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Graphic Proof of the Death of the Album

May 12, 2010

Playdio + Spotify = Legal Full Songs for Podcasts

May 11, 2010

Podcasting music has usually meant either ignoring the law or only featuring 30 second samples. But Playdio (Playlist Radio), which launches today in the UK, uses Spotify to deliver full licensed tracks in podcasts. Talks are ongoing with other streaming platforms; and developer and digital distributor Kudos Records hopes to ultimately make the platform independent. Playdio ...

Move over Jobs, Android Just Passed iPhone in U.S.

May 12, 2010

Google's Android mobile operating system continued to shake up the U.S. mobile phone market in the first quarter of 2010, moving past Apple to take the number-two position among smartphone operating systems, according to The NPD Group. Based on sales last quarter the Android moved into second position at 28% behind RIM Blackberry at 36% and ...

Ask the Readers: Choice, a Paradox or Paradise?

May 12, 2010

Kyle Bylin, Associate Editor-- (@kbylin) There's an essay I've wanted to write for quite awhile now, tentatively titled: Paradox or Paradise: Music Choice in the Digital Age; it would explore the topic as to whether or not the shift in the music landscape from scarcity to abundance has resulted in a positive or negative experience when ...

Online Concerts to Get Social with Big Live

May 11, 2010

Schedule to launch in June, Big Live is social networking platform that connects users around a shared entertainment experience. Users can watch full-length “live" concerts by joining one of multiple simultaneous streams to experience the content with a group. Fans can see who they are watching with, filter the group (friends and non-friends), communicate with them, ...

Interview: Steve Almond of How Rock and Roll Will Save Your Life (Part 2)

May 11, 2010

Kyle Bylin, Associate Editor-- (@kbylin)-- Read Part 1 In the book, you speak of how Nil Lara became your messiah, because he “cultivated that trait so essential to rock stars: mystery." Not knowing anything about Nil, you say, only served to further ignite your passion; it allowed him to become larger than life, and for ...

Sony Says They May Bid for EMI

May 10, 2010

"We are in a position that allows us to seize every opportunity in the market--including EMI," the head of Sony Music, Rolf Schmidt-Holz, told German Sunday paper Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung. On Thursday Warner Music Chief Executive Edgar Bronfman declined to comment during an earnings call about speculation that he was also eyeing ...

TuneCore Adds Charts, Offers Impressive Sales Stats

May 8, 2010

Flat fee digital distributor TuneCore has added a weekly Top 20 Artists chart and Top 20 Songs chart compiled from iTunes daily trend reports. Along with the announcement came come interesting stats from 2009 that show how TuneCore's popularity and hint at the potential for independent sales. 65 million songs were sold or ...

ReverbNation Adds Facebook Sharing Widget

May 8, 2010

ReverbNation has introduced a powerful yet simple to use widget that brings many the assets that artists have stored on RN including music and video onto their Facebook page and into their fans Facebook stream. News and updates are spread in real time. Promote Your Band On Facebook In ...

Video: Has Apple Lost It's Cool?

May 8, 2010