Category archives: Apps & Mobile

Who Are Your Biggest Fans? Quiz Your Instagram Followers To Find Out

As part of a great new feature, Instagram is now offering its users a ‘quiz’ option. Similar to their Question Sticker, this new aspect of the social media platform will allow users to ask multiple choice questions, with up to four answers to choose from. ______________________________ Guest post by Manager,…

SiriusXM Launches Low Cost Streaming Only Plan

SiriusXM has added an "Essential" subscription streaming only plan, making its multi-channel service available on mobile, tablet, desktop and other connected devices. Essential subscribers get 300 channels from SiriusXM’s lineup of music, comedy, news, sports and entertainment. The Essential plan is priced at $1 for the first three months, then…

Eventbrite Expands It’s Useful App Marketplace

Indie ticketer Eventbrite has relaunched its Spectrum app store as the Eventbrite App Marketplace with 100+ vetted apps to help save time, run events more efficiently and, of course, to sell more tickets. All the apps in the Eventbrite App Marketplace work seamlessly with the Eventbrite platform, giving event creators…

Major Labels Demanding ‘Guaranteed Money’ From TikTok Owners

Spring will shepherd in the cancellation of numerous music contracts, and with renegotiations on the table, three of the industry’s biggest labels are eager to see if they can squeeze some additional revenue out of the rapidly growing social media platform TikTok. _____________________________ Guest post by James Shotwell of Haulix…

EU Bans All Ticket Buying Bots

The EU Parliament has voted to ban the use of automated ticket buying software (aka bots) to circumvent ticket purchasing rules, including maximum purchase limits per person. The measure came as part of a package of consumer protections aimed at reducing misleading and unfair practices in online marketplaces and sets…

Amazon’s Twitch Takes On TikTok With Karaoke Game and Deals With All The Majors

Amazon online gaming service Twitch has launched Twitch Sings, an interactive karaoke game aimed straight at the wildly popular TickTok app. The huge difference is that Amazon actually bothered to licence all the music it’s using. Amazon’s Twitch Sings is launching with the deals in place with all the major…

Festify Uses Spotify To Create Your Dream Music Festival

Festify takes the users most listened to Spotify artists and creates a visual line-up that they can share with friends. Connect a Spotify account and the Festify program uses play counts to bill favorite artists as headliners and ranks others as openers. There are options to use just the last…

Apple Music App Now Installed On 40 million Android Devices

The Apple Music app has been installed on 40 million devices running on the Google Android operating system. Of course, installs and paid subscriptions are two different things, with Apple Music only having a total of 50-55 million subscribers worldwide. But it’s clear that Apple Music availability on Android is…

Eat, Sleep, Write: 5 Apps For Every Musician, Songwriter

Apps have been integrated into all aspects of the creative process for some time now, and songwriting is no exception. Beyond simply facilitating the technical aspects of composition and recording, several apps have now been released designed to help spark inspiration in composers. ________________________ In this new post to MusicThinkTank,…