Apple Music has secured a new exclusive, this time a livestreamed performance by indie rock outfit Arcade Fire. The band is playing a concert to promote its upcoming album, Everything Now, but for those who can’t physically attend the show in Brooklyn, it will be streamed exclusively on the Apple platform. Continue Reading
Vevo has expanded its shared viewing feature with a live component. The video company rolled out Watch Party in March, allowing multiple people to watch the same clip across multiple computers. The new development is Watch Party Live, which adds a real-time broadcast component for artists to interact with their fans. Continue Reading
Twitch, the livestreaming service owned by Amazon, announced the launch of a general interest channel and detailed its mobile broadcasting plans. These updates are positioning Twitch to be a more comprehensive video source, similar to the scope at YouTube, rather than a specialist. Continue Reading
Pandora has occasionally dabbled in video to complement its core audio feature. The latest project is a live-stream of a performance by Metallica. The band will be performing in Minneapolis on Aug. 20. The show is the inaugural rock performance for the city’s new U.S. Bank Stadium. Continue Reading
The annual South By Southwest conference brings some of the top thinkers in music, media, and digital business to Austin, Texas. This year has been no exception. It had sessions that touched on podcasting and advertising, and set the tone for tech trends to watch. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Video of radio?; Google saw 558M+ takedowns last year; Uptown Funk won 2015. Continue Reading
TuneIn announced two deals this week that bring new radio stations to its listeners. First, it has partnered with the famed Newport Folk Festival to launch a radio station featuring the artists on this year’s lineup. The company has also launched a new station in partnership with Spaceland Presents. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Pandora to livestream Jack White show; Google infographic gives EDM education. Continue Reading
If you’re not into video games, Twitch may not be on your radar. That could change in the coming months thanks to a new move aimed at bringing more musicians into its stable of video broadcasters. Twitch made its name as a platform for live video streams of people playing video games. Much like YouTube, the network has many stars who have attracted large viewerships for their entertaining personalities or skilled gameplay. Twitch became popular enough to attract interest from Amazon, which bought the site for a cool $970 million last year. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Billboard’s critical response to GhostTunes; WholeWorldBand app offers mobile online collaborations; livestreaming concerts and lessons with DoclerMusic. Continue Reading
Michael Cooper of The New York Times wrote a round-up of all the available options he could find for streaming classical and opera music. These genres certainly don’t dominate the discussions of digital media. In fact, opera and classical are seen as a niche audience, and that has created an uphill battle for those artists to negotiate good deals on mainstream streaming services. Continue Reading
Digital radio software and services provider Abacast has officially beta-released a feature to allow song-skipping on “live” radio streams, and announced a new feature to ensure radio streams begin with music (we first reported on this in February, here). The… Continue Reading