Search Results for: "spotify"

45 Artists That Still Sell a Ton of CDs…

December 13, 2013

These artists had the top selling CDs on Amazon in 2013. They continue to sell physical product in an era dominated by the Spotifys and Rdios of the world. 1. Daft Punk 2. Justin Timberlake 3. Michael Bu... Read More...

Deezer Joins the Bop.fm Pan-Streaming Brigade…

Nina Ulloa

December 10, 2013

Bop.fm has integrated with Deezer, gaining access to their catalog of 30 million tracks. Deezer was the one to initiate the integration with Bop.fm after discovering the Y-Combinator concept. The result i... Read More...

Rdio Adds Automatic Playlists of Songs Discovered in Shazam…

Nina Ulloa

December 9, 2013

Rdio and Shazam have integrated on iOS; Android will soon follow. Shazam users can now connect their accounts to Rdio, and easily play songs they have discovered in app. Rdio will automatically create a "My... Read More...

Beats Music Will Finally Launch in January…

Nina Ulloa

December 4, 2013

The service was previously scheduled to go live summer 2013. Although it does seem like Beats is late to the music streaming game they've been hyping up the service... making it sound like a magical game-cha... Read More...

16 Artists That Are Now Speaking Out Against Streaming Music

Paul Resnikoff

December 2, 2013

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There used to be one band with the courage to do this sort of thing: Metallica. Now, there are dozens of high-profile artists, with outspoken critics like David Lowery and Thom Yorke leading a previously-unt... Read More...

If You Have Any One of These 10 Things, Be Very, Very Thankful…

Paul Resnikoff

November 27, 2013

Morrissey calls it Thankskilling; others just like the stuffing. But if you're a musician, perhaps Thanksgiving is the perfect time to gain a little perspective. And the numbers say you should be extremely ... Read More...

Moby Calls Thom Yorke “an Old Guy Yelling at Fast Trains”

Paul Resnikoff

November 27, 2013

Which is sort of a polite way of saying something else. Here's what Moby recently shared about Spotify, digital distribution, BitTorrent, and piracy in an interview with Mashable (full interview here). ... Read More...

More Momentum! Soundrop Comes to Deezer…

Nina Ulloa

November 25, 2013

Soundrop has expanded to Deezer's App Studio. This means that Soundrop is now available on the web, iOS, Facebook, Spotify, and Deezer. Users on all platforms can play songs and chat together in any of th... Read More...

If You Really Want to Help Musicians, Then Help Me Finish Making This Film…

Paul Resnikoff

November 25, 2013

The following comes from producer, musician, and filmmaker Mikael Eldridge, aka 'Count,' who is currently seeking financing to finish his documentary about dramatic shifts experienced by musicians in the digita... Read More...

Baboom! Kim Dotcom is Launching a Music Service…

Nina Ulloa

November 22, 2013

Kim Dotcom is launching his music service, Baboom, in January. Kim Dotcom has spent nearly four years working on an "iTunes-Spotify hybrid competitor," and just revealed details about the upcoming service ... Read More...

It’s Official: Deezer Is Coming to America In 2014…

Paul Resnikoff

November 21, 2013

The plans, first reported by Digital Music News earlier this month, are now being officially divulged. "2014 will be our year an American," Deezer cofounder Daniel Marhely told AFP in broken Google Translate... Read More...

Layoffs Sweeping Through Rdio…

Nina Ulloa

November 19, 2013

The layoff ax is making its way through Rdio, too. Rdio is making across-the-board staff reductions. A spokesperson told TechCrunch that the cuts are being made "to improve its cost structure and ensure a... 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

45 Artists That Still Sell a Ton of CDs…

Deezer Joins the Bop.fm Pan-Streaming Brigade…

Rdio Adds Automatic Playlists of Songs Discovered in Shazam…

Beats Music Will Finally Launch in January…

16 Artists That Are Now Speaking Out Against Streaming Music

If You Have Any One of These 10 Things, Be Very, Very Thankful…

Moby Calls Thom Yorke “an Old Guy Yelling at Fast Trains”

More Momentum! Soundrop Comes to Deezer…

If You Really Want to Help Musicians, Then Help Me Finish Making This Film…

Baboom! Kim Dotcom is Launching a Music Service…

It’s Official: Deezer Is Coming to America In 2014…

Layoffs Sweeping Through Rdio…