunes Radio, Sends Pandora Stock Soaring
Apple's iTunes Radio launched yesterday. For many analysts it was to be the ultimate Pandora killer. After all, at launch, iTunes Radio came instantly installed on millions of phones, tablets. Continue reading
New Apple TV Software Adds Direct Streaming From The Cloud
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Apple reportedly plans to release new software on September 18 for its popular Apple TV hardware ($99), which lets you listen to music on. Continue reading
Sorry, But You Can’t Have This Answer To Your Headphone Problems
By Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Moore’s Law dictates that the speed of processors doubles roughly every two years. “Headphone’s Law” dictates that headphone connectors must always remain horrible, snagging. Continue reading
