Bye Bye Beats: Streamer Tells Users To Move To Apple Music

As expected, Apple is retiring the Beats Music service and brand.  The Beats name will remain  for now on headphones and speakers, as well as, on Apple Music's new 24/7. Continue reading

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Why Apple Can’t Save Music Streaming

Apple is set to launch a streaming music service. While music fans and the industry should welcome a new competitor to the music streaming, we might also want to step. Continue reading

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Soundcloud, Merlin Reach Royalty Deal For 20,000 Indie Labels, Distributors

We've written that 2015 is the year that Soundcloud needs to properly monetize its content or face serious blowback from both labels and investors. While still missing 2 majors, Soundcloud's. Continue reading

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Record Labels Join Effort To Keep .music Domain Control From Google, Amazon

It feels like we've been waiting for the .music domain forever.  When released, it will open up to possibility for thousands of musicians and music companies to have a domain. Continue reading

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YouTube Music Key To Stay In Beta Through Sept. 15

As YouTube battles growing criticism that it is effectively just a free music service that pays artists and labels too little, Music Key is… key. But the goal of reconfiguring. Continue reading

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When Spotify, TIDAL Offer Deep Discounts, Who Pays The Creators?

In the race to to sign up paying subscribers Spotify, TIDAL and their competitors are offering extended free trial subscriptions and deep discounts.  But how are creators and rightholders being. Continue reading

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Simfy Is Shutting Down, Points Users To Deezer

2015 is shaping up as the year that some of streaming music's earliest players shut down or sold out. Pioneer WiMP is history, absorbed into TIDAL, and six year after launch,. Continue reading

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Music Publishing News Roundup: Pandora May Pay Lower Rates To Rights Holders, Grooveshark Folds, Copyright Review Moves Forward To Congress

Pandora might lower rights holders payouts, Grooveshark throws in the towel after six years of legal battles, and the Copyright review moves to Congress.

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GETTING IT DONE: The Week In D.I.Y and Indie Music

It takes a village to build a career in music and we're proud to be a member of that community. This week, Josh Garrels showed us that giving away you're. Continue reading

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Soundbrenner Pulse Turns Musicians Into A Human Metronome [VIDEO]

An accurate inner sense of rhythm is one of the most important characteristics of any skilled musician. Instead of an annoying click track,  Soundbrenner Pulse is a wearable that you can. Continue reading

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