Category Archives: New Technology
Music streamer Spotify to expand into Asia, Latam, North Europe
Written for and appeared at: http://news.yahoo.com/music-streamer-spotify-expand-asia-latam-north-europe-111322063.html Reuters/Reuters – Daniel Ek, CEO & Co-Founder of Spotify, addresses attendees during the International CTIA WIRELESS Conference & Exposition in New Orleans, Louisiana May 9, 2012. REUTERS/Sean Gardner STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Music streaming web … Continue reading
Business Matters: Why Did Bjork’s Kickstarter Project Fail?
First Written ForBillboard Magazine By Glenn Peoples, Nashville See Original Article Here: http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/1538605/business-matters-why-did-bjorks-kickstarter-project-fail Internationally famous Icelandic artist Bjork may have been the most high-profile musician to undertake a project on Kickstarter, the platform that allows artists to raise money from fans for their … Continue reading
Music Industry Grows First Time in a Decade on Digital Adele
Originally written by Kristen Schweizer and appeared on: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-02-26/digital-music-with-adele-helps-record-industry-return-to-growth.html The worldwide recorded music industry’s revenue grew 0.3 percent to $16.5 billion last year, the first increase in more than decade, as more people downloaded music and used online streaming sites. Adele’s … Continue reading
Introducing Muvote.com
Originally written for Mc2N.com Posted here : http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=161714 Something new is bubbling up from the depths of the Internet. Music critics are calling it, “Something to do.” Music fans are excited about the fate of bands being in their hands. … Continue reading
TV Veteran Developing News Show for Fuse
Original Appeared on ABC News Written By DAVID BAUDER Associated Press Find Article Here: http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/tv-veteran-developing-news-show-fuse-18338729 The Fuse television network has turned to news veteran Rick Kaplan, who has run CNN and MSNBC and produced programs like “Nightline,” to develop a … Continue reading
DJs To Earn An Estimated $55 Million From New Royalty Program
Original written for and featured on Website: http://www.thefuture.fm Direct link: http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=160733 Dubset Media Holdings, a music industry leader in rights-flow and fingerprint technology, today announced the launch of the world’s first formal DJ Royalty Program being offered by its internet radio … Continue reading
Fred Wilson On Investing In Music Start-Ups, Changing Dynamic Between Labels and Artists, Running UMG (Video)
Written by Billboard Staff and first seen at this link: http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/digital-and-mobile/fred-wilson-on-investing-in-music-start-1008029442.story Investor Fred Wilson (@fredwilson) loves music but he’s still “relatively cautious” about investing in it, he said during his keynote Q&A at Billboard’s FutureSound Conference with Billboard Editorial director … Continue reading
Songwriter Organizations Pen Letter to Congress Opposing Internet Radio Fairness Act
Originally written by Ed Christman and appeared on the following link: http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/publishing/songwriter-organizations-pen-letter-to-congress-1008031182.story In conjunction with the House Intellectual Property Subcommittee hearing on music licensing reform held Wednesday, four songwriter organizations collectively wrote a letter to Congress opposing the Internet Radio … Continue reading
My Song Was Played 3.1 Million Times on Pandora. My Check Was $39…
Tuesday, November 20, 2012 by Paul at Digital Music News The following comment, posted on our site Tuesday, comes from Grammy-nominated, hit songwriter Ellen Shipley. One of her top tracks, “Heaven Is a Place On Earth,” got played more than 3.1 … Continue reading
Apple’s ‘Do Not Disturb’
People are increasingly seeking to disconnect from the digital whirlwind, if only temporarily. At its Worldwide Developer Conference last week, Apple debuted a feature designed to help iPhone owners have it both ways: to de-tech without worrying that they’re missing urgent or … Continue reading
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