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Spotify partners with BandPage to give artists merchandise hubs

Posted on by Anna Washenko

Spotify announced a new partnership with BandPage that will integrate a digital storefront to artists’ presence on the streaming platform. Musicians will have an option to sell their BandPage merchandise and show tickets, or promote unique fan experiences, from their artist pages on Spotify. The new feature is free for the artists to use, and could be a way for them to turn the streaming service into a hub for fan engagement and revenue. Continue Reading →

Pono Music seeking $2.5 million in new equity crowdfunding project

Posted on by Anna Washenko

Pono Music already has more than $6 million at its disposal from Kickstarter, but Neil Young and company are looking to raise more with a slightly different crowdfunding approach. This time they’re using Crowdfunder, which is an equity crowdfunding platform. Pono is looking to raise $2.5 million, and they’ve already received $1.43 million in commitments. Continue Reading →

Google Play Music All Access makes another international push, now in 43 nations

Posted on by Anna Washenko

Google Play Music All Access announced another big international push, rolling out the service to nine more countries. Hot on the heels of an expansion in July, the streaming platform made further inroads into South and Latin America. With today’s launches, Google’s streaming product is now available in 43 countries. Continue Reading →

Review: WKAZ switches to “no rules radio,” emulates playlist programming

Posted on by Brad Hill

When we heard about a daring format flip at WKAZ in Charleston, WV, we tuned in to the station’s webcast to hear the mix and find out how engaging the experience was on the digital side. We haven’t tuned away in 12 hours — an unusual level of engagement in an office known for its obsessive stream-surfing, app-switching, genre-scrambling listening tendencies. Continue Reading →

Radical.FM founder: Pandora and Spotify could be profitable today (also, radio’s a goner)

Posted on by Anna Washenko

Tom McAlevey is the founder of Radical.FM, an Internet radio platform, whose resume includes founding TomsRadio, a different, pre-Spotify music service. He has posted an interesting, and intentionally provocative blog entry that explains how Pandora and Spotify could be profitable today, and pitilessly predicts the demise of AM/FM radio. Continue Reading →

Viacom consumer insights study: “Streaming is the new normal”

Posted on by Brad Hill

Viacom’s music group, comprised of MTV, VH1, and CMT, released summary results of survey exploring how teenagers and adults up to age 40 consume music. A survey population of 1,200 participants submitted to the quantitative study. Streaming was revealed as a mainstream behavior in the survey responses, with 78% of the group having streamed music in the past three months. Continue Reading →

Blue Music Group label withdraws from Spotify; places bet on download sales

Posted on by Brad Hill

Niche label Blue Music Group, which specializes in Scandinavian jazz and classical artists, announced yesterday that it has withdrawn its catalog from Spotify’s on-demand streaming service. The announcement, and its wording, make an interesting illustration of the tricky decision facing content owners during a time of industry disruption. Continue Reading →