In the wake of Apple’s dispensing of the eighth inch headphone jack, some fear that the technology will soon fade from the mainstream as it is gradually replaced with wireless listening technology. In this piece, Max Alper takes us through the history of the headphone jack. ________________________________ Guest Post by…
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Shazam Adds Music Videos Via Vadio Partnership
[UPDATED] Shazam is adding music videos in a partnership with Portland based startup Vadio. When a user taps on the Shazam icon to identify a song, a thumbnail of the official music video for that track has been added to the song’s Shazam page. In a statement, Shazam said the…
TuneCore Launches In France, Adds Local Artist Services Partnerships
TuneCore has launched its digital music distribution and publishing administration service in France. The announcement was made at today’s MaMA Event in Paris. Tunecore.fr is the third European market in the comoany’s international expansion, joining TuneCore Germany and UK. Tunecore.fr will be available in French and feature local content that…
Pandora Adds Track Sharing
Pandora is starting to look and feel like a full streaming music service. Alongside yesterday’s rebranding and prior to the upcoming launch of an on-demand music streamer, Pandora has added track sharing using iMessage. Pandora has debuted an iMessage extension on iOS 10. The new sharing feature enables Pandora listeners…
Everything A Musician Must Know About Digital Distribution
With brick and mortar music stores no longer being the only (or even best) way for artists to get their music into the hands of fans, the distribution process has changed significantly. Here we offer a concise guide on how artists can make digital distribution work for them. _____________________________ Guest…
Music SEO: Know Your Search Engine Result Pages
Here we delve further into the world of search engine optimization, explaining why SERPS (search engine result pages) are so important to artists, and how they can set them up to work to their advantage when potential fans are trying to discover more about them. ________________________________ In this latest post…
Amazon Music Unlimited Launches At Prices Far Below Spotify, Apple
[UPDATED] Amazon has launched is promised Music Unlimited streaming service, and like most Amazon offerings its main selling point is lower price. ________________________________________ Amazon Music Unlimited has launched in the US with plans priced well below Spotify and Apple Music. Launches in the UK, Germany and Austria are planned for…
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Will Someone Explain To The RIAA That SOPA Didn’t Pass?
A recent lawsuit filed against YouTube-mp3.org, one of many easy-come easy-go sites which allow users to get audio download via YouTube video, suggests that major labels and the RIAA are perhaps unaware that SOPA did not in fact become law in 2012, and are behaving accordingly. _____________________________________ Guest Post by…
U.S. Music Festivals And The 23%: What It Means For Livestreaming
Music festivals in the United States are incredibly popular and impressively well attended, but much of the social media buzz which is generated surrounding these events is created by those not actually in attendance, meaning there’s a significant void to be filled by livestreaming. ____________________________ Guest Post from AmpLive Few…