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Two non-U.S. music services make gains

Posted on November 6, 2013 by Brad Hill

Bloom.fm, a British subscription music service that launched almost exactly a year ago, reached 500,000 registered users. Bloom operates a freemium model with a no-charge service supported by three subscription levels, the least expensive of which costs one British pound… Continue Reading →

News Bloom.fm, Deezer

Pureplay of the Day: Cafe Cody

Posted on November 6, 2013 by Brad Hill

Wednesday lies at the week’s fulcrum point, and can make you feel stranded in a dim purgatory between weekends. At those times Cafe Cody (www.cafecody.com) is the pureplay music station of choice, able to carry you away sonically. Emanating from Palma… Continue Reading →

News Listn, Pureplay of the Day, Rdio, SoundCloud, Spotify, YouTube

Internet listening flat in September; year-over-year growth

Posted on November 5, 2013 by Brad Hill

Triton Digital released its Webcast Metrics Top 20 Ranker for September yesterday, revealing that Internet listening among Triton’s top-20 clients was sequentially flat from August. (iTunes Radio, which began operating during September, has not been announced as a Triton client.)… Continue Reading →

Metrics & Research, News Pandora, Triton Digital, Webcast Metrics

YouTube Music Awards: The Fox is in the Henhouse

Posted on November 5, 2013 by Brad Hill

This is a guest column by Jennifer Lane, first published at Audio4cast. Speaking of seismic shifts, YouTube held it’s own music awards on Sunday, and if buzz factor is any measure of success (it is, of course), then it was… Continue Reading →

Opinion & Features YouTube, YouTube Music Awards

Pandora’s October audience metrics vs. the recent study of iTunes Radio threat

Posted on November 5, 2013 by Brad Hill

Pandora released disclosed its audience metrics for October last night (see RAIN coverage here). The much-watched measurement of “active listeners” slipped 2.5% from September, from 72.7-million to 70.9-million. That metric is significant for the first full month in which Pandora… Continue Reading →

Metrics & Research, News itunes radio, Pandora

Pureplay of the Day: Minimal Mix

Posted on November 5, 2013 by Brad Hill

We’re going small today. Anyone for whom Tuesday is a head-down, intense day at work will appreciate the steady beats and level dynamic range of Minimal Mix programming. If they like electronica, that is. This is music which provides a… Continue Reading →

News Pureplay of the Day

iHeart Radio updates app features, including concierge-style programming

Posted on November 4, 2013 by Brad Hill

We noticed that iHeartRadio put an updated version of its Android app in the Google Play, and were glad to see it brought the Android experience to parity with the Apple app. Trying it out, we see two notable additions.… Continue Reading →

News iHeartRadio, Slacker, Songza

Henry Mowry joins RAIN Enterprises

Posted on November 4, 2013 by Brad Hill

We are pleased to announce that veteran sales and marketing expert Henry Mowry has joined RAIN Enterprises as Account Director. He started on Friday, Nov. 1. Mowry will develop and manage sponsor and advertising relationships across RAIN Summits and RAIN… Continue Reading →

News RAIN Enterprises, RAIN Publications, RAIN Summit

YouTube continues search for new music identity with awards show

Posted on November 4, 2013 by Brad Hill

The YouTube Music Awards played last night with an anti-TV programming sensibility, to a small anti-TV audience. A reported peak concurrent audience of 220,000 individuals streamed the event. Total viewership finalized to 873,000 people, according to the live page. The… Continue Reading →

Opinion & Features Google, YouTube, YouTube Music Awards

Pureplay of the Day: VinylEars

Posted on November 4, 2013 by Brad Hill

Audiophile alert. Also, classic rock alert. Oh, and vinyl bandwagon alert. VinylEars asserts to be the first all-vinyl online radio station, and that claim gets no contradiction from us. In support of that audiophilic priority, the station offers a 128k… Continue Reading →

News Pureplay of the Day
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Music services not boarding the early Christmas train, but maybe they should

Posted on November 4, 2013 by Brad Hill

Tom Taylor notes in his morning newsletter that all-Christmas radio is breaking out early on the broadcast side. Taylor’s interpretation: “Most are an attempt to lay claim to the local market’s Christmas image — even if it irritates regular listeners.”… Continue Reading →

News 8tracks, Christmas, iHeartRadio, Pandora, programming, Rdio, Rhapsodyh, Spotify

Pureplay of the Day: 100 Chill

Posted on November 3, 2013 by Brad Hill

Rough night last night? Too much fake blood and unholy reveling? Today’s pureplay, 100 Chill, lands on the easy-listening side of Lounge Chill. Inoccuous Andean flutes burble through smooth-jazzy electronics. This is hangover-friendly music, also effective for bringing you down… Continue Reading →

News Pureplay of the Day

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