New Upload Process Under Construction
We are redoing the entire process of adding music. Our goal is to make it Easier, Faster and more Effective.
More (Or Less) Shazam: Will Recognition Caps Drive Premium Purchases?
Shazam is now limiting the amount of free recognitions that users can enjoy, a move designed to force premium upgrades. Specifically, the latest 1.8.5 upgrade limits the user to 5 tags per month on the free app*.
Exclusive: Thumbplay Tapping Echo Nest On Upcoming Music Service…
Spotify is best known for its ad-supported, feels-like-free service, though the free-for-all is rubbing US-based majors the wrong way. But when it comes to mobile, on-the-go access, premium is the word.
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.
Shazam Goes Premium: ‘Encore’ iPhone App Emerges…
One of the most popular – and free – apps now has a premium companion. Shazam is now launching its ‘Encore’ upgrade, a $4.99 (2.99 pound, 3.99 euro) app that offers faster recognition, recommendations, charts, and an in-car mode designed to easily identify songs played on the radio.
Auto-Tune Reborn: T-Pain Delivers iPhone App…
Jay-Z may have declared auto-tune dead, but T-Pain – alongside partners Antares and Smule – is now spreading the concept to the masses. Over the weekend, T-Pain delivered his much-anticipated auto-tune iPhone app, one decked in self-correcting glory.
CD on Demand Service for Servicing Amazon
Digital aggregator Watunes that they have just partnered with Amazon to provide CD on Demand for artists using their service. What follows is a pitch but the service seems valuable to indie artists and labels. Barry Coffing Music Supervisor.com
Breaking: 7digital Brokers European-Wide WMG Deal…
UK-based 7digital and Warner Music Group have now finalized a European-wide licensing deal, according to disclosures early this morning. That means MP3s across the continent, instead of the usual, country-by-country negotiation. Starting immediately, 7digital stores in France, Belgium, Netherlands, Italy and Portugal are being stocked with the content, an expansion beyond the UK, Ireland, Spain, Austria and Germany. Other countries [...]