Spotify gains 1 million Facebook users
Facebook’s f8 event was a big one for music streaming service Spotify. The company decided earlier this week to limit its signup to Facebook users only, which caused a bit…
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Listen to Blink182's album early
Blink182 has a new album available via pre-sale called “Neighborhoods” and has a pretty interesting and unique way to listen to it early. Thanks to a SoundCloud and SimpleGeo mashup,…
At Facebook f8 - Future of Digital Music
One of the biggest focuses at this year’s Facebook f8 developer conference is digital music. Daniel Ek from Spotify spoke, and he’s currently on a panel with Troy Carter, who…
Facebook announces new Music integration
Want the full story from F8? Here’s everything you need to know. We’ve just found that Facebook is doing a lot with music integration, as part of their new Open…
The Age of the Social DJ Has Arrived
Whilst Turntable.fm might no longer be available to those of us outside the US, the resonance of its explosion into the online space is likely to be felt for some…
The Evolution of Independent Music
The Internet has changed the media industries irrevocably — perhaps more than any other group of industries. Music is, of course, one of those that has undergone the most change….
The future of content monetization
Content. Media is all about the content. And content creators have taken monetizing their content into their own hands. One of the monetization options is advertising, while another is sponsorship….
Musician launches first location-based treasure hunt campaign with Geocaching
In what appears to be a first, a musician has turned to cult location-based game Geocaching to promote his music. The campaign promoting German-American rock ‘n’ roll violinist David Garrett…
Inside the new Radiohead newspaper album
Radiohead, undoubtedly one of the world’s most innovative bands, both musically and marketing-wise, released its latest album “King of Limbs,” describing it as “The World’s First Newspaper album.” King of…
Could iPad Albums Help Beat Piracy?
We’re used to seeing books released as iOS apps, and a number of musicians have used iPhone apps as a way of releasing music. Now it seems like the next…
REM Debuts New Album on Spotify
Streaming music service Spotify has grabbed the rights to premier the new album by veteran rock band REM. From today, the company’s premium subscribers in the UK, Sweden, Spain, Norway, Netherlands…
Do We Really Want High Quality Music?
A report from CNN today states that Apple and other music retailers are working with record labels to make high quality music widely available to download for the first time….
Duncan Riley's Inquisitr.com up for sale
The Inquisitr has been put up for sale by owner Duncan Riley, it has emerged. Riley, founder of Blog Herald, co-founder of B5Media and former TechCrunch writer, launched The Inquisitr…
The Pirate Bay Launching The Music Bay
Some interesting news today from the beating heart of online piracy, The Pirate Bay. It seems it’s got something new and mysterious ready to launch called The Music Bay. As…
How YouTube Became The Home Of Music
One of the more interesting trends to emerge in the world of digital music in recent times has been that of YouTube seemingly becoming one of the most popular, perhaps even…
