Listening To Music On Smartphones Explodes [STUDY, CHARTS]

1 in 5 Americans listen to music on smartphones, according to an eMarketer study. Listening to music on a hones is now a regular activity for 70 million in the. Continue reading

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How I Listen: StubHub’s Chris Zachos

In our ongoing series, How I Listen, wee ask industry leaders and artists to share how they discover and consume music. This edition features Chris Zachos, Senior Product Manager at. Continue reading

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A Graphic Look At The New Digital Music Ecosystem

Digital music revenue will reach $11.6 billion by 2016, surpassing physical music sales; even as the overall recorded music business continues to shrink.  That's the conclusion of a new report. Continue reading

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An Outsider’s View Of Music Startups w/ CEO Of Bandzoogle – Upward Spiral Podcast #28

Before he became CEO of Bandzoogle, David Dufresne spent a career as a venture capitalist. For more than a decade, he helped firms invest in tech startups — but music. Continue reading

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Tunecore Founders Link Startup Audiam To DistroKid To Offer Cheaper Music Distribution

Tunecore founders Jeff Price and Peter Wells have added deeply discounted digital music distribution to their recently launched YouTube monetization startup Audiam via Philip Kaplan's DistroKid. Price and Wells were forced. Continue reading

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Leap Motion Controller 3D Music Apps: From Useless To Outstanding

By Dexter Blumenthal of Evolver.fm. Like some of you, we’re more than a little obsessed with the Leap Motion Controller this week, an $80 module released on Monday that lets. Continue reading

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Why Telling Artists To Stop Selling Music & Just Make Money Through Live Shows Is Ridiculous

Giving away all your music for free and trying to make your living via other revenue streams can be a valid approach. Except that I don't know of any musicians. Continue reading

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Loudr’s Cover Song Licensing and Sales Platform Opens To New Signups For VidCon Relaunch

VidCon kicks off today in Anaheim, California and while many people will be there, YouTube stars and the companies that work with them will be front and center. One company. Continue reading

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Jay-Z’s Dropped Hyphen Takes To Craigslist In Search Of New Job

The rapper/entrepeneur formerly known as Jay-Z officially dropped the hyphen in his name last week. There's no word on what motivated the move, but we have now learned that the. Continue reading

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MavenSay Launches Rithm Music Messaging App

Rithm, a new music messaging app, is now officially available for iOS. It joins the growing world of messaging apps with a focus on sending music with related text messages,. Continue reading

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