Although it used to be required that anyone interested in a career in music up stumps and move to a major city such as LA or Nashville, such is no longer the case, with multiple online resources allowing budding artists to collaborate from cheaper and more rural locations. _____________________________ In…
Category archives: Music Tech
FRI. BRIEFING: 69¢ Song iTunes Chart Games • Pandora + Uber • BandLab Buys MONO • More
Friday 9.9.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Check out iTunes’ 69 cent song section and you see the newest way that major labels have found to game the charts. Updated under our More News tab
Apple Music, ITunes Head Of Digital Marketing Moves To AEG Live
Brooke Kain, who had joined Apple Music from Beats when Apple acquired the music service, has exited to take the newly created position of Chief Digital Officer at concert promoter AEG Live. Kain was recently featured in Billboard’s 2016 Digital Power Players List A long standing member of Beats/Apple exec…
Sonos (Finally) Improves Its App To Reflect Modern Listening Habits
I love my wireless Sonos speakers, but the app has always left a bit to be desired. Now Sonos is attacking the problem on two fronts – the ability to control the system directly from your favorite music apps (Spotify integration is coming next month), and a major app upgrade….
The Company That Owns Warner Music Group Just Took Control Of Music Streamer Deezer
Access Industries has taken control of global music stream Deezer. The move advances the goal of the conglomerate, which also owns Warner Music Group and has made major investments in Songkick ($25M), Shazam ($9M) and in 2013-14 Beats ($120M million), to become an integrated full stack music company. ______________________________________ French…
THU. BRIEFING: Access Industries Now Controls Deezer • Apple Advances Audio • Sonos Upgrades App • More
Thursday 9.8.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Conflict of interest? Access Industries, which owns WMG, just took control of music streamer Deezer. Updated continuously under our More News tab
Apple Deletes iPhone 7 Headphone Jack, ‘Reinvents’ Wireless Audio With AirPods, New Beats Headphones
As expected, the new iPhone 7 will have no headphone jack. In its place, however, Apple is offering a multitude of solutions that it says will all improve audio quality. _______________________________ Apple’s iPhone 7 smartphones will ship in a couple of weeks with more speed, more memory and more picture…
Apple Music Has 17 Million Paid Subscribers, Loves Exclusives, Says CEO Tim Cook
At the start of today’s launch event, CEO Tim Cook said that Apple now has 17 million paid subscribers, up from 15 million since June. While the the Apple Music portion of today’s presentation lasted only a couple of minutes, Cook emphasized exclusive content. "Apple Music has become the premier…
We’ll Be Live Tweeting Both Today’s Apple Event And Pandora’s CEO Interview
If my head doesn’t explode from split screen overload, I’ll be live tweeting both today’s major Apple product launch and the on stage interview of Pandora’s CEO Tim Westergren starting at 11AM PST/1PM EST today. Follow us @hypebot. In the meantime, some background and predictions: What Music Fans And The…
What Music Fans And The Music Industry Can Expect From Today’s Apple Event
Apple is set to announce the new iPhone 7 today along with a new version of the Apple Watch and changes to its Mac Book line. But what can the music industry expect from today’s announcements? Here are some well informed predictions. _______________________________________________ What can music lovers and the music…