Online Radio

Pandora Contributing Heavily to Anti-Gay Republican Jason Chaffetz

July 29, 2014

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…

Nina Ulloa

July 25, 2014

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...

Pandora, SoundExchange, ASCAP, RIAA, Sirius To Testify Before Congress

Ari Herstand

June 24, 2014

The US House of Representatives Judiciary Committee will be holding Part 2 of the Music Licensing Under Title 17 hearing, Wednesday June 25th at 10AM EDT. You can live stream the hearing here. AMA Rosa... Read More...

Pandora Plunges After Soggy Earnings Report…

Nina Ulloa

April 25, 2014

Pandora's first quarter reporting isn't turning out so well. On April 24th the company announced they had $194.3 million in revenue, a 69 percent rise and higher than the $177.7 million that was expected. ... Read More...

YouTube and Pandora Control 65% of all Streaming Music In the US…

Paul Resnikoff

February 13, 2014

If streaming music is the future, then who gets to own that future? According to data recently released by NPD Group, both YouTube and Pandora are utterly dominating music streaming in the US, with players lik... Read More...

Pandora Now Allows Digital Submissions

Ari Herstand

February 4, 2014

Pandora Radio just quietly updated their submission process to allow anyone to submit music for consideration WITHOUT a physical CD. Finally. For as long as I can remember, the submission process for ... Read More...

Pandora Shares Dancing at an All-Time High…

Nina Ulloa

January 7, 2014

Streaming numbers are on the rise and Pandora is one of the services reaping the rewards. The latest evidence: Pandora just announced that they had 76.2 million active listeners in December 2013, 13 percent ... Read More...

iTunes Radio Is Having Zero Impact on Paid Downloads…

Paul Resnikoff

December 9, 2013

iTunes Radio has never made downloading a more seamlessly integrated or impulsive experience. So why isn't anyone buying? Overall, track downloads in the US are steadily sinking, and this graph shows that i... Read More...

Pandora Abandons Its Royalty-Slashing IRFA Legislation…

Paul Resnikoff

November 26, 2013

This has been brewing for several weeks, but now it's official: after heavy opposition and destructively-bad PR, Pandora has decided to walk away from its Internet Radio Fairness Act, or IRFA. The legislat... Read More...

iTunes Radio vs. Pandora: A Detailed Look at the Fine Print for Artists

Paul Resnikoff

November 21, 2013

(iTunes Americas contract for indie labels, page 41) iTunes Radio has been alive for less than two months, yet its active listener base is already one-third that of Pandora. Which means, iTunes Radio will s... Read More...

Pandora Loses Nearly 2 Million Listeners In October…

Paul Resnikoff

November 5, 2013

Does this look 'resilient' to you? Pandora's CFO Michael Herring says listening hours have actually improved after iTunes Radio's launch. The only problem is that active listeners are eroding, while iTunes ... Read More...

Layoffs Begin at Slacker…

Paul Resnikoff

October 23, 2013

The following is a developing story, so please check back for updates (last update: 5:10 pm PCT). Here's the problem: Slacker has always lived in the long, deep shadow of Pandora. But now, Pandora is now fac... Read More...

SRR Capital Launches With a VC-Style Approach to Music Investing

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What Politicians Could Learn from the Music Business: A Midterm Election Primer

Nearly Eight Years Later, the SoundExchange v. Music Choice Unpaid Royalties Battle Resumes

Stingray Unveils Ford Streaming Radio and Lincoln Streaming Radio Apps

TikTok + iHeartRadio Promo Engine Strikes Again—This Time for Alex Warren

Qobuz and Memphis Community Radio Station WYXR Announce Year-Long Partnership

VuHaus Group Adds the SoCal Sound Los Angeles to List of Affiliates

Pandora Contributing Heavily to Anti-Gay Republican Jason Chaffetz

Pandora Lost Over $11,000,000 in Q2…

Pandora, SoundExchange, ASCAP, RIAA, Sirius To Testify Before Congress

Pandora Plunges After Soggy Earnings Report…

YouTube and Pandora Control 65% of all Streaming Music In the US…

Pandora Now Allows Digital Submissions

Pandora Shares Dancing at an All-Time High…

iTunes Radio Is Having Zero Impact on Paid Downloads…

Pandora Abandons Its Royalty-Slashing IRFA Legislation…

iTunes Radio vs. Pandora: A Detailed Look at the Fine Print for Artists

Pandora Loses Nearly 2 Million Listeners In October…

Layoffs Begin at Slacker…