Shares of Pandora were up 2% on Friday, for a total rise of 32% in the last three weeks, as rumors grew that the popular streaming music service is up for sale. ___________________________________________ Rumors that Pandora is for sale has pushed the stock up 32% in the last 3 weeks….
Category archives: Music Tech
TUE. BRIEFING: YouTube vs. Tube Ninja • Katy Perry Twitter Hacked • Pirate Bay Turns 10 • Pandora Stock Jumps • More
TUESDAY 5.31.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Illegal downloads from streaming sites is a big problem and YouTube is taking overdue action to stop it. Updated continuously under our More News
MON. BRIEFING: Pandora Stock Up 32% On Sale Rumors • Musical.ly Launches Live.ly • Jawbone Exiting Speakers • More
Monday 5.30.16 Music Business News From Around The Web It’s Memorial day in the US, but the music industry and music tech are still making news globally. Updated continuously under our More News Related articles New On Our Jobs Board: Marketing Manager @ Stones Throw Records Does The Reddit Revolt…
Pirate Radio Stations Are Making A Comeback
Although many may have assumed that pirate radio’s best days were behind it, a recent report from the Associated Press shows that these renegade terrestrial broadcasters are on the rise once again. ______________________________ Guest Post by Bobby Owsinski on Music 3.0 Once upon a time pirate radio stations were big…
SuperPhone Allows Artists To Own Their Audience, Communicate With Them Directly
While services like iTunes, Spotify, and Facebook often make it difficult for artists to easily communicate with fans, SuperPhone provides artists with a way to directly message large groups of their fans outside of complex and crowded social channels. ____________________________ Guest Post from PledgeMusic News Since it’s our primary passion…
Liv Buli’s Weekend Reading List: Snapchat Makes It Rain, Spotify Turns 10, And The Album Drop As You Know It Is Gone
Liv Buli has the unique title of Data Journalist at Pandora owned analytics provider Next Big Sound. With one eye on the data and the other on the cultural zeitgeist, she often uncovers what matters most before the rest of us. So, we’re proud and happy that she’s agreed to…
AmpMe Raises $8 Million, Adds YouTube Integration
Venture funding is still flowing into music tech, but not if the concept involves licensing music. AmpMe pulls the tunes that power its app from the users library, Soundcloud and now the free-daddy of them all, YouTube. _____________________________________ Canadian startup AmpMe has raised $8 million in a new funding round…
SoundCloud Partners With LANDR For Free Audio Optimization, Mastering
Cloud-based audio mastering software platform LANDR has partnered with SoundCloud, to offer its mastering service free to SoundCloud’s 12 million strong creator community. Through a new partnership, SoundCloud users will have free access to LANDR’s new “Optimized for SoundCloud” format, which will master and enhance the quality of songs streaming…
You Have To Look At These Two Spotify Charts – Is The The Future Of Streaming Music
New information regarding Spotify’s financials shows that it still remains the front runner in the ongoing streaming wars, but also reveals that it may face trouble from rising rights costs and a drop in the average profit per user. ________________________ By Mark Mulligan of MiDiA and the Music Industry Blog…
DeadMau5 Soundcloud Account Hacked, Selena Gomez Tracks Leaked
DeadMau5’s SoundCloud account was hacked. We worry about our bank accounts, credit card accounts and mail being broken into, but our Soundcloud accounts? In an age where everything happens online, everything is a target. ___________________________________________ DJ and producer DeadMau5’s SoundCloud account was hacked on May 23rd, with the hackers using…