Today, Looplabs, a cloud based music studio that has already attracted 350,000 users, makes THE PITCH. As with other startups in this ongoing series, we’ve given them 100 words to convince you of their worthiness. What do you think of Looplabs? ______________________________________ Looplabs is a free, collaborative cloud based music…
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THE PITCH – RecordGram: Discover Beats, Connect With Producers, Make Music!
Today, music creator app RecordGram makes THE PITCH. As with other startups in this ongoing series, we’ve given them 100 words to convince you of their worthiness. And while I don’t always comment, RecordGram goes solidly on my "app to watch" list. _______________________________________ RecordGram, the most recent winner of the…
Bandsintown Upgrades App To Strengthen Artist To Fan Connections
Bandsintown has released a major app update designed to enhance concert discovery and artist to fan interactions. Bandsintown has become an essential tool for concert discovery and marketing with more than 65% of touring artists and 80% of Billboard Top 100 artists using the app to connect with fans, according…
Amazon Is Now 3rd Largest Music Subscription Service [Mark Mulligan]
Although it has often been overshadowed in the competitive world of music streaming, Amazon seems to be stepping into the light, with recent data showing Amazon music to be the second most widely used streaming app, and is the third largest subscription service globally. _________________________________________ Guest post by Mark Mulligan…
Warner Music Group Acquires Songkick Concert Discovery App
Warner Music Group has acquired "selected assets" from Songkick, the popular live music discovery platform. The surprise deal, which appears motivated by the startups protracted legal battle with Ticketmaster, includes Songkick’s concert discovery app and web site, but not its ticketing business. _____________________________________________ Warner Music Group has acquired selected assets…
Feds Charge Fyre Festival Organizer With Fraud
Billy McFarland, the music tech entrepreneur behind the failed Fyre Festival, was arrested at his home on Friday and charged with one count of wire fraud. According to the New York Times, federal prosecutors allege that McFarland participated in a scheme to defraud investors by by misrepresenting his own stake…
4 Essential Tips To Optimize Videos For Mobile Screens
As the future of video continues its move into our pockets, all artists and musicians should keep in mind how their videos will play on a mobile platform. Here we look at four different tips for optimizing your video to make sure it will hold up to a phone or…
Spotify Adds Group Playlists Using Facebook Messenger
Spotify is getting more social. Overnight the music streamer launched Group Playlists for Messenger, which enables group playlist creation using Facebook’s popular messaging app. ____________________________________ With Spotify’s new Group Playlists for Messenger, users can create Spotify playlists with their Facebook friends. They can create a Group Playlist, share it, and…
Is Remix Culture’s Future Mobile-First?
In our gradual transition from desktops to a more mobile-focused music industry, remix culture is also changing. In a lead up to C/O Pop Convention 2017, Bas Grasmayer provides a look at some of the industry innovators leading the way in mobile remixing. _______________________ Guest post from Medium by Bas…
Apple Music Now Has 27 Million Paid Subscribers
Apple Music now has 27 million paid subscribers, Apple announced during its WWDC 2017 conference Monday. As of December 2016, Apple had 20 million subscribers, making today’s stat a 35% increase in 6 months. Related articles Apple Music Targets The Mainstream Market Bye Bye Beats: Streamer Tells Users To Move…