I basically gave away the entire story in the headline, which is a cardinal sin as far as the fine art of “getting people to click on stuff” (technical term) is concerned, but I just can’t contain my excitement.
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Spotify Keeps Getting Better at Phone Apps’ Expense
As someone who doesn’t regularly use Spotify, I often look at the streaming music service with envy. Spotify seems to be making all the right moves, from its U.S. media blitz that made it the center of attention last summer, to …
SXSW: Music and Tech, Together at Last
Austin’s streets are so crowded during the 48 hours when SxSW Interactive is ending and SxSW Music is beginning that it’s easy to imagine the budding love affair between music and tech began as a romcom collision.
Michael Jackson’s Back Catalog Downloaded by Hackers?
Hackers reportedly made off with Michael Jackson’s entire back catalog during a raid on Sony Music’s servers last year.
Although Sony won’t say how many tracks or what material was stolen, Fox News reports that hackers …
In Defense of Google Music
Poor Google Music. According to CNet’s unnamed sources, the streaming music service isn’t doing well, with revenue and customer adoption below Google’s expectations. Now, some folks in the music industry are reportedly feeling …
I Can Die Now: ‘Dash’ Converts Your Phone into a Complete Car Stereo
Since the advent of portable electronics, man has been trying to jury-rig portable electronics into automobiles to replace the lowly car stereo. Those days may soon be coming to an end.
I spent most of my early- to …
How Much Is a Song Worth? To One Music Label, Nothing
How much is a song worth? It’s a question that’s often been discussed since the internet got involved in the music industry. Is it 99 cents, as iTunes, Amazon and other digital retailers believe? Is it some minuscule percentage …
Slide to Unlock, Then Rock with the ‘Guitar Apprentice’ iPad Accessory
Shown off at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show, Ion Audio’s Guitar Apprentice iPad accessory has already been a fixture on every local, regional and national broadcast news outlet’s segment, the formula being that the anchors …
Digital Music Sales Finally Surpassed Physical Sales in 2011
Last year, for the first time in history, digital music sales exceeded physical sales, according to a newly released Nielsen/Billboard report cited by CNNMoney.
Read more: http://moneyland.time.com/
Google Music Store Launched with Free Track Sharing, Exclusive Content
Google Music is now open to everyone in the U.S. It’s a free service that you can use to store up to 20,000 of your songs on Google’s servers and stream those songs to compatible devices.
Songs can now be purchased directly …
What Are You Listening To? Facebook Users Share Music 1.5 Billion Times in Two Months
Facebook users really, really want their friends to know what they’re listening to. According to numbers released by the social networking giant yesterday, users have shared their listening activity more than 1.5 billion times in …
RIM Launches BBM Music, and It’s Doomed Already
BlackBerry maker Research in Motion is forging ahead with its BBM Music offering, an attempt at creating a viral music service that will probably fall flat.
BBM Music launches today with a free 60-day trial, and costs $5 per month thereafter. Here’s how it works:
You pick 50 songs for your music library. If you know anyone who’s …