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…
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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…
Questlove’s Supreme Weekly Show Debuts On Pandora
Pandora debuted the first episode of the Questlove Supreme show today. It’s a weekly three hour "ride through the global musical landscape featuring adventurous music selections, compelling conversations and revealing interviews with music lovers from the entertainment industry and beyond." The first show features SNL alum and talk-show host Maya…
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…
A Pandora Listener, Facebook Like And Twitter Follower All Walk Into A Bar – The Impact Of Pandora Artist Stations
Although some may be quick to dismiss Pandora as simply another streaming platform, some recent numbers show that many of Pandora’s top artists have more station followers and better, more economical fan reach than many social media outlets. ________________________ Guest Post by Glenn Peoples on Medium Key takeaways: · A…
Are Streaming Music Services Competing With Record Labels?
As streaming services continue to pour more and more resources into original content, they could be precipitating fundamental shifts in the music industry, with a particularly strong impact on conventional record labels. _______________________________ Guest Post by Bas Grasmayer on Synchblog In the last two months, we’ve shifted from music media…
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…
Pandora Will Not Announce Music Service Today, As CEO Tim Westergren Goes Head To Head With Apple’s Tim Cook
Today is The Tale Of Two Tims. Excuse the alliteration, but that’s exactly what’s happening today when Pandora CEO Tim Westergren takes the stage at the CITI Global Technology Conference within minutes of Apple CEO Tim Cook taking the stage for Apple annual fall product launch. ______________________________________ Pandora has been…
Pandora Hopes To Announce New $5, $10 Per Month Music Services Tomorrow [UPDATED]
[UPDATE 2] It’s no secret that Pandora is about to launch a Spotify like on-demand streaming music service. Exactly what form it will take and how it will differentiate from the competition could become much clearer tomorrow. ________________________________ Pandora is pushing hard to put the final touches on the label…