Pandora Founder: “We’re Really Having an Impact on the Everyday Working Band”
Sent to all Pandora users a few weeks ago... ... Read More...
What Racial Diversity Looks Like In the Music Industry…
I. Top Executives at Pandora.
II. Top Executives at Live Nation Entertainment.
III. Top Executives at Spotify.
IV. Top Executives at Universal Music Group.
I. Pando... Read More...
Pandora Claims The Turtles’ Lawsuit Violates Their First Amendment Rights
Pandora is striking back at Flo and Eddie of the Turtles, who sued Pandora for "publicly performing" pre-1972 music without paying royalties. Flo and Eddie recently won a similar lawsuit against SiriusXM. ... Read More...
What the pre-1972 Decision Really Means for the Future of Radio…
In this guest post, entertainment attorney Steve Gordon argues that Judge Gutierrez’s decision in the Turtles case against Sirius XM could substantially change radio as we know it, and could also ... Read More...
Pandora Doesn’t Hire Many Black People…
From Pandora's 'Diversity' Report, released this morning.
The racial breakdown of Oakland, CA, where Pandora is based (2010 US Census). “Pandora is based in Oakland, the 'rainbow' city of th... Read More...
Pandora Is Now the Fifth Largest App In the US…
...and they still lost $11 million last quarter.
Source: comScore U.S. Mobile App Report. Written while listening to Steve Aoki.... Read More...
Pandora Is Now Directly Negotiating Royalty Rates with Merlin…
Pandora has just entered into their first direct agreement with labels, announcing a U.S. partnership with Merlin.
Merlin represents 20,000 independent record labels and distributors, including Epitaph, ANTI... Read More...
Beats Music CEO Ian Rogers Is Now Head of iTunes Radio…
Apple's $3 billion Beats acquisition has been great for some and not so great for others. Universal Music made $404 million from the deal. Meanwhile, 200 Beats employees are about to lose their jobs.
The a... Read More...
Check Out Pandora’s Fabulous New Manhattan Office Space
Here's a look at Pandora's new, 40,000 square foot office space on Park Ave. in midtown Manhattan.
Andrew Bartle Architects oversaw the design and renovation, which included the removal of the ceiling to cre... Read More...
Pandora Contributing Heavily to Anti-Gay Republican Jason Chaffetz
Outed...
At least five Pandora executives, including founder Tim Westergren, have now been found contributing money to one of the most anti-gay legislators in US Congress. Utah Republican Repres... Read More...
Pandora Lost Over $11,000,000 in Q2…
Streaming revenue is growing year over year, although it's not growing nearly fast enough to compensate for the declining revenue of other formats.
Pandora's second quarter report touches on some of the pr... Read More...
