Tag: Pandora

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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FRI. NEWS BRIEF: SFX Post-Bankruptcy OK’d • Beyonce Invests In Startup • Pandora Thumbprint • More

FRIDAY 9.30.16 Music Business News From Around The Web A new chapter of SFX begins. Sillerman almost killed the company, but what is it without him? Updated continuously under our More. Continue reading

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

Tags: Aberdeen Group, Application programming interface, Business journalism, Computing platform, Disc jockey, Facebook, Google, Mobile search, Mobile Web, New Zealand, Pandora, SFX

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AM NEWS BRIEF: SFX Post-Bankruptcy OK’d • Beyonce Invests In Startup • Pandora Thumbprint • More

Bruce Houghton on 09/20/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Aberdeen Group, Application programming interface, Business journalism, Computing platform, Disc jockey, Facebook, Google, Mobile search, Mobile Web, New Zealand, Pandora, SFX

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Sonos (Finally) Improves Its App To Reflect Modern Listening Habits

I love my wireless Sonos speakers, but the app has always left a bit to be desired. Now Sonos is attacking the problem on two fronts – the ability to control. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/08/2016 in Music Tech | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Alexa Internet, Amazon Echo, Amazon Music, Amazon.com, Apple Inc., Apple Music, Pandora, playlist, Spotify, Streaming media

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Spotify Paid Subs Up 9 Million In 6 Months, Working To Offer Artists “A Full-stack Solution”

Spotify now has 39 million paying subscribers, up 9 million from 30 million in March. By comparison, Apple Music announced 15 million in June and TIDAL has about 4 million. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/25/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: Apple Inc., Artist, Bandsintown, Billboard Hot 100, Billboard Magazine, Facebook, iTunes, music industry, Netflix, Pandora, record label, Songkick, Spotify, YouTube

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Pandora Names Questlove Strategic Advisor, First Artist Ambassador

Questlove is getting creative with Pandora. Change happens slowly at the music streamer, particularly when its comes to its consumer offering. But teaming with the Roots drummer may hint at. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/24/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Florida Georgia Line, Internet radio, Maya Rudolph, Music Genome Project, New York University, Pandora, Pandora Radio, Questlove, Spotify, Tim Westergren

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Music Creators Send Dept. Of Justice Letter Opposing 100% Licensing, Demanding Comment Extension

Here we look at a letter from the Music Creators North America protesting the Department of Justice's recent decisions regarding full work licensing and partial withdrawals.

Guest Post on 07/25/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Advocacy group, Aggression, American Society of Composers, Appeal, Authors and Publishers, BMG Rights Management, Broadcast Music, Google, Inc., Music publisher (popular music), Pandora, United States

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How Do Music Preferences Differ Place To Place? Pandora Shares State By State Data

How musical preferences differ from place to place? Who are the top ten top acts in California, and how do they compare to New York? Pandora analyzed mountains of listener. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/15/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: BET Awards, Beyoncé Knowles, Black Entertainment Television, Chris Brown (American entertainer), Grammy Award for Best New Artist, Kendrick Lamar, Lil Wayne, Los Angeles, Pandora, Stevie Wonder, Tracee Ellis Ross

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Teens Love Premium Music Streaming, But Many Aren’t Paying For It, Says New Music Biz Study

[UPDATED] "Music & Millennials," a study by the Music Biz and LOOP, looks at how teens are flocking to music streaming. The report also reveals that while teens like the mobile convenience of. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/12/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Amazon.com, Android (operating system), Apple Inc., Initial public offering, IOS, IPhone, List of online music databases, music industry, Pandora, Spotify, Streaming media, Subscription business model, Taylor Swift, The Seattle Times, YouTube

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