The Streaming Music Price Wars Have Started
Something many believed to be an inevitable occurrence, it seems the first of the streaming music price wars has broken out. Precipitated by Amazon's joining of the market, other streaming industry major. Continue reading
Utab: Affordable Music Video Creation Tools That Engage Active Fans
For entrepreneauring DIY artists, video is an essential component of constructing and maintaining a fanbase. Due largely in part to their low cost, lyric videos in particular have become a. Continue reading
Open Music Initiative Adds 80 Top Music Industry Partners
The Open Music Initiative (OMI), a non-profit collective spearheaded by Berklee College of Music's Institute for Creative Entrepreneurship (ICE) is working to promote open source standards for music. Their efforts got. Continue reading
A Major Shift For Music Streamer 8tracks In U.S.
Here 8tracks' David Porter takes a moment to explain 8track's shift in a new direction towards their 8tracks+ subscription model and the broader impact this alteration will have the 8tracks. Continue reading
Spotify Acquires Preact To Help Boost Paid Subscriptions
As Spotify's label renegotiaions have dragged on, we've heard repeatedly that boosting paid subscriptions is a top priority for rightsholders. Today's acquisition of Preact could help the music streamer accomplish. Continue reading
Warner Music, Avenged Sevenfold Test The Sacred 7 Year Rule
After the band bolted from Warner Music to drop their latest album with Capital Records, the former company is suing Avenged Sevenfold on the grounds that they violated their contract and. Continue reading
Grooveshark’s Sam Tarantino: How One Music-Tech Shark Got His “Groove” Back
After the death of his co-founder and a company ending lawsuit, things were looking bleak for Grooveshark originator Sam Tarantino. Here he discusses how he came back from the lowest. Continue reading
This Is How Spotify Could Become A Next Generation Record Label [Mark Mulligan]
"Spotify’s future is going to be much more than being the future of music retail," says industry analyst Mark Mulligan, who expects "Spotify to lay the foundations for a bold. Continue reading
Spotify, Pandora And Apple Each Tackle Music Discovery And Personalization Differently
Delivering the best personalized music experience is the subject of much effort and hand wringing in the conference rooms of every music streamer. And how each service uses artificial intelligence,. Continue reading
