Bob Moz (short for Moczydlowsky) is a fixture in music tech. Now the Managing Director of the Techstars Music startup program, Moz worked at Yahoo Music, as Topspin VP Product & Marketing and Twitter’s Head of Music. David Weiszfeld, the CEO of Music analytics dashboard Soundcharts, launches his new video…
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Stream-Ripping Finally On The Decline
As with so many consumer practices, piracy has its own trends which, in the age of streaming, most recently took the form of stream-ripping, an illegal process whereby, content is ‘ripped’ from existing streaming sites. Fortunately, this practice appears to be on the decline, according to a recent report. ____________________________…
Spotify Names Chaka Zulu To Head Artist Relations
Spotify has hired Chaka Zulu to head artist and talent relations. Zulu is the long term manager of rapper Ludacris and co-founder of the Disturbing Tha Peace label. He replaces Troy Carter who exited the streamer several months ago. He shared the news via a post on Instagram. “I am…
Gaana Beats Apple, Spotify As India’s Top Music Service
Music streamer Gaana has beaten Apple Music and YouTube as Indian consumer’s most popular music streaming service. Spotify barely registered on the survey. In terms of popularity, Gaana at 25% was followed by Apple Music at 20%, YouTube at also at 20% and Wynk 14%, according to the Music Streaming…
What Musicians Need To Know About Spotify’s Personalized Editorial Playlists
Spotify has recently been testing the waters with its new personalized editorial playlists, a kind of hybrid between curatorial and strictly algorithmic playlists. Here Chris Robley outlines what artists need to know about this new listening format entering the streaming arena. ___________________________ Guest post by Chris Robley of DIY Musician…
CD Baby, AVL Digital Acquired By Downtown Music
Downtown Music Holdings has acquired AVL Digital Group and its portfolio of music distribution, rights management and artist services businesses, including CD Baby, AdRev, DashGo and Soundrop. DMH is the company behind Downtown Music Publishing and Songtrust. The deal is estimated to be worth $200 million. In 2018, CD Baby…
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…
Burnside Distribution Turns 25
Founded in 1994 by Bill McNally, Terry Currier and David Cobb, music distributor Burnside has withstood the slings and arrows of a tumultuous industry to arrive successfully on its 25th birthday. _________________________________ By Chris Calabrese, Manager, Brand Marketing & Communications at The Orchard. This originally appeared on The Daily Rind…
7Digital Names New CEO As Simon Cole Exits
7digital has announced that Simon Cole will step down as Director and CEO next month and named John Aalbers to replace him. Simon has led the B2B digital music company since its creation from the reverse merger with UBC Media in 2014. His departure has been planned since last year….
How Fans Are Building A Vibrant Gimme Radio Community
In this piece, Jon Maples explains how the principles and process behind the unique radio streaming app Gimme Radio have given rise to a successful listening platform, home to a vibrant social community. __________________________ By Jon Maples of Gimme Radio from Medium Slack was on fire. Our emergency channel, the…