Pandora announced a new open submission process for independent artists and small labels who wish to place music in Pandora’s streams. The breakthrough aspect for independent musicians is ease of submission. Continue Reading
Market-leading Internet radio service Pandora released its monthly audience metrics for January today, showing year-over-year growth in its key metrics. The month-over-month movement was flat or downward, after a sharp upward spike in the December report. Continue Reading
Last year SoundExchange paid out $590-million to labels and performers, an all-time high. Over 10 years, it has distributed about $2-billion. 2013 was SoundExchange’s 10-year anniversary. SoundExchange collects royalties from Internet, satellite, and cable radio. Continue Reading
Revenue for music apps grew 77% in 2013, year-over-year, according a the App Annie Index: 2013 Retrospective report. The report studied income derived from both free (with in-app upgrades) and paid apps. Pandora led the field. Continue Reading
The five most-read posts of the past week. Apple ignores iTunes Radio; SoundCloud raises cash and competes with YouTube; guest columns by Kurt Hanson and Patrick Reynolds; Continue Reading
Pandora bulls are stampeding. Goldman Sachs issued an investor report which projected a potential doubling of stock value. P stock vaulted well into uncharted territory, and into a new valuation realm with a $7-billion market capitalization. Continue Reading
Pandora announced the latest in its Pandora Presents series — Imagine Dragons will headline a show on the Friday of Super Bowl weekend. Does Pandora’s claim to match headlining bands to the city’s listening preferences apply? Maybe to the opening acts. Continue Reading
For those focused on music and online audio, it’s easy to forget that Apple is not a music company, but a hardware vendor. iTunes Radio is just a feature in a network ecosystem of products and services. And…not mentioned in yesterday’s earnings call. Continue Reading
Patrick Reynolds is Chief Strategy Officer of Triton Digital. A forward-looking strategist, he has written articles for Forbes, TechCrunch, and Technorati, and has spoken at SXSW and NAB. We welcome Patrick to RAIN News as a regular guest contributor. Continue Reading
As the Copyright Review Board gears up for the two-year royalty rate-setting process, we spoke with attorney David Oxenford, about what was special about this royalty cycle, and whether the seven-year process can keep pace with a fast-changing streaming market. Continue Reading
In a frank and concise interview with Hollywood Reporter, Spotify founder Daniel Ek volleys a series of questions about his competitors. He denigrates Beats Music, and makes a mistake about Pandora, but, more interestingly, defines Spotify in a meaningful way. Continue Reading
Pandora’s right to include certain music recordings in its catalog has been complicated recently by an unfavorable court case, requiring fast action and a type of negotiating Pandora has not favored in the past. Happy result for all parties. Continue Reading