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Bop.FM's Music Access Service Reportedly Raises $2 Million Investment Round
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In news that appeared on Business Insider early this morning, Bop.fm is said to be raising $2 million in funding. Bop.fm is also launching Verified Artist Pages with curated playlists from big stars. No word on what they're planning for the future but they seem to be successfully building out their early service with each new step fitting nicely into place. Rebecca Borison reports that Bop.fm has raised a $2 million funding round led by Charles Ventures but I think ...
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NeonGrid Debuts Database for Crediting All Your Musical Work Across the Web
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While some musicians primarily appear in their own media works and can therefore offer what they do via their own channels, other musicians appear in a wide range of creations across the web. Some musicians take multiple roles beyond their own work from backup singer to videomaker. While I think musicians should be documenting all such activity on their official sites, NeonGrid is creating a database for web creations that offers the opportunity to get additional credit for all roles ...
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Earbits Rises from the Deadpool, is Back Online
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As of Monday, Earbits was toast. The four year old independent music service which had raised $1.7 million, enabled artists and labels to “buy" plays, promote and connect with fans. By Tuesday, the site was entirely offline. Late on Thursday night, however, Earbits rose from the dead. Everything - the web service and all mobile apps - relaunched. An unnamed “strategic partner" had “stepped forward and provided the necessary funding to bring Earbits back online indefinitely," Earbits chief Joey Flores wrote ...
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Spotify + the Echo Nest = New Supercharged API
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We get to sample the first fruits of Spotify's acquisition of The Echo Nest today with the launch of its new Web API. Developers will now have the ability to build music apps on and off the Spotify platform that take advantage of the combined Spotify and Echo Nest API's massive collections of music, data and content. Rich Metadata. The new web API lets developes retrieve extensive track, album and artist details from the Spotify catalog, including cover art and 30 second track ...
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5 Tips for Building a Fanbase Online
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Ross Barber spoke with Killed The Fixtion's Rigo Asencio about growing a fanbase online. Having not played a live show since 2010, Killed The Fixtion have continued to release music and literally built their fanbase online rather than in tandem with live encounters. Barber says he's “impressed by the personal approach the band has taken to communicating with its fans" so I felt a closer look was in order. I was surprised to hear that Kill The Fixtion hasn't been ...
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Concert Discovery Space Heats up with New Startups and Established Ticketing Companies
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Up until this year it looked like one or more startup mobile apps related to music concert discovery such as WillCall and Jukely were going to gradually build out the concert discovery space city by city. While that work continues new entries are to be expected. But not only are nightlife and event apps entering the scene but so are more established ticketing companies that offer much more serious competition. Hypebot's coverage of concert discovery apps has focused on small ...
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Must Watch: John Oliver's Funny, Smart and Dead-on Explanation of Net Neutrality
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