Whether it’s champagne and roses or pizza and video games, everyone has their own idea of what romance looks like. Turns out people also have different ideas of what romance sounds like. Continue Reading
RAIN’s Online Audio Advertising Summit will feature industry influencers to discuss the unique values and benefits of online audio advertising. The event, February 28 at the Metropolitan Pavilion in New York, will have a twin focus on streaming music and podcasting. Click through for the full agenda. Continue Reading
Facebook is reportedly still pushing for deals with music labels that would allow for use of licensed music in user posts. According to TechCrunch, label deals would most likely center on music used in videos. Continue Reading
Apple’s flashy senior vice president of Internet software and services, Eddy Cue, gave an update on the subscription music service during the Code Media conference last night. Cue said Apple Music is now “well past” 20 million paying listeners. Continue Reading
Amazon has hired Alex Luke to join its music team as global head of programming and content strategy. He will report directly to Steve Boom, Amazon Music’s vice president. Continue Reading
The Q4 RAJAR data showed another period where overall radio listening held static, but digital radio grew. In the final quarter of 2016, 48.7 million adults, or 90.1% of the adult population, listened to radio stations each week. Continue Reading
James Cridland’s Future of Radio is a column by the Australia-based radio futurologist. THIS WEEK: Celebrating World Radio Day, breaking down RAJAR data, post-Super Bowl wrap-up, and much more from around the world of audio. Continue Reading
Two top executives from SoundCloud have left the audio company. This is the second big personnel change for SoundCloud already this year as the company seeks an influx of cash from investors. Continue Reading
Radio is old. Online music is hot. Women can foresee never listening to music on the radio. Those are some of the messages that come from a survey of 2,000 women aged 15-54. On the other hand, three-quarters of women say radio feels like a good friend. Continue Reading
The return of Prince’s catalog on Sunday has been cause for celebration across streaming services. Today, the purple flag flies proudly at Spotify, iHeartRadio, Pandora, and more. Continue Reading
“2016 was a very significant year for Pandora, with progress on every important front. We enter 2017 with a clear set of strategic priorities and a solid plan to execute against them.” That was Pandora CEO Tim Westergren starting his company’s Q4 earnings call yesterday. Always optimistic, he laid out 2017 goals at a pivot point for the company he founded. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Stevie Wonder speaks out for radio fairness. Spotify doubling down on artist relations. Continue Reading