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Quick Hits: India getting Prime; Azoff vs YouTube predictions; a strange in-car licensing lawsuit

Posted on January 2, 2015 by Anna Washenko

Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Amazon Prime may roll out in India; assessing Azoff’s ammo against YouTube; in-car listening as public performance? Continue Reading →

News Amazon Prime, international, licensing, performance rights, Prime Music, Quick Hits, YouTube

Quick Hits: Songza’s Concierge reaches UK; overtaxed musicians on Bandcamp; Amazon’s top holiday tunes

Posted on December 29, 2014 by Anna Washenko

Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Google rolls out Songza feature in UK; British musicians might leave Bandcamp for tax reasons; Amazon’s holiday music winners. Continue Reading →

News Amazon, Bandcamp, Google, international, Prime Music, Quick Hits, Songza

Quick Hits: Rdio’s 2015 plans; a Serial critique

Posted on December 24, 2014 by Anna Washenko

Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Rdio CEO looks to 2015; critiquing Serial’s crime reporting; Continue Reading →

News podcasts, Quick Hits, Rdio, Serial

Quick Hits: Mixcloud turns five; another Ek interview; China’s music and mobile mix

Posted on December 16, 2014 by Anna Washenko

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 →

News China, Daniel Ek, Mixcloud, Quick Hits, Spotify, telecom

Quick Hits: Cassette and vinyl comebacks; Nielsen on millennial men; Billboard on Merlin’s magic

Posted on December 12, 2014 by Anna Washenko

Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: The return of cassettes; the return of vinyl; Nielsen on marketing to millennial men; more on Merlin/Pandora. Continue Reading →

News Merlin, Nielsen, Pandora, Quick Hits, Sales

Quick Hits: A hi-rez review; iHeart offers Uber promo; a lesson in DRM

Posted on December 9, 2014 by Brad Hill

Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Trying (and failing) to love hi-rez streaming; iHeartRadio partners (briefly) with Uber; Apple’s antitrust suit and today’s DRM. Continue Reading →

News copyright, iHeartRadio, Quick Hits, Tidal

Quick Hits: Spotify’s free limits; NYT on Napster’s impact; mobile boosts global ad revenue

Posted on December 8, 2014 by Anna Washenko

Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Will Spotify restrict free listening?; Napster and the ‘culture of free’; mobile boosts global ad revenue. Continue Reading →

News advertising, Napster, Quick Hits, Spotify

Quick Hits: Label/Spotify negotiations; future of podcasting; Rhapsody OpEd

Posted on December 5, 2014 by Anna Washenko

Points of interest and worthy reads around the web: Rumored label negotiating tactics with Spotify; fuuture of podcasting; OpEd from Rhapsody borad members. Continue Reading →

News Quick Hits

Quick Hits: Slacker in the car; pre-1972 chaos predicted; Lefsetz rips Billboard

Posted on December 3, 2014 by Brad Hill

Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Slacker Radio prepares for in-car listening; pre-1972 chaos predicted by attorney; Bob Lefsetz rips Billboard’s new hybrid album chart. Continue Reading →

News Quick Hits, Samsung, Shazam

Quick Hits: Steve Albini’s optimistic keynote; Milk Video from Samsung; Shazam the hit machine

Posted on November 19, 2014 by Anna Washenko

Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Steve Albini on music and the Internet; Samsung launches Milk Video in U.S.; Shazam as hit-tracker. Continue Reading →

News Quick Hits, Samsung, Shazam

Quick Hits: Good news at Google Music; SoundCloud profile; infographic on global genre trends

Posted on November 14, 2014 by Anna Washenko

Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Sales and subscriptions up for Google Music; SoundCloud cofounder on money and mixes; what the world is listening to. Continue Reading →

News Google Music, infographics, Quick Hits, SoundCloud

Quick Hits: Vinyl’s comeback; podcasting Renaissance; pop (music) science; Amazon Fire TV stick

Posted on November 4, 2014 by Anna Washenko

Brief news items and worthy reads from around the Web: Digital vs vinyl music infographic; explaining the podcasting Renaissance; studying the evolution of pop music; Amazon Fire TV stick arrives. Continue Reading →

News Amazon, Amazon Fire TV, infographics, podcasts, Quick Hits

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