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Virtual globe lets you tune into the world’s radio stations

Posted on December 13, 2016 by Anna Washenko

If you ever wanted to check out what radio stations are playing in Sri Lanka or Casablanca, now you can find out first hand. Radio Garden is an interactive online project that shares stations from around the world. Just spin the digital globe, zoom in on a city, and you’ll see the names of some currently broadcasting stations. Continue Reading →

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TuneCore launches in Italy

Posted on December 13, 2016 by Anna Washenko

TuneCore has launched an outpost in Italy. The Italian website will have local content and cater specifically to independent artists in that nation. Continue Reading →

News Italy, TuneCore

Shazam integrates with Snapchat

Posted on December 13, 2016 by Anna Washenko

Snapchat has integrated with Shazam so that users can look up a song from within the photo and video sharing app. When music is playing and a person has the Snapchat app open, the individual can press and hold the camera screen to identify the song. Continue Reading →

News Shazam, Snapchat, social media

Deezer becomes exclusive music streaming partner for soccer team

Posted on December 13, 2016 by Anna Washenko

Deezer has entered into an arrangement with the Manchester United to be the exclusive music streaming partner for the football club. As a global partner for Man U, Deezer will offer fans match day playlists and player playlists. Continue Reading →

News Deezer
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Pono Music to become an unusual streaming service

Posted on December 13, 2016 by Anna Washenko

Neil Young recently announced that Pono Music will turn into a streaming service. The distinguishing factor here is that Pono is promising adaptive bitrate streaming. In other words, the streaming service will always play the highest quality bitrate available on the listener’s Internet connection. It’s a cool idea, but we have some questions. Continue Reading →

News Pono Music

Quick Hits: Pitchfork’s year in streaming; Spotify’s content plans

Posted on December 12, 2016 by Brad Hill

Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: The year in streaming by Pitchfork; interview with Spotify’s head of content partnerships. Continue Reading →

News Quick Hits, Spotify

Rumor Fact(ory): Nielsen reportedly exploring Gracenote acquisition

Posted on December 12, 2016 by Anna Washenko

Nielsen is reportedly in discussions to acquire Gracenote. Variety cited sources who said such a deal would be between $450 million and $500 million. The focus for Nielsen would most likely be Gracenote’s automatic content recognition technology. Continue Reading →

News Gracenote, Nielsen, rumor
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Spotify reportedly testing on-demand elements in freemium

Posted on December 12, 2016 by RAIN News Staff

Spotify is reportedly testing a new feature that would, according to The Verge, introduce select on-demand features to its free tier. The feature is called Jump and it would let freemium listeners choose the songs they want to hear on select playlists. Currently, free-tier playlists work only in shuffle mode. Continue Reading →

News freemium, Spotify

Apple Music releases first feature-film documentary

Posted on December 12, 2016 by Anna Washenko

Apple has released a new documentary feature film exclusively on its streaming music platform. The movie is titled 808 and it traces the impact of Roland’s TR-808 drum machine on a range of musical genres and artists. The trailer is watermarked with the Beats 1 logo, making the project appear to be a branded production. Continue Reading →

News Apple Music, video

Quick Hits: Music for older ears; Deezer angling for original talk shows

Posted on December 9, 2016 by Anna Washenko

Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: New site makes Spotify accessible for listeners over 50; Deezer planning to launch original talk shows. Continue Reading →

News Deezer, Quick Hits, Spotify

Rumor Fact(ory): Spotify drops negotiations to buy SoundCloud

Posted on December 9, 2016 by Anna Washenko

Spotify has been rumored as a buyer for SoundCloud for month, but it seems that the takeover is a no-go. At least for now. TechCrunch reports that it spoke to a source at Spotify who said the potential acquisition went cold last week. Continue Reading →

Acquisitions & Partnerships, News SoundCloud, Spotify
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YouTube and NMPA reach settlement for distributing unclaimed royalties

Posted on December 9, 2016 by Anna Washenko

YouTube has reached an accord with the National Music Publishers Association about royalty payments for music with unknown ownership. The settlement potentially covers any unclaimed works that appeared between Aug. 1, 2012 and Dec. 31, 2015. Continue Reading →

News NMPA, royalties, YouTube

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