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Boom: Sirius is Now Bigger Than Netflix...

Source: Digital Music News
February 17, 2011

It's great to get out of the woods—and even better to beat Netflix on the way. According to stats shared by the company, Sirius XM Radio subscribers now stand at 20.19 million, a record for the company. That beats Netflix, also a developing platform, which finished the year with just over 20 million. Let's face it—Netflix is growing much faster, and this will probably be a short-lived win. But for now, the accomplishment qualifies Sirius as the second-biggest subscription media ...

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The Jazz Session #240: No BS! Brass (Reggie Pace)

Source: AAJ Staff
February 15, 2011

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JazzWeek Radio Chart: February 7, 2011

Source: Michael Ricci
February 15, 2011

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 1 2 Joe Lovano Bird Songs (Blue Note) 178 382 -204 0 55 1 4 2 20 — Ernestine Anderson Nightlife: Live At Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola (HighNote) 165 95 +70 1 53 2 2 2 3 5 Luther Hughes & The Cannonball-Coltrane Project Things Are Getting Better (Primrose Lane) 165 154 +11 0 50 2 5 4 2 1 Russell Malone Triple Play (MAXJAZZ) 160 174 -14 0 37 1 14 ...

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Pandora Files for IPO as It Nears Profitability

Source: HypeBot
February 13, 2011

Pandora announced on Friday that it has filed Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as the first step towards an initial public offering of stock.  Pandora has a commanding 50% share of all internet radio listening time among the top 20 stations and networks in the U.S. according to Ando Media. According to the SEC filing, the company's revenue was “$55.2 million and $90.1 million in fiscal 2010 and the nine months ended October 31, 2010, respectively." ...

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Vocalist Somi to be interviewed on Reeds and Deeds II

Source: Lydia Liebman
February 13, 2011

This Sunday's broadcast of “Reeds & Deeds II" will feature an exclusive interview with jazz vocalist Somi. Somi is performing Monday night at the Regattabar in Cambridge to celebrate Valentines Day. The interview is scheduled to air at 6:30 on www.wecb.fm. Somi will talk about her musical background, the creative process of her two albums “Red Soil In My Eyes" and “If The Rain Comes First," and her upcoming show in Cambridge. “Reeds & Deeds II" is broadcast on WECB ...

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Pandora Files Initial IPO Paperwork...

Source: Digital Music News
February 12, 2011

Pandora has now filed the official paperwork required for an initial public offering (IPO). The “Form S-1" has been submitted to the US Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), specifically relating to a 'proposed initial public offering of shares of common stock.' The form is available here.

The number of shares to be offered and the price range involved remain undetermined. But for the purposes of the filing, Pandora estimated an IPO valuation of approximately $100 million.

In terms of the ...

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Pandora Has Paid More Than $100 Million in Royalties Since 2007...

Source: Digital Music News
February 12, 2011

How much has your digital music startup paid to artists, labels, and publishers? Well, since 2007, Pandora has paid well over $100 million to SoundExchange and various publishers, according to financial details emerging this afternoon. And, that number would have been much higher had it not been for negotiated, retroactive rate reductions affecting the years 2006-2010. More specifically, for the period running through October, 2010, royalties have topped $100.5 million—most of which has gone to SoundExchange and its represented labels—on ...

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Ebony Love Songs This Week on Riverwalk Jazz

Source: Don Mopsick
February 10, 2011

To honor Black History Month, this week Riverwalk Jazz and The Jim Cullum Jazz Band take note of Valentine's Day with songs created by the first black composers to turn out love songs for mainstream America via Broadway, Vaudeville and Tin Pan Alley. The program is distributed by Public Radio International, XM/Sirius sattelite radio and can be streamed starting today from the Rivewalk Jazz website here. Romance is seldom as clear as black and white. But there was a time ...

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