Ole Obermann is departing his role as chief digital officer of Warner Music Group. He is exiting after three years with Warner, where he helped secure deals with many online platforms for the label. WMG will appoint an interim leader for this team until a permanent replacement is selected. Continue Reading
iHeartRadio has entered a new partnership with Surf Media to bring its audio content to ridesharing services. Drivers for Lyft and Uber who have a Surf rideshare entertainment tablet can now access live radio, artist radio stations, playlists, and podcasts from iHeartRadio. Continue Reading
Spotify has another new feature idea being tested by some of its employees. The tool is called Social Listening, and its a way for a group of people to share control of their playback. Continue Reading
A Radionomy internet radio producer sent us a communication from the hosting company, indicating that Radionomy will shut down U.S. streaming on its platform at the end of May (this week). In the announcement is an offer to migrate stations to Shoutcast for Business. Continue Reading
The classic iPod may be a thing of the past, but Apple hasn’t completely ended the product line just yet. The company released a new version of its iPod Touch yesterday, adding several features to what was once a purely music playback device. Continue Reading
Spotify has hired Karen Lawson for its operations in Australia and New Zealand. She joins the streaming service as the managing director for those two markets and will report to Global Head of Markets Cecilia Qvist. Continue Reading
Triton Digital has signed another new client. It has landed an agreement with MCOT Public Company Limited, a public media broadcaster in Thailand. Triton will provide management and monetization of MCOT’s digital audio and podcast content. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Labels eye podcast projects. Podcasting in the Middle East. A podcast addict goes cold turkey. Continue Reading
Adam Parness is departing Spotify. He joined the streaming service in 2017 for a post as global head of publishing, and has played a key role in building up the visibility of songwriters and producers within Spotify’s ecosystem. Continue Reading
Sony Music will roll out two new features for royalty payments on its artist portal this autumn. First is Real-Time Royalties, which will provide immediate updates about a performer’s global earnings and account balances. The second feature is Cash Out. Continue Reading
Deezer has entered a partnership with Future publication Metal Hammer that will see new, exclusive content centered on heavy metal music appearing on the streaming service. Metal Hammer magazine is collaborating with Deezer on a series of interviews with notable names from the music genre. Continue Reading
Music startup LÜM announced that it has closed its seed funding round. The business has secured a total investment of $1.2 million in less than a year. LÜM is currently running a beta version of its social media and music streaming service. Continue Reading