Investment firm Canaccord Genuity surveyed Pandora users who have tried iTunes Radio, to get a picture of its existential threat to Pandora. The survey’s headline indicates a limited downside to Pandora: “92% of iTunes Radio Listeners Still Use Pandora.” RAIN… Continue Reading
It might seem ironic that Swedish musicians are unhappy with their participation in Swedish-born Spotify. But it makes sense that if any national group of artists would take action related to Spotify payouts, it would be in Sweden, where streaming… Continue Reading
Get ready for musical adventure. Musicovery (www.musicovery.com) is more interactive than most pureplay stations. On the website, there is not a Play button to be seen. Instead, a colorful mood map responds to mouseovers as you roll across it from… Continue Reading
Here are the top five, most-read articles this week, published at any time. Sirius XM apparently drops stations, infuriates users: RAIN noticed that Sirius XM’s Facebook page was exploding with comments from outrages users, over missing stations in the satellite… Continue Reading
Emanating from the town of Larissa, Greece, Bar Legend Radio celebrates U.S. and British blues with an unrelenting blues-rock playlist. The site (www.barlegendradio.net) has in informational component, featuring biographies of bands and artists like The Allman Brothers, J.J. Cale, Rory… Continue Reading
Pure is a British consumer electronics company and ecosystem developer whose products include Internet-enabled radios, WiFi speakers, and a freemium listening platform called Pure Connect. The company’s business model ties together the Connect service with its in-home listening gadgets, much… Continue Reading
From the department of mixed messages, Sirius XM reported record earnings on yesterday’s quarterly call, predicted disappointing earnings for 2014, and handed a rate increase to subscribers. SIRI stock is down over six percent on Friday, as of this post.… Continue Reading
YouTube, the gorilla in the room when it comes to online music listening, is reportedly ramping up to launch a freemium music service, probably modeled after Spotify and Rhapsody with a video component. (See Billboard’s breaking report here.) If true,… Continue Reading
This is Part 2. Read Part 1 here. You might have The Echo Nest to thank for the thing you love most about your favorite music service. The Echo Nest is a data company that develops music intelligence technology, used… Continue Reading
You might have The Echo Nest to thank for the thing you love most about your favorite music service. The Echo Nest is a data company that develops music intelligence technology, used by many of the most popular listening services… Continue Reading
After launching on September 18, simultaneous with the release of iOS 7 and baked into that mobile operating system, iTunes Radio has attracted 20-million users. Apple announced this milestone in a live product event on Tuesday. Many media outlets are… Continue Reading
It makes sense. Put the new model where the old model lives. Try to bring in a new audience that might not have sampled competing services yet. That’s what Rhapsody’s just-announced partnership with Best Buy is attempting. Anyone buying a… Continue Reading