Tapely announced on Friday that it will be shutting down in the coming weeks. Founder Alex Nikolaidis penned a blog post explaining that the playlisting/mixtape service never got the momentum needed to take off. Continue Reading
The big gossip swirling around this Monday morning centers once again on Apple Music. This time, the speculation is about the bigger role video may play in this streaming service following the rollout of a new embedding feature for videos hosted on Apple Music’s Connect profiles. Continue Reading
Pandora has launched its first local integrated ad campaign for the Australia and New Zealand markets. The ads made their debut across TV, digital, and outdoor in those regions on Saturday. The concept is firsts, with people talking about the musical accompaniments to various milestones, such as first kisses or first jobs. Continue Reading
Gracenote is adding a new service to its existing suite. Gracenote Rhythm Curation taps into the company’s catalog of musical metadata and machine-learning insights, allowing users to search for music by more than just artist name or song title. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: First listen to Radio Disney Country; messaging vs streaming; possible death knell for CD players in cars. Continue Reading
The annual Web Summit in Dublin usually yields some interesting insights for the digital and streaming music industries. This year’s event has been no exception, and several sessions have useful information. Continue Reading
UK Music released a new report for the year that examined the music industry’s impact on the UK economy last year. In 2014, music added £4.1 billion to the gross domestic product, outperforming the rest of the British economy with 5% growth. Continue Reading
Mixcloud has launched on the Apple TV, making it one of the first music streaming apps to be available through the new living room entertainment device. Apple Music, YouTube, and Vevo are also on the platform, but the other top streaming services like Spotify, Pandora, and SoundCloud have not arrived yet. Continue Reading
Leaders from Germany and the UK both voiced support for digital radio at the WorldDMB conference in London this week. The main takeaways from both officials were the importance of digital for radio’s future and the need for governments to collaborate to achieve that vision. Continue Reading
Facebook has added a new feature dubbed Music Stories. This new post format allows people to listen to 30-second clips of any song, artist, or album shared to the social platform. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: What does major sponsorship mean for podcasts?; a new workgroup aims to support the business of electronic music; a sunny outlook on Pandora/Serial. Continue Reading
Australian radio station Triple J has entered into a temporary partnership with Beats 1 to stage a “takeover” of the streaming service’s radio program. Triple J will host four hour-long shows on the Apple radio project over the course of November. That’s a clear win for Triple J, but what could the end game be for Beats 1? Continue Reading