We’ll be covering today’s iPhone 8 announcement live on Twitter, in part because there are several interesting music related announcement rumors that we’re hearing about Apple Music and iTunes. Whatever is revealed, it’s clear that Apple’s music streamer is finally gaining traction with its core audience. _________________________________________ By analyst Russ…
Category archives: Digital Music
Spotify, Hulu Partner For Discounted Premium Streaming Bundle
Spotify is partnering with Hulu to offer premium music and video streaming services bundled at a discount price. College students will be the first to save, but the music streamer says it will expand bundles with Hulu to the broader consumer market. ___________________________________________________ Spotify and Hulu have partnered to offer…
Spotify Shifts Gears On Video, Podcasts As Division Head Tom Calderone Exits
Spotify’s much publicized move into video and podcasts never really gained traction. Now division chief Tom Calderone, the former head of cable network VH1, is out and the music streamer is shifting its video and podcasting strategy. ____________________________________________ Spotify confirmed the departure of former VH1 executive Tom Calderone today; and…
YouTube Red Gives Offline Listening An Upgrade
A new YouTube Red feature gives users greater control of the content they wish to access on the platform, including allowing them to save video and more for offline access, which is good news for both consumers as well as artists and labels. ___________________________ Guest post from The Daily Rind…
How To Download Your Original SoundCloud Files – From The Better To Be Safe Than Sorry Dept.
While no one is sure what SoundCloud’s future looks like, it’s clear that the company is still facing some serious issues, leaving many concerned about the future of any original tracks they might have on the service. Here we look at how artists can get these originals back. __________________________ Guest…
Diggers Factory Brings Community To Indie Vinyl Pre-Sales
Diggers Factory founder Alexis Castiel takes us behind the scenes of his crowdfunding styled vinyl pre-order and production service designed to keep artists from wasting money on vinyl production. In this article he explains how the idea for the company came about and where it’s headed. ____________________________ Guest post from…
Pirate Bay Ordered To Pay Labels A Paltry $477,000
Despite being an early target of multiple lawsuits brought my several labels and music trade groups, torrent tracker Pirate bay is still operating and helping to enable music and media piracy worldwide. Now , 6 years after a lawsuit began, a court has ordered to Pirate bay founder to pay…
Did Technology Kill Your Local Music Scene?
The internet forever changed how we consume and create music as individuals… but what about as groups? Anyone from the pre-internet music era will surely tell you stories of how particular cities possessed distinct musical personalities, aka music scenes… but do they exist today? Can they exist today like they…
Spotify Is Set To Dominate Music Just Like Google Dominates Search
In much the same way as Google has risen to become the dominant name in search engines, Spotify may be headed to emerge as the dominant name in music. Here Paul X. McCarthy explains the nature of online competition and why this may be the case. ____________________________________ Guest post by…
Understanding Music and Blockchain Minus All The Hype
Here Alan Graham follows up on a previous piece looking at practical side of the relationship between music and blockchain tech. Here he casts a fresh glance at the issue, and where blockchain technology, and its relationship to music, might be headed. ________________________ Guest post by Alan Graham of OCL…