Mixcloud has hired Joe Danvers-McCabe to join the music company as its senior product manager. In this role, he will oversee digital products and develop Mixcloud’s presence in long-form audio. Mixcloud’s platform specializes in streaming audio of DJ sets, mix tapes, and radio shows. Continue Reading
Mixcloud has furthered its relationship with W Hotels Worldwide, an arm of Marriott International. The companies are collaborating on special art and music events at six W Hotels around the world. Creative professionals have been invited to share their work for the series, dubbed Future Rising II: Wonderland. Continue Reading
Mixcloud announced that it will use Gracenote for music recognition. Applying Gracenote MusicID will help Mixcloud to make accurate royalty payments to rights holders on mixes and DJ sets. After Gracenote’s technology identifies a song, Mixcloud adds it to its database of artist, label and publisher rights holders. Continue Reading
Digital audio service Mixcloud has secured its first major label direct licensing deal. The audio platform announced a partnership with Warner Music Group that will form the basis of a new subscription offering. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: PRX CEO talks Podcast Garage plans. Sony Nashville wants to lead in streaming. Pay the performers. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web. NPR Music restructures for new goals; Mixcloud anniversary and redesign; MTV working to revive its M. Continue Reading
Mixcloud announced that it has reached a milestone of 1 million curators. The online radio service collects uploads of radio shows, DJ mixes, and podcasts from that million-strong audience. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Jason Aldean back on Spotify; another public radio addition to VuHaus; Mixcloud positioning itself for DJ value. Continue Reading
Mixcloud has launched on the Apple TV, making it one of the first music streaming apps to be available through the new living room entertainment device. Apple Music, YouTube, and Vevo are also on the platform, but the other top streaming services like Spotify, Pandora, and SoundCloud have not arrived yet. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Music science report from O’Reilly; the other side of playola accusations; interview with Mixcloud’s co-founder. Continue Reading
Mixcloud announced updates to its mobile apps this week. The updates include landscape mode, a play queue to line up shows in advance, and automatically playing suggested content when the listener runs out of shows. The company also recently added tools for listeners to build their own stations. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Mixcloud’s anniversary data; Daniel Ek on misunderstood streaming; how China’s telecoms rule music. Continue Reading