MusiXmatch’s Google Glass App Will Put Real-Time Lyrics In Your Face
"In fact, MusiXmatch is already working on this app, or “Glassware” in the Google parlance, which will do at least two things for those wearing the device"See it on Scoop.it, via The Shape of Music to...
View ArticleLater.fm: Like InstaPaper for Music
Similar to the way InstaPaper lets you queue up blog posts and news article to read later, Later.fm lets you save songs from around the web for future listening by clicking a bookmarklet in your...
View ArticleAirbnb For Bands Lets Users Book Famous Musicians For Private Parties
Gigit allows fans to easily book artists including Bone Thugs N Harmony.See it on Scoop.it, via The Shape of Music to Come
View ArticleTop 10 Reasons Why the Music Industry is Failing
Top 10 Reasons Why the Music Industry is FailingA Guest Post by Ramin StreetsSee it on Scoop.it, via The Shape of Music to Come
View ArticleWhy Apple Is Getting Into the Music Streaming Business
Hint: It's not just about the music.See it on Scoop.it, via The Shape of Music to Come
View ArticleSigns That the Recorded-Music Market is Weakening Globally
"The recorded music market is suddenly looking tired. Poor numbers out of France follow declining digital sales in the U.S. and weak first-quarter numbers in Japan."See it on Scoop.it, via The Shape of...
View Article7digital Makes A Play To Be The Go-To Streaming Radio Backend As Google And...
7digital, the London-based company that offers digital music store services to some of the world's leading consumer electronics companies, including Samsung and Blackberry, as well as to smaller...
View ArticleMusic Streaming Service Keeps Listeners Focused
Focus@will aims to help boost concentration and productivity and increase people's attention span.See it on Scoop.it, via The Shape of Music to Come
View ArticleStreaming Music Strikes a Chord with Consumers
With nearly 22 billion songs streamed so far this year in the U.S., according to Nielsen, consumers are engaging with digital music at increasingly high rates.See it on Scoop.it, via The Shape of Music...
View ArticleSubscription Vs Download
In a recent conversation with my audiophile father (who only buys vinyl or CDs and only ever really used his iPod this year to take his musi…See it on Scoop.it, via The Shape of Music to Come
View Article10 music startups changing an industry's tune slideshow
Among the companies in the new wave of music: Spins.fm, TOMAHAWAK, Lisnr, Vyclone, Songza, Songkick, NoiseTrade, SoundCloud, Murfie and BandCamp.See it on Scoop.it, via The Shape of Music to Come
View ArticleFanattac wants to become the skee ball machine of streaming music
It seems like every old, musty arcade has a skee-ball machine -- or, as I prefer to think of them, magical machines that turn an ordinary quarter into prize-winning tickets by way of a rolling...
View ArticleMicrosoft to launch web-based version of Xbox Music next week
When we first heard Microsoft's plans for Xbox Music, there was a mention of web, iOS, and Android versions. Next week the software maker will launch a web version of Xbox Music so that...
View ArticleJukely makes concert discovery social by inviting your friends along
With the death of CDs, musicians have increasingly received more of their income from touring than from album sales. Some estimates pit that number at 90 percent of an artist's income. It makes...
View ArticleThe Djoclate II Is A Portable Music Mixer That Lets You DJ Tunes From...
The Djoclate II is a portable, near pocket-sized music mixer.See it on Scoop.it, via The Shape of Music to Come
View ArticleMusic Album Made Entirely On Vine [Video]
Musician Aidan John Moffat (also known as L. Pierre) has released his latest offering via eight videos using the platform.See it on Scoop.it, via The Shape of Music to Come
View ArticleForget Spotify--Here Are Four Services To Make Your Band Some Cash
Musicians arent beholden to the big music services to earn some scratch. Here are a few music monetization services that you and your bandmates may...See it on Scoop.it, via The Shape of Music to Come
View ArticleSure, We Like Spotify--But Thom Yorke Has A Good Point
In case your Internet's been down the Radiohead frontman has joined his creative coconspirator Nigel Godrich in decrying Spotity and the economics of...See it on Scoop.it, via The Shape of Music to Come
View ArticleMusic Sales Slump Again
Don't blame Spotify or Pandora. But you might want to show this article to the folks at SoftBank and Vivendi.See it on Scoop.it, via The Shape of Music to Come
View ArticleDigital Music Streams Up 24% in 2013 Ahead of iTunes Radio Launch
Ahead of the launch of iTunes Radio this fall, Nielsen has published its findings on U.S. music sales for the first half of 2013. Amongst other...See it on Scoop.it, via The Shape of Music to Come
View ArticleSpotify: If musicians don't give us their stuff they get pirated more
"A study by economist (and occasional Reg contributor) Will Page sheds new light on the relationship between streaming services and piracy. Artists who withhold from Spotify may suffer from increased...
View ArticleWho's to blame for starving musicians - Pandora or the middlemen?
Singer Aimee Mann says a company that licenses songs to streaming companies cheated her for years — raising the question of who is most responsible for musicians’ hard times.See it on Scoop.it, via...
View ArticleBusiness Matters: Misinterpreting The Size, Shape and Momentum of the Digital...
The data should create the narrative, not the other way around. A number of journalists have ignored this rule in recent weeks.See it on Scoop.it, via The Shape of Music to Come
View ArticlePaying The Piper: Music Streaming Services In Perspective
As more music becomes available for free online, concepts of music ownership start to break down.See it on Scoop.it, via The Shape of Music to Come
View ArticleSpotify, Pandora and the profits problem for streaming music
Artists like Thom Yorke are angry about meagre musician payouts, but concerns remain over long-term business models. By Stuart DredgeSee it on Scoop.it, via The Shape of Music to Come
View ArticleIn Brazil, vending machine only rewards ‘real’ music fans with free magazine
Billboard Brasil magazine's Fan Check Machine inspects the tracks on users' iPhones to determine if they deserve a free copy.See it on Scoop.it, via The Shape of Music to Come
View ArticleMusyc Shapes the Way You Create, Listen, and Share
"Musyc from FingerLab, puts music on a canvas. It’s fun, and it’s free (for starters anyway), if you already have an iOS device. You can use it to make little sonic doodles to share with your friends,...
View ArticleHow Apple could destroy Spotify, MOG, Pandora, and the rest
Since I began subscribing to MOG more than a year ago, I rarely purchase music from iTunes. I have more than 15,000 songs in my iTunes collection, the vast majority ripped from CDs that I...
View ArticlePulselocker Relaunches Its Streaming Music Service For DJs As A Web App
Pulselocker, the first streaming and locker service for DJs, today announced a big update of its music service — a fully featured web based version.See it on Scoop.it, via The Shape of Music to Come
View ArticleService enables brands to learn their customers’ music tastes
Hoping to bring the capabilities of Facebook Graph Search to music taste, 25mostplayed.com aims to provide a greater insight into the listening habits of consumers to give businesses a deeper...
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