by randyrowe | Oct 24, 2014 | artist
Deezer’s streaming service may not have a reputation in the US to match others like Spotify, Beats and Rdio, but the “first truly worldwide digital music streaming service” is expanding by acquring the podcast app Stitcher. The company...
by randyrowe | Oct 16, 2014 | artist
SiriusXM has lost another round in their battle to not pay royalties on music recorded prior to 1972. This time, in a lawsuit brought by the RIAA on behalf of member labels, another California judge, who had previously signaled she would side with SiriusXM, concurred...
by randyrowe | Oct 14, 2014 | artist
The entertainment industry has been up in arms over the issue of digital piracy for years. Now, there’s a new ally in the fight: advertisers. Last week, three associations representing the advertising industry banded together in the United States to launch an...
by randyrowe | Oct 6, 2014 | artist
The just released Music 360 2014 study, NIELSEN’s third annual research of the tastes, habits and preferences of U.S. music listeners, found that 93% of the country’s population listens to music, spending more than 25 hours each week tuning into their favorite...
by randyrowe | Oct 1, 2014 | artist
Today’s new car lots are crammed with connectable cars, capable of keeping connected consumers constantly in touch with their audiotainment, services, and contacts. Everyone from Apple to Zubie is involved, and industries from pizza delivery to insurance are...
by randyrowe | Sep 26, 2014 | artist
As the music industry evolves, there has been no doubt that online streaming services like Spotify, Pandora and YouTube are growing fast, and generating more revenue for artists and record companies. The question is whether that growth is enough to offset dropping...
