Brief news items and worthy reads from around the Internet. Today: A summer journey of streaming classical music; a disagreement about how to wynchronize album releases globally; Jimmy Fallon starts an iHeartRadio station. Continue Reading
The Early Edition from Capsule.fm is an app that combines the best of morning radio news with a sleek digital interface and a healthy dose of personalization. It’s a surprisingly charming experience that shows how creative radio can be in making the transition to mobile platforms. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthwhile reads from around the web. Today: Online music in Norway, and a list of the 15 best podcasts of 2014. Continue Reading
Australian streaming service Songl is ending its consumer-focused subscriptions. The platform was a joint effort between Southern Cross Austereo, Sony Music, and Universal Music. Existing subscribers will be transitioned to a personalized ratio service called Omny, which sources its music from other platforms such as Spotify or Rdio. Continue Reading
Radio Free Americana: “”Free-form, commercial free radio featuring new releases of Americana/Alt. Country, Indie/College Rock, Power Pop, Blues, Folk, Outsider, and more (or less).” In other words, leave your genre-specific expectations at the door. Continue Reading
Brief items and worthy reads from around the web: ‘Think like a fan’; take a sneak peek at SoundCloud’s office; indie streaming outlook. Continue Reading
comScore’s U.S. Mobile App Report covers some interesting ground in how people are (and aren’t) using their smartphones and tablets. Activity on mobile devices makes up 60 percent of digital media time in the U.S. The majority of that digital media is consumed through apps; those programs account for 52 percent of the country’s digital media time. Continue Reading
Brief news and worthy reads from around the web: Spotify debuts Serendipity music map; a musician’s guide to streaming; digital music’s slow growth in Finland; how tablet market impacts music. Continue Reading
Shazam recently announced that it has more than 100 million monthly active users, with 34 percent growth in that metric since July 2013. The music identification app has been downloaded more than half a billion times. VentureBeat reported that Shazam’s tagging feature drives 400,000 digital download sales daily. Continue Reading
Brief news and worthy reads from around the web: play counts Spotify’s top 50; Bop.fm adds follow feature; billions of bucks expected in subscriptions. Continue Reading
SoundHound announced that it has launched a new feature called Connect to Rdio. This update automatically adds all songs that a SoundHound user discovers to a special playlist within Rdio. Before this update, SoundHound already had tie-ups with several streaming platforms. This particular Rdio news, though, is similar to an announcement made by Shazam in July. Continue Reading
Mixcloud has updated its membership options, adding two paid subscriptions. CTO Mat Clayton said the goal of adding paid tiers was to diversify and smoothen the company’s revenue. “We think it’s important to have a product that allows our users to pay for the Mixcloud service,” Clayton said. “This sets the precedent that content and services on the internet are valuable.” Continue Reading