Audio

UK Band Finds Perfect Sponsor For New Album: A Music Store

Max Willens — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:23:02 -0400

NAB Announces an Ample House Majority in Radio Tax Battle

Eric Volpe — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:49:19 -0400

The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) announced that they have a healthy congressional lead over the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in the legislative race to instate a tax on radio stations.

Jelli, Terrestrial Radio's Last, Best Hope, Goes National

Max Willens — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:52:36 -0500

Jelli, the crowd-sourced radio platform, has just gone national.

Prepare Your Caps Lock For Dynamic Range Day

Max Willens — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:52:16 -0500

All you audiophiles should prepare to get loud for a very good cause.

Spotify: Now Available In Finland, Brought to You By TeliaSonera!

Max Willens — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:21:04 -0500

The Swedish digital music service Spotify is coming to Finland. The company's premium streaming service will be offered exclusively through Scandinavian telecom company TeliaSonera, which will offer consumers the chance to use Spotify "across broadband, mobile, and IPTV services."

Caution: Newly Opened Rock Band Store May Contain Gaga

Eric Volpe — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:21:00 -0500

If the Beatles Rock Band wasn’t enough, or if you're not completely pumped for Jimi Hendrix, then maybe Lady Gaga’s debut on Rock Band will get you back to standing in front of your television with your plastic guitar.

IFPI Tries to Convince Musicians They Still Need Record Labels

Max Willens — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:57:28 -0500

The International Federation of Phonographic Industries (IFPI) released a report yesterday designed to convince musicians that record labels are still vital to their success as artists.

Drake and Kate Nash Studies on Mixtapes, Twitter, and Albums

Eric Volpe — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:27:52 -0500

In a recent guest blog post for Hypebot, Trendrr's Alex Mann uses Drake's social media popularity to argue that artists no longer need to release albums to be successful. Drake has yet to release an album, but his mixtape, So Far Gone, was the 6th best-selling rap album of 2009, and Mann points to Drake's success in the social media game - more popular on Twitter than Lil' Wayne, a recent quadrupling in listener frequency on Last.fm - as the keys to his success.

40% of UK Unable to Name a Legal Online Music Source

Max Willens — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:26:55 -0500

A recent study done by UK consumer advocates Consumer Focus finds that 40% of UK residents can't name a single legal digital music service.

Island Records to Center Upcoming PR Campaign Around mFlow

Max Willens — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:23:13 -0500

mFlow, the "social iTunes" application that compensates users for turning others onto songs, will be used to market the debut EP by Island Records' Lauren Pritchard.