Rdio Makes Its Debut, Privately, On the Apple App Store…
Rdio has chosen the iPhone as its launchpad, a good a place as any. This week, the heavily-anticipated music startup suddenly surfaced on the App Store, reachable only to private beta testers. That club appears quite small and restricted at the moment, and probably includes a handful of developers, executives, and backers.
Idolator Relaunch Meets a Tough Audience…
As promised, Idolator (idolator.com) relaunched and refreshed on Thursday, but pop fanatics and longtime readers were hardly welcoming. Instead of embracing the modest redesign and added multimedia elements, the pop intelligentsia seemed unimpressed and dismissive. “Mainstream, cliche, commercialized garbage,” one commenter dismissed. “So much for my favorite music blog,” another complained.
Post-Imeem, MySpace Music Is Suddenly the Bad Guy…
Imeem was dead-and-gone, and plucked from the ashes by MySpace Music. So why is MySpace getting such a bad wrap? Perhaps anger is simply an irrational beast, one that feasts on the easiest and most visible scapegoat. Outside of the industry, fans and bands appear mostly uninformed about the factors that led to Imeem’s shutdown, and MySpace Music – the [...]
TuneCore + MySpace Music: Great Opportunity, But Consider the Math…
MySpace Music is now allowing unaffiliated, unsigned artists to collect ad-based revenues, another non-major nod. According to details shared Monday, the payouts are being structured through TuneCore, meaning that artists must establish a TuneCore account and specify distribution on MySpace Music (or, simply add the distribution point to an existing account for an extra fee). The opportunity creates another competitive [...]
Live@ MusicTech: MySpace Music Integrating Band Feeds Into Google…
Ever since MySpace purchased iLike, things have taken on a frenetic pace. The stars aligned perfectly on a Google Music integration, and now, MySpace Music feeds are being integrated into Google search results.
Exclusive: iLike Matching $8 Million for SoundExchange…
SoundExchange is making allies, and finding more money in the process.