Most people are familiar with Shazam as the go-to music identification app, but in addition to it’s powers of clarification, Shazam also has the ability to show the user top tracks being Shazam’d the world over. _____________________________ Guest post by Jake Udell of Art of Manager You’re already familiar with…
Category archives: Apps & Mobile
Bandsintown Relaunches Facebook Event Export
Bandsintown and Facebook have partnered to relaunch the popular concert discovery platform’s Facebook Event export feature. Once a day, Facebook scans Bandsintown events and automatically populates the Events tab on artists’ Facebook Page as part of the Facebook Events service. How It Works From Bandsintown Manager Automatic Export Of New…
Instagram Soon To Allow Sharing Of Links To Entire Stories
In what could be an exciting new marketing opportunity for artists and bands, the popular photo sharing platform Instagram will soon allow user to share links to their entire stories. ______________________ Guest post by James Shotwell of Haulix A new Instagram update will empower artists, brands, and everyday consumers to…
THE PITCH: FeedFM – Music For Fitness and Wellness
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…
What Do People Listen To While Driving?
The confines of a car have long been a favorite spot for enjoying music, helped by the rise of streaming and the enduring popularity of radio. Here we look into what it is that car goers listen to and why. _______________________________ Guest post by Giles Kirkland Many people feel that…
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…
Spotify Adds Car View: Helpful But Not Voice Control
Spotify is rolling out ‘Car View,’ a simplified larger print view designed to make it easier for users to control basic functions while driving. The feature is rolling out slowly Android devices. No word yet on when it will be added to the iOS app. Had no idea Spotify had…
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…
Instagram Secret Menus, New Trends Decoded
In this edition of Decoded, our fiends at AWAL look at the trends and hidden tricks shaping entertainment inside the Facebook owned and operated social media crown jewel that is Instagram. _________________________ Guest post from AWAL The sheer scale of Facebook’s owned-and-operated crown jewel makes it a vital endpoint in…