SPECIAL LABOR DAY EDITION: Today is a holiday in the U.S., but that doesn’t mean that there’s not breaking music business and tech news both here and globally. We’ve got a few stories that deserve paying attention to, even on a day when many of us have our feet up relaxing while we complain about the end of summer….
- Apple Music’s curated music discovery feature goes live for iOS 10 beta users (Apple Insider)
- Kickstarter to relaunch artist subscription service Drip.fm. (Music Ally)
- Musical.ly, the craze turning pop fans into stars (Guardian)
- With ‘Blonde,’ Frank Ocean’s Real Revolution Was in His Business Moves (Billboard)
- White House Teams With SXSW For Special 1-Day Festival (NPR)
- Jerry Heller, Music Mogul Who Worked With N.W.A, Dies At 75 (NPR)
As we work on redoing our more news section you can find more curated music industry news on two platform we’re experimenting with – Paper.li and Scoop.it.