April 2010
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trntbl.me →
yvynyl:
Another cool service (similar to Streampad) built to stream the music from your (or anyone’s) Tumblr blog all in one player.
trntbl:
I’m really happy announce the release of a project I’ve been working on: trntbl.
In a sentence, trntbl turns any tumblelog into a playlist.
Trntbl started out as a simple way for me listen to my music when I forgot my iPod at home, but I’ve found it to...
Ticketmaster Joins Live Nation, and an Industry... →
(via whatevernevermind)
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hey amber rae: Dear Pandora and music platforms... →
That said, a few ways Pandora might improve their platform and advertising model:
Improve artist/station prediction model to be based on mood/listening style: tap into how the user feels in the moment and the scenario in which they’re listening to music (writing, working out, cleaning, party, sexy time, etc.) - predict accordingly.
Location-based advertising: Say I live in New York and...
March 2010
Why Americans Don’t Like Jazz →
(via fascinated)
Universal Music to lower CD prices in attempt to... →
hypem:
themusicnextdoor:
About ten years too late, you guys.
Is Indie Dead? →
hypem:
nhersey:
“But then, like a well-meaning pet lover who takes in a few strays, indie suddenly found its house overrun with weird cats and smelling like piss.”
If you’re a music lover and you haven’t read this article yet, you fail.
Pink Floyd Suing EMI Label Over Online Royalties →
The band is asking for clarification to their more than 10- year-old recording contract with EMI, Pink Floyd’s lawyer, Robert Howe, said at a hearing in a London court today. When their contract was negotiated in 1998 and 1999, “both parties were faced with a whole new world of potential exploitation,” Howe said.
“It was unclear whether record companies would be selling direct to the consumer or...
February 2010
EL ORÅCULO DEL SAN GENNARO: formspring me →
With the internet footprint on society only getting bigger and bigger, where do you see the music industry in 15 years?
I think the music industry will actually be safely nestled inside of other corporations, less it’s own sector of the economy and more a kind of PR expense. Young, attractive…
Johnny Cash Song is 10 Billionth Download on... →
hartleymanages:
The 10 billionth song was “Guess Things Happen That Way” by Johnny Cash, bought by Louie Sulcer of Woodstock, Ga. He will receive a $10,000 gift card.
Online Music Service Mog Raises About $10 Million;... →
NPD Group: U.S. Record Industry Lost 24 Million... →
From 2007 to 2009, he said, there were 33 million fewer CD buyers in the U.S. and 24 million fewer music buyers in total, a 21% decrease. As the number of music buyers declined, the average amount spent by each buyer rose 2%. That implies a 19% drop in total music spending over those two years, according to Billboard’s calculations. Digital spending, on the other hand, rose 52% to $50 a year per...
