Quick Hits: Sony’s contract with Spotify; more critiques of safe harbor laws
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Sony/Spotify contract leaked (then removed); another songwriting exec critiques safe harbor laws. Continue Reading
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Quick Hits: The Great Escape; ASCAP still fighting Pandora; digital audio ads in the UK; a look at Pakistan’s Patari
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Two streaming talks at The Great Escape; ASCAP not done fighting Pandora; digital audio ads growing slowly in the UK; a profile of Pakistani streaming service Patari. Continue Reading
Quick Hits: Vox on music’s future; going digital Down Under
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Vox on how radio plays into music’s future; Australia’s challenges with a digital radio rollout. Continue Reading
Quick Hits: How streaming engages on social; a final Grooveshark infographic; latest iOS beta is out
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Report on music services and social engagement; infographic of Grooveshark legal fees; latest iOS 8.4 beta shows more music updates. Continue Reading
Quick Hits: What songwriters should know; Apple antitrust?
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web. Continue Reading
Quick Hits: Forbes on Nielsen; more Tidal discussions; indies vs YouTube Music Key
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web. Continue Reading
Quick Hits: CD Baby gets Loudr; Bop.fm songs play on Facebook; the Tidal wave ebbs?
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Loudr officially teams with CD Baby; Bop.fm tracks embeddable in Facebook posts; Tidal iOS downloads plummet. Continue Reading
Quick Hits: Billboard does royalty math; new iHeart on iOS; Tidal spotlights emerging artists
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Billboard crunches streaming royalty numbers; iHeart’s iOS redesign; Tidal adds feature for indies and emerging artists. Continue Reading
Quick Hits: Listening to infinite choice; Tidal as a bad use of the Internet
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Infinite choice, and a crippled use of the Internet. Continue Reading
Quick Hits: Forbes profiles the labels; podcasting for businesses; updates from Radio France’s strike
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: How the major labels kept control; podcasting as the new business tool; Radio France’s ongoing strike and media support. Continue Reading
Quick Hits: Streaming revenue vs GDP; Nielsen SoundScan adds Bandzoogle; Apple’s revamped Music app
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Analyzing streaming revenues against GDP; SoundScan will include Bandzoogle sales; Apple’s redesigned mobile Music app. Continue Reading
Quick Hits: A buzzword-heavy podcast; indies dish on digital; online radio infographic
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Millennials, social media, and big data; indie labels’ snapshot of digital music; online radio listening by age. Continue Reading