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Weekend Perspective: Week of Nov. 11 – Nov. 15

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Brad Hill

RAIN’s Weekend Perspective summarizes the week’s important events for a weekend catch-up, and revives your aching synapses for coming week. NEW & BETA Google Glass eases into music: Google’s streaming music service might be coming to the jazzy wearable computer.… Continue Reading →

News Weekend Perspective

Streaming continues to erode “album release” concept

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Brad Hill

We noticed the new Hunger Games soundtrack album as a streaming playlist in iTunes Radio, which supported our repeated observation that “album release” no longer has much meaning. In the years when radio was the only mass-market music discovery venue,… Continue Reading →

News albums, itunes radio, Songza

Beck issues complaint against Spotify number … we’ve lost track

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Brad Hill

Not to trivialize business issues for musicians, but the “Spotify debate” rages on which increasing repetition. Some of the publicized outbursts against Spotify result from musicians being asked about it by journalists. The latest high-profile musician to take a club… Continue Reading →

News Spotify, Spotify debate

Songza updates features and adds Songkick partnership

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Brad Hill

Streaming music service Songza updated its personalization features in a new iOS app which dropped into the Apple app store this week. Users can now see a list of their thumbs-up song votes, and play them as a playlist. That… Continue Reading →

News Songkick, Songza

Google invades Apple

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Brad Hill

Long rumored and finally accomplished: Google dropped its tortuously-named Google Play Music All Access app into the iOS store today, extending its subscription service to Apple mobile-device users. (The launch was announced by Google here.) Pointless, you say, because Apple… Continue Reading →

News Google Play, Google Play Music All Access
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Soundcloud celebrates five years; releases impressive stats

Posted on November 14, 2013 by Brad Hill

SoundCloud, the audio upload site sometimes positioned as the audio version of YouTube, turns five years old this week. The company blog celebrates the milestone, and mentions a few eye-opening usage statistics. Upload traffic is intense, with an average 12… Continue Reading →

Metrics & Research, News SoundCloud, Spotify

Slacker partners with Time Warner Cable

Posted on November 14, 2013 by Brad Hill

Music service Slacker today announced a partnership with Time Warner Cable in which Slacker will be bundled into TWC subscriptions, presumably both via TV and Internet screens. Slacker pursues a vigorous distribution strategy, pairing with media networks (ABC, ESPN), telecom… Continue Reading →

News Slacker, Time Warner Cable

Deezer reportedly headed to the U.S.

Posted on November 14, 2013 by Brad Hill

If you visit the Deezer website (www.deezer.com) on a computer in the U.S., you see this notice: “Deezer’s music services are not yet available in your country.” That will reportedly change soon, as Digital Music News posts that the Paris-based… Continue Reading →

News Deezer, music subscription, Spotify

Nielsen’s “Music 360” report: Digging in with David Bakula

Posted on November 14, 2013 by Brad Hill

Nielsen released its annual Music 360 survey report this week. Two of the headline points are that radio is the dominant music-discovery medium, and that teens listen to music in YouTube more than any other source. RAIN spoke to David… Continue Reading →

Metrics & Research David Bakula, Music 360, Nielsen

BIA/Kelsey: Radio stations are more than just radio stations

Posted on November 13, 2013 by Brad Hill

Local media consultancy BIA/Kelsey released a state-of-the-industry report titled “Local Radio Stations Profiles and Trends for 2014 and Beyond.” The study identifies an 11.5% share of local media revenue going to AM/FM. Vice President and Chief Economist Mark Fratrik, who… Continue Reading →

Metrics & Research BIA/Kelsey

Pandora is a $5-billion company

Posted on November 13, 2013 by Brad Hill

Publicly traded Internet radio service Pandora will report 3rd-quarter earnings next Thursday, November 21. But the company and its stock are benefiting from analyst anticipation of quarterly results. Investment house Needham & Company raised its target stock price for P… Continue Reading →

News mobile, Pandora

Pureplay of the Day: The Jazz Groove

Posted on November 13, 2013 by Brad Hill

One of the most professionally produced, and cleanly presented, indie pureplays, The Jazz Groove (www.thejazzgroove.com) crafts a listening experience of understated, elegant acoustic jazz. The station’s motto is lifted from a Miles Davis quote: “You don’t have to play a lot… Continue Reading →

News Pureplay of the Day

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