The proliferation of platforms such as Facebook and Twitter come mostly from success stories, and cross-over events with mainstream media. Once CNN started using tweets during live broadcasts, the platform…
With the launch of Google Music, and iTunes upgrading its solution with a new feature called “Match“, the stream your music vs. buy each track debate rages on. It’s truly…
Today, Google has announced “Artists Hub”, a self service feature for Google Music, which will allow independent musicians to sell their own music. Artists keep 70% of the revenue, and…
In a video that has been up for almost eight months, but shockingly only has 94,000 views, “Lara” plays both piano and violin to the tune of the Super Mario…
Discovering music is something that relies on multiple senses along with recommendations made by friends. But what if you couldn’t see the band’s name, what they looked like, or anything…
At a recent Music Hack Day in Boston, developers got together to play around with new technology and popular platform APIs like Spotify‘s. Some of the apps were very basic,…
Using Spotify can be a bit overwhelming. You’re given a huge database of music to surf through with nothing more than a search box. Of course Spotify has made playlists…
Trending topics on Twitter are a great way to see what’s hot right now on the mini social network. However, the topics that trend aren’t always all that interesting to…
Music streaming service Spotify and Microsoft have announced the arrival of the Spotify app to Windows 7 Phone devices today. Multiple sources confirmed the release prior to the announcement, and…
Music discovery is something Apple has done a great job at with its desktop version of iTunes, historically. The company has turned it into a Billboard charts for digital music….
At The Next Web, we get asked one question a lot. “Which apps are must-have’s for my iPhone?”. It’s a common question, especially with a lot of new Sprint and…
According to CNET, the band Coldplay, who is known for wanting and having complete control of their music, announced today that they are no longer offering their music to streaming…
Digital music has transformed year after year since Shawn Fanning brought us Napster in 1999. The service allowed you to easily download music in MP3 format that you hadn’t paid…
Streaming music services like Spotify, Rdio, and Pandora are all the rage. Amongst some circles, months have gone by since they have purchased and downloaded 99 cent songs from Apple’s…
Curating and sharing links on the web is a hot space. Delicious has relaunched, and services we’ve written about like Snip.it are trying to get you to share all of…
