While we may think of places like Nashville and New York as being those cities with the most influence on the music business, the reality is quite different. In this piece we look at some surprising dark horse ‘trigger cities’ that are having an increasing amount of influence when it…
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Once Exclusive in Australia, Spotify Officially Launches Stations in the U.S.
Earlier this year, Spotify unveiled an interesting streamlined app for music listeners in Australia. Dubbed Stations, the app allows users to quickly stream curated stations. The app description on Google Play explains how users wouldn’t have to labori…
Spotify Stations Free App Has Launched In US
Spotify’s like lean-back listening Stations app is now available in the U.S. for iOS and Android devices. The app had previously been tested only in Australia. Spotify Stations offers a minimalist approach that most closely mimics Pandora and broadcast radio. Free users get the occasional ad, while Spotify premium subscribers…
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Austin Daboh Exits Spotify, Rumors Point To Apple Move
Austin Daboh, Head of Music Culture & Editorial at Spotify UK, has reportedly resigned. He joined Spotify in 2016 as Senior Editor, Shows & Editorial, from the music team at BBC Radio 1Xtra, and was promoted by the streamer last year. During his time at Spotify, Daboh launched and developed…
Victory In Europe: Two Year War Over Copyright Directive Has Begun
With the passage of new copyright legislation in Europe, many are assuming that Big Tech will finally be held accountable to the new laws, but Chris Castle takes a somewhat different view, predicting a two-year copyright war is just heating up. _____________________________ Guest post by Chris Castle of Music Technology…
Apple Set To Kill iTunes Today, New iPod Touch Unveiled
Apple is set to announce the end of iTunes today. Ironically, the company unveiled a new iPod Touch last week, the newest iteration of the hardware that made it so easy to put a whopping 1000 iTunes tracks in your pocket. During Tim Cook’s keynote at its annual Worldwide Developers…
Austin Daboh quits Spotify – is he headed to Apple?
Popular London-based exec joined Spotify from BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra in 2016
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This Week In Music Commentary
This week in music commentary, the industry gave voice to concerns that PledgeMusic was lining their own pockets, what it takes to build a music empire, a paradigm shift in how fandoms are monetized and more. Was PledgeMusic Lining Their Own Pockets? A Brief Inquiry Into Building Music Empires With…
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
In this flip back through the past week’s music industry news, we revisit Spotify’s new ‘social listening’ test, Tencent’s move to charge for more current music and it’s broader industry impact, American Airlines ending of its oversize bag fees of on music gear, and more! Spotify Tests Social Listening Tencent…