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Apple Introduces "Breakthrough" HomePod Speaker Designed To "Reinvent Home Music"
At today's WWDC conference, Apple introduced HomePod, a new line of Siri controlled audiophile smart speakers that deliver automatically adjusted spatially aware sound. Connected with Apple Music, HomePod also acts as a musicologist delivering personalized music selections. In addition to being a high quality music delivery system, Apple's HomePod functions as smart speaker that can also ...
Does Music Piracy Still Exist In The Streaming Age?
While many believe that the streaming age brought about the end of illegal downloading of music, it seems that it has only replaced it with stream ripping, a process through which music is illegally saved while it's being streamed. Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 Streaming seems to have wiped out music piracy, but ...
Another Safe Harbor For Digital Services Coming Soon [David Lowery]
Considering the financial havoc that has been wreaked with artists' income as a result of Google's DMCA safe harbor for YouTube, it seems odd that anyone remotely informed on the topic of music licensing would think another safe harbor for streaming services would be a good idea, and yet that's just what appears to have been proposed. ...
Death Of The MP3 Has Been Greatly Exaggerated
Much has been said lately about the alleged demise of the MP3, although many of these stories have gotten the facts somewhat twisted, confusing the patent for the MP3 with the actual format itself. Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 There’s been a flurry of articles lately about the death of the MP3, and most ...
Vast Majority Of FCC Commenters Support Net Neutrality
Although the majority of consumers on both sides of the aisle support net neutrality, many ISP lobbyists and think tankers have successfully presented the ongoing battle against it as a partisan issue, while the need for rules protecting against massive monopolies by companies like Comcast are universally desired. Guest post by Karl Bode of Techdirt The ...
How An "Oddball" Venue In Brooklyn Became A Haven For Artists
This article explores the phenomenon that is Brooklyn's National Sawdust, a new venue and crew working to make life easier for artists by helping them to bring their vision to life onstage, while attracting new potential fans. Guest post by Dana Tom of Eventbrite Being an artist in New York City means knowing how to hustle. ...
How To Comment On FCC's Attack On Net Neutrality and Why The Indie Music Community Must Speak Out NOW
On a 2-1 party line vote, the FCC began the process of dismantling net neutrality. A new comment period has opened and every member of the indie music community must speak out now to try to save rules that guarantee that all content on the web is delivered and streamed equally. The principle that Internet service providers ...
Major Labels Are Now Earning $9000 A Minute From Streaming
While many remain dubious regarding revenue from streaming, a recent study from Music Business Worldwide shows that major labels are actually pulling in roughly $9000 a minute from streaming services, a number that looks to be on the rise. Guest post by Bobby Owsinski on Music 3.0 For those that said that streaming revenue would never ...
Regulation And The Internet’s Adolescence [Mark Mulligan]
Although the internet has certainly come a long way since the days of the dot-com bubble, it still has a long way to go. Here Mark Mulligan looks at what he considers to be the internet's 'adolescence', and what will happen when greater regulation catches up to internet companies. Guest post by Mark Mulligan from his ...
The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, May 19-26
It seems that we're getting a break from our perfect weather, but music around the Twin Cities continues nonstop. Rain or shine, we get the best here in the metro. Big Gigs This Week Friday, May 19. Jazz Central hosts a long-overdue gig with the Phil Hey Quartet, one of the seminal jazz bands in the ...


