In response to a new wave of interesting music tech startups, we’re bringing back THE PITCH, a semi-regular feature that allows promising apps and services to share a very short "pitch" about why we should all be paying attention. First up is music + fitness app Feed.FM. ________________________________________ Feed.fm adds…
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Tinder Adds Spotify Song Sharing So You Can Soundtrack Your Hookup Pitch
Tinder is testing the ability to share Spotify songs in chat with potential hookups. Tinder and Spotify first hooked up in 2016 with the ability to share favorite songs in user profile pages. This data also became part of the algorithm used to surface potential partners. If chosen via a…
Pandora Adds In-App Voice Control
[UPDATED] Pandora has added Voice Mode, a native smart assistant that allows listeners to control its mobile streaming apps using voice commands. While most music streaming services can be controlled via third party voice apps like Alexa and Google Assistant, only Pandora and Amazon offer it within their own app….
David Bowie Blows Minds With Augmented Reality
In this piece, David Deal explores how new tech innovation in the form of the app David Bowie Is has allowed the legendary performer to once again grace our homes in the form of augmented reality. _____________________________ Guest post by David Deal of Superhypeblog David Bowie visited my home on…
Taylor Swift’s "The Swift Life" Artist App To Shutter
Taylor Swift’s "The Swift Life" gamified artist app developed in partnership with games maker Glu Mobile, announced that it would shut down effective February 1st. Glus is also responsible for “Kim Kardashian: Hollywood,” “Britney Spears: American Dream,” “Katy Perry Pop” and “Nicki Minaj: The Empire.” Apps by musician’s have struggled…
3 Free Apps Every DIY Rapper Should Be Using In 2019
While there are certainly a myriad of apps out there designed to help with music creation and promotion, not all of them are as beneficial as they claim. Here we look at three which do live up the hype which every DIY rapper should be using in 2019. _________________________________ In…
Gifnote App Maker Audiobyte, Exceeds $6M Funding Goal, Extends Round
Audiobyte, creators of the popular music clip app Gifnote, has announced plans to extend its latest round of venture capital after “blowing past” its initial $6 million goal. The round, which was led by Manhattan-based Evolution VC Partners, will now be joined by Northwood Ventures, which provided earlier angel-stage funding….
Trala Scores $1.3M For Violin Learning App, Another Win For Techstars’ Startup Incubator
Trala has raised an oversubscribed $1.29 million seed investment round for its violin learning app. Trala is part of the Techstar Chicago startup incubator. Investors in the round include Jeff Weiner, CEO of LinkedIn; lead investor Origin Ventures and Techstars Ventures, as well as three execs at language learning app,…
Spotify Alums Create Canopy App Offering Recommendations Without Stealing Your Data
Two Spotify alumni involved in the creation of Discovery Weekly, have raised a $4.5 million seed round from Matrix to release an app that offers music, film and other recommendations based on user preferences, but without sharing data with Spotify, Netflix, Facebook or anyone else. The Brooklyn based startup Canopy’s…
GigRev: White Label Solution To Build A Mobile Fan Club
Kevin Brown from GigRev joins Michael Brandvold and Jay Gilbert on the Music Biz Weekly podcast to talk about their white label solution for building a mobile fan club that easily allows bands to monetize their fans online. Artists can connect with fans like nowhere else and generate income from…