The utopian invisibility of design and connectivity
As the meaning of design continues to evolve in the tech industry, this is what it means to me.
Pandora gives musicians a data dashboard to see where their fans are
Pandora released AMP on Wednesday, a tool that will let musicians have access to a trove of important data about their fan base, including favorite tracks and where they are located.
Samsung lands a hit with Milk Music… in Korea
Samsung’s Milk Music has become the most popular free app on Google Play in South Korea — but local labels are threatening to cancel their contracts.
Copyright land grab by The Turtles threatens digital music, will not help young musicians
Oldies groups like The Turtles are getting a lot of attention by suing digital music services. The cases amount to yet another unjustified expansion of copyright law.
Music industry piles on Pandora, files new class action on heels of SiriusXM victory
The music industry’s surprise victory against SiriusXM last week led to predictions of follow-on lawsuits — a prediction that is already coming true.
Join Pandora CTO Chris Martin at Structure Connect 2014
The internet of things would be a lot more quiet without music, which is why we invited Pandora’s new CTO Chris Martin to Structure Connect.
With new apps and a free, ad-supported tier, Rdio chases after Pandora
Online music service Rdio is finally living up to its name with a free, ad-supported radio tier as well as new apps that are meant to simplify the experience and boost engagement.
Here’s why Apple bought Beats: By 2019, streaming will account for 70 percent of digital music revenue
Digital download revenues are continuing to decline, and in five years, more than two-thirds of all digital music revenue will come from streaming services, according to a new report.
Pandora lands on Google Glass
Pandora now has a dedicated Glassware app, which lets you listen to your personalized stations and give your favorite tunes the thumbs-up straight from the Google headset.
Pandora faces new royalty squeeze as music industry pushes to lift longstanding rules
The music industry wants the government to change World War II era regulations to allow more “flexibility” — it sounds good in theory, but the charge to change consent decrees appears to be another ploy to squeeze internet radio.