Tag: Pandora Radio

Pandora Adds Track Sharing

Pandora is starting to look and feel like a full streaming music service. Alongside yesterday's rebranding and prior to the upcoming launch of an on-demand music streamer, Pandora has added. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/13/2016 in Music Tech | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: App Store (iOS), Apple Inc., Apple Music, IMessage, IOS, IOS 10, Pandora, Pandora Radio, Spotify, Streaming media

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Pandora Rebrands With New Logo

Pandora is revving up it efforts to encourage users to transition from free to paid as it preps its on demand streaming music service for launch later this year. Along. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/12/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Apple Inc., Apple Music, California, Comparison of on-demand streaming music services, Internet radio, Oakland, Pandora, Pandora Radio, Spotify, Streaming media, Subscription business model

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Amazon Music Unlimited Launches At Prices Far Below Spotify, Apple

[UPDATED] Amazon has launched is promised Music Unlimited streaming service, and like most Amazon offerings its main selling point is lower price.

Bruce Houghton on 10/12/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Alexa Internet, Amazon Dash, Amazon Echo, Amazon Music, Amazon.com, Amazoncom, Apple Inc., Apple Music, IPhone, music industry, Pandora Radio, Spotify, Streaming media, United Kingdom, Wi-Fi

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Why Music Will Never Be A Top Priority At Sony Corp [CHART]

Record labels and other music companies are, by necessity, businesses. But in an age when each of the three major label groups is part of a larger conglomerate (WMG/Access Industries,. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/11/2016 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 19 Entertainment, Merlin Network, Pandora Radio, record label, Sony, Sony Music Entertainment, Spotify, Streaming media, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group

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YouTube Misses Point With Lyor Cohen Hire [Bobby Owsinski]

In the wake of it's failure to pay what many executives and artists consider sufficient royalties, YouTube is attempting to appease labels with its hire of music business insider Lyor Cohen which, according. Continue reading

Guest Post on 10/04/2016 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Inc., Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Google, Never Miss a Beat, Pandora Radio, Sony Music Entertainment, Spotify, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, YouTube

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Deezer Partners With Feature.fm As First On-Demand Music Streamer To Offer Affordable Marketing To Artists

Native music ad platrom Feature.fm has expanded its reach signifigantly with a new Deezer partnership. Feature.fm, which some dismiss as 'pay-to-play', has scored wins offering indie artists affordable guaranteed in-stream. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/04/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Agence France-Presse, Apple Inc., Apple Music, Comparison of on-demand streaming music services, Indonesia, Pandora Radio, Spotify, Streaming media, Subscription business model, The New York Times

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Music Industry Uncharacteristically Silent On Lyor Cohen’s YouTube Hire

Lyor Cohen ran Def Jam and then all of Warner Music Group. He's mentored several generations of hip hop stars. So when he was named as YouTube's Global Head of Music,. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/03/2016 in Major Labels | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Def Jam Recordings, Google, Internet radio, Merlin Network, Pandora Radio, record label, Spotify, Streaming media, Tim Westergren, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, YouTube

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Spotify On Track To Pay Music Industry More Than $1.6 Billion In 2016

Spotify announced that its total payments to artists, labels, publishers and other rightholders now tops $5 billion.That's up $2 billion from June 2015, when the music streamer shared that it. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/30/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Albany, Apple Inc., Apple Music, Bagel, Bahamas Cruises, Bassinet, Bathroom, BB&T, Black Legion (film), Cambria (company), Casa Monica Hotel, Frank Ocean, Google, music industry, Never Miss a Beat, New York, Pandora Radio, record label, Spotify, Streaming media, The Times

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Music’s Streaming Pile Of Garbage [Cortney Harding]

While variety and competition are typically a good sign in most other industries, the same doesn't seem to hold true in the music industry. An increasing number of not-so-different streaming. Continue reading

Guest Post on 09/29/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Apple Music, iHeartRadio, IOS, Merlin Network, Pandora Radio, Sony Music Entertainment, Spotify, Streaming media, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group

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New Global Head Of Music Lyor Cohen’s Letter To His YouTube Team [FULL TEXT]

Former top Def Jam and Warner Music Group executive Lyor Cohen has been named the Global Head Of Music for Google's YouTube (more here), and began his tenure with a. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/28/2016 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Apple Music, Bruno Mars, Ed Sheeran, Kanye West, Katy Perry, Pandora Radio, record label, Sam Smith, Spotify, Streaming media, Taylor Swift, Tim Westergren, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, Young Thug

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