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Pandora Hits 65 Million Registered Users; up 8% Since July...
Pandora founder Tim Westergren may be getting squeezed on recording royalties, but everything is peachy on the audience side. During a keynote discussion at the Future of Music Coalition Policy Summit in Washington on Monday, Westergren pointed to a registered userbase of 65 million, up from just 60 million in late-July (as then disclosed by Pandora ...
Your Music is About to Get Stolen. so Why Are You Still Writing?
A few years back, Eric Garland of BigChampagne said something eye-opening. That is, if your music is not getting traded and stolen online, you've got a serious problem. And thatproblem is obscurity, a far greater evil for musicians. But once out of obscurity, fans are almost guaranteed to pass your music around for free. Sure, you ...
Think the iPad is Just a Toy? Then You Haven't Checked out This Licensing App...
B2B music licensing remains a hyper-competitive niche, and that spells lots of innovation and low-cost licensing for producers. Sure, sync licenses are moving southward, though the upside is that more independent artists can slot their content into films, ads, and other visual content. Also, producers can now get their licenses fast. But what happens when you're ...
The Cloud Challenge: Would You Survive, or Totally Freak Out?
Can music fan survive on cloud alone? Could you survive? Or, would you go scampering for your iPod, your gapingly-large hard drive, your oh-so-familiar local iTunes collection? Could you last a week on Rdio, Spotify, orGrooveshark alone, mixed in with some Pandora perhaps? Or, even Google Music or a cloud-enabled iTunes in the near future? Or ...
Finally, a Music Conference for Managers...
Here's a bad idea—start a music conference. There are already way too many, they all overlap, and topics and panelists tend to get regurgitated from one event to another. Here's a better idea—start a targeted music conference. Tommy Silverman is trying his luck with a DIY-focused New Music Seminar, and we just covered a small event ...
1 In 5 'Youths' Have Listened to Pandora in the Last Month...
“These are some staggering figures—not only have 20% of 12-24 year-olds listened to Pandora in the past month, but 13% have done so in the past week—and this is nationally representative, projectable research data..." Edison Research Don't believe research? Well, this one seems really unbelievable—but is probably not too far off. According to the latest findings ...
The Scary Situation Surrounding Our Recording Legacy...
The following issues were outlined in a detailed report by the National Recording Preservation Board, part of US Library of Congress. The report followed a “comprehensive, national-level study of the state of sound recording preservation."Many important recordings have been lost or have become unplayable since the introduction of recorded sound in the late-nineteenth century. Many others ...
AEG Responds to Jackson Family Lawsuit...
AEG Live is now slamming a Jackson family lawsuit as both unsubstantiated and without merit. The suit, filed by MJ's mom Katherine Jackson, accuses AEG of creating the conditions that led to Michael's death. But AEG pointed out that Dr. Conrad Murray—now battling charges of involuntary manslaughter—was hired by Michael, not AEG, and the responsibility ended ...
Spotify is Now Hitting 10 Million Users. of Which, 500,000 Are Paying...
Is this the kind of ratio that makes sense? Spotify is now approaching 10 million users, of which 500,000 are paying premium amounts. Spotify is planning a shindig in London later this month to toast its milestone. Here's the latest tee-total: 10 million users. 500,000 paying subscribers. 7 European countries. $300 million company valuation. 10 million-plus ...
Shazam Suddenly Wants More Recognition...
Shazam is a necessity for some app-toting music fans, though even the savviest users can miss a tune. The reason is simple: songs are typically a few minutes long, and that means they often end before a recognition can me made. The solution? Shazam's latest batch of iPhone and iPod touch updates actually enable tagging on ...
