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Deezer Adds 20,000 Podcasts, Downplays Importance Of Free Music
Everyone seems to be trying to find new ways to stand out ahead of Apple Music's relaunch. Today music streamer Deezer added podcasts to its offering, and more interestingly, downplayed just how important free music is to its own growth. Deezer is adding 20,000 podcasts and radio shows to its streaming music service in the UK, France ...
This One Free Tool Will Make All Of Your Social Media Look Better
How your social media looks matters. It sends a signal. It says that you care. You are telling a story that I want to follow. You are building a career and a brand. But creating the different graphics and sizing them for every social network can be a daunting task. It doesn't have to be. Canva is a ...
Pandora Acquires Artist Analytics Platform Next Big Sound
Our prediction that 2015 would be a big year for music tech mergers and acquisitions is proving accurate. Today, Pandora, online radio's dominate player, announced that it has acquired Next Big Sound, a pioneer in digital music analytics. Pandora has agreed to acquire Next Big Sound, a provider of online music analytics, for an undisclosed sum. ...
Inside Music Distribution To China's 1.3 Billion Market
Much of the initial enthusiasm that accompanied the opening up of the Chinese music industry with the advent of the internet, usually supplemented by a hopeful but misguided reference to 1.3 billion people parting with their money, has since whittled down to a more pragmatic approach. Guest Post by Matthew D on The Global Outpost The ...
Starbucks Shifts Music Gears From iTunes to Spotify In Major Multi-Year Partnership
Digital music deals and launches are accelerating ahead of next months Apple music relaunch. Spotify hit a solid double yesterday with multi-faceted Starbucks deal that includes 200,000+ free Spotify Premium accounts and marks a shift for the ubiquitous retailer away from a longterm relationship with iTunes. Longtime iTunes music partner Starbucks is shifting its allegiance ...
Zoot's Memorial Concert, 1986
Tenor saxophonist Zoot Sims died in March 1985. A year later, a memorial concert was held in his honor. Bret Primack sent along the following video, featuring Gerry Mulligan (bs), Roger Kellaway (p), Bill Crow (b) and Bobby Rosengarden (d). The date of the concert and location aren't immediately known. The video is courtesy of Turk ...
Epic Fail: The War On Piracy
The final chapter in the long, sordid story of the pirate site, Grooveshark, finally played out in a New York Courtroom last week. The principals, after years of litigation, have finally shut down their website and signed an agreement stating they will never own or operate a pirate site again or face millions of dollars in ...
Redistributing The Streaming Wealth: Why Listening Hours Not Artist Popularity May Drive The Divvying Up Of Royalties
The question of just how to distribute the royalty dollars from music services has moved from a back-office thought exercise to an out-in-the-open debate. Moving forward in this debate is the argument that it would be fairer—particularly to emerging, independent, or less “popular” artists—to distribute royalties on an each pair of ears basis (i.e., per subscriber) rather than on ...
Interview: Carlos Lyra
Just before the British Invasion turned American teens into screaming consumers, a new style of romantic music with a jazzy Latin feel captured the hearts of young adults in the States. Known as the bossa nova, the music was a cooler cousin of Cuba's cha-cha-cha and a sophisticated folk form that was highly melodic and notably ...
Miles on Monday: Wayne Shorter speaks out, Amandla turns 26, and more
This week for “Miles on Monday," some recent news items related to the legendary trumpeter: In a new interview with Billboard magazine, saxophonist Wayne Shorter (pictured) discusses topics including his relationship with Davis as a member of the trumpeter's “second great quintet." With the 89th anniversary of Davis' birth coming up next Tuesday, saxophonist Gary Bartz ...
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