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iTunes Store Deletes Amazon Cloud Music Player
Earlier this month, Evolver posted about how to play the music stored in your Music Beta by Google account on your iPhone using an app called gMusic. Today, we had planned to do the same for aMusic, a $2 app that lets you play music in your Amazon storage locker on iOS as well. Just one problem: It ...
Twitter is Now Following the Music Industry in a Serious Way...
Twitter is expanding its strategy of brokering high-impact media relationships, and that could mean some very interesting music deals ahead. Already, the company is putting the final touches on a big partnership with 'The X Factor' in the US, one that involves realtime voting and feedback. But that's just a humble beginning. 'The X Factor' handshake ...
Dave Allen: Supporting Musicians on the Social Web
The online music “business" has long been a minefield for musicians, especially unsigned independent musicians. When the default business plan for streaming services such as Spotify, Pandora and Mog, is to raise investor money, license music from the recording labels and then launch a service that requires advertising in the stream, one has to wonder what's in it for ...
Musician Website Quick Fix #1: Turn Off Auto-Start
This is the first of a series of quick posts we're working on to give simple, actionable tips and advice that can help you make your website a little better and more effective. The first is one that not everyone will agree with, and even within the Bandzoogle team, folks have different opinions. Either way, here's ...
6 Ways to Fail at Promoting Music Online
On the Culture Bully blog, Chris DeLine takes whack at almost every indie band, label and publicist that ever tried to get the attention of a music journalist. “How to Fail at Promoting Music Online" is both a chronicle of bad behavior and a roadmap to more successful pitches. Here is a summary of Deline's beefs: ...
SoundHound: Delivering 1000 Songs Per Second Music Discovery
Music discovery app SoundHound has released stats that show it processing more than 4 million music searches per day and user engagement of more more than 1,000 hits per second. The traffic comes from a reported user base of base 50 million worldwide on iOS and Android. Competitors include Shazam. SoundHound upgraded its apps earlier this ...
HP Expands Music Influencer Program with Artist #talk Listening Parties
Hewlett-Packard (HP) is refocusing its Music Influencer program on smaller, influencer-heavy events featuring Arjan Timmermans of ArjanWrites.com as host. Dubbed ARTIST #TALK, these listening parties feature musicians and help spread conversations about HP products and their work with Beats Audio. The new phase of HP's Music Influencer program, ARTIST #TALK, was actually conceived by Arjan Timmermans, ...
Dream big and give us your best idea for the arts in Philadelphia
Applications open today for Knight Arts Challenge Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA: The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation is now accepting applications for the second year of the Knight Arts Challenge Philadelphia through Oct. 31. The three-year, $9 million community-wide contest seeks the most innovative ideas in the arts to engage and enrich Philadelphia's communities. In the ...
Techdirt Opens New Media Biz-Models Message Board; Offers $10k for Best Case Examples
Last week, media blog TechDirt launched a new message board designed to pool the ideas and experiences of musicians, filmmakers, and writers experimenting with new ways to monetize and support their work. Additionally, TechDirt founder Mike Masnick is offering $10,000 to those who submit the best case studies and/or experiences they've had in building alternative business models. “In ...
Sell Stuff, Straight from Your Youtube Channel...
YouTube is arguably the biggest and baddest platform for music consumption. So why not leverage that power-position further into ecommerce? Glad you asked. YouTube is now sharing details on Merch Store, a build-out that will allow artists to layer downloads, merchandise, tickets, and other items into their channels. The formal announcement happens Thursday in New York. ...
