Far too long since last update. Here’s a quick one just to get back in the game. Since last I wrote, Coldplay have stirred up some emotions as they refused to license their latest release Mylo Xyloto to streaming music services such as Spotify and rdio. The reason, of course, is the fear that licensing […]
The world of digtal music is not exactly moving at break neck speed right now. Thank god then for Spotify – a company that always manages to stir up feelings and get into all sorts of amusing trouble. First of all, the good news: True to their style, Spotify executed a flawless marketing campaign and quickly […]
Spotify closing in on the US It seems that a Spotify US release is imminent. For real this time. Multiple sources report that Spotify has signed a deal with Universal. Sony Music and EMI are both already onboard, and so only Warner remain and they too are rumoured to be close. Worth keeping in mind […]
100 million USD funding round puts Spotify at 1 billion USD valuation Reports and rumours of Spotify’s recent fundraising endeavours have circled the Internet this week. Word is that Spotify is raising over 100 million USD. The deal is led by Russian venture firm DST, who has previous investments in Facebook, Groupon and Zynga. Over […]
Apple App rules upset the industry Apple introduced their new in-app subscription service this week, which have caused a lot of commotion in the industry. Basically, Apple says that if you want to charge users for subscriptions using the in-app service, you will have to give Apple a 30% cut. Apple still allows for developers […]
Moontoast – new music app for Facebook There is a new Facebook Music App in town. The slightly esoteric named app is called Moontoast, and promises that Facebook fans can listen, share and buy without leaving the site. Moontoast intend to survive by charging content owners 15% of the transaction. This reminds me of the […]
Labels threaten to leave Spotify There has been a lot of Spotify in the news this week. Naxos, one of the largest labels in the world in the field of classical music, and ECM – also a big player in the classical genre, as well as in jazz – both threaten to pull their catalogues […]
