Cür Music may be attempting a revival. The company, which was developing a mid-tier streaming service and personal radio platform, laid off all staff and ceased operations in August 2016. Continue Reading
It appears all is not well at CÜR Media. Several months ago, the company was touting a new approach to streaming with a service called CÜR Music that used gated access and social sharing to offer streaming at price points below the $9.99-a-month standard. Now, though, CÜR has reportedly failed to make its quarterly SEC filing. Continue Reading
CÜR Media has appointed Jim Urie as its new top leader. Urie assumes the role of interim president and CEO in addition to the post of executive chairman for the board of directors. His resume includes 15 years as president of Universal Music Group Distribution, and 12 of those as CEO. Continue Reading
CÜR Media has raised $2 million in financing led by Intuitive Venture Partners and Katalyst Securities. This funding will go toward paying the company’s content providers. “I’m pleased to have completed this financing and to move our company one step closer toward the launch of CÜR Music,” Founder and CEO Tom Brophy said. Continue Reading
At the beginning of the year, CÜR Music laid out plans to become a player in the social, mobile music streaming space. Part of that plan involved hefty licensing fees to be paid to all three major labels. It seems that the best laid plans are already going awry. Continue Reading
CÜR Music has been gathering resources to launch a new approach to the streaming music business. According to SEC filings, Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, and Warner Music Group have all licensed songs to the new platform in exchange for equity. Continue Reading
CÜR Media announced the completion of a $1.75 million financing round in support of its upcoming music service. The new platform is targeting the crossover between social and music, billing itself as “a social, mobile, and web streaming music application that is being designed to enable its users to go beyond the limitations of traditional music streaming services.” Continue Reading
Raditaz, a now-defunct music service which closed in said “We’re Going Underground November, has raised $9.6-million for a relaunch effort. The CEO says the new service, called CUR Music, will land “between personalized radio services like Pandora and fully-fledged on-demand music services like Spotify.” Continue Reading