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Kobalt’s songwriters got more money from Spotify than iTunes in Q1

Posted on by Anna Washenko

Publisher Kobalt announced that for the first time, its writers received greater royalties from Spotify than from iTunes. During the first quarter of 2014, Spotify royalties in Europe were 13% higher than those earned from iTunes downloads in the region. We’re still a long way from declaring victory for the streaming financial model, since this change has only been observed in Europe for Kobalt’s stable of about 6,000 songwriters and artists. However, Spotify’s first success over the long-dominant Apple-owned store is still a notable milestone. Continue Reading →

SoundCloud inks first major label deal with Warner Music Group

Posted on by Anna Washenko

After a bobble in negotiations last month, SoundCloud and Warner Music Group have signed a licensing deal. “The deal includes innovative licensing terms that will provide WMG and its artists greater ability to manage the availability of content, while providing a path towards delivering additional revenue from user-generated mixes and mash-ups of WMG music,” SoundCloud said. Continue Reading →

AUDIO: Listen to every panel from RAIN Summit Europe!

Posted on by Brad Hill

Thanks to sponsoring partner AudioBoom, the audio recordings of RAIN Summit Europe (Nov. 4 in London) were posted in nearly real-time. Below is the AudioBoom playlist of the whole day’s sessions. Stay tuned for videos, coming soon. Also, in days to come we will post reports of key panels, quotes, news, Twitter updates, and other details from RAIN’s third annual European trade conference for the online audio industry. Continue Reading →

Google Play Music All Access expands to 14 more European nations

Posted on by Anna Washenko

Google announced that its Play Music service has rolled out in several more European countries. The music store and the related All Access subscription streaming platform are now available in 14 more EU nations. Google has been making a march across the globe with its Play Music services over the course of 2014. Continue Reading →

Beats Music updates: Taking to the air with Southwest, Trent Reznor still on board

Posted on by Anna Washenko

Forget connected cars, Apple is now taking Beats Music to a connected airplane. The tech company announced a partnership with Southwest Airlines to make a library of hundreds of playlists available for free on WiFi-enabled aircraft. Also in Beats Music news, Trent Reznor discussed the streaming service in an interview with Billboard. Continue Reading →

Radionomy partners with Nobex for 650 free station apps

Posted on by Anna Washenko

Radionomy announced that it will work with Nobex to create mobile apps for its most popular stations. Through the partnership, 650 of the online radio platform’s stations will receive free apps that will be made available on both the Apple App Store and on Android’s Google Play. Radionomy has made headlines several times this year for its partnerships that furthered the resources available to people who create stations under its banner. Continue Reading →

Advertising Doesn’t Need to Fight the Machines

Posted on by Bret Kinsella

Many in the advertising world think of Big Data as a damper to the creative process and the cause of the “wind tunnel” effect. What they don’t realize is that Big Data is more likely to become marketing’s biggest ally than its mortal enemy. Guest column by Bret Kinsella of XAPPmedia. Continue Reading →