Former Pirate Bay spokesperson Peter Sunde is out of jail, and chatting to TorrentFreak about the looming battle over net neutrality. “The market owners play with our personal information for […]
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Wait! Where did Prince go?
Don’t expect an explanation immediately, but Prince appears to be having a ‘moment’ on social media. The Verge noticed yesterday that his @3rdEyeGirl Twitter account has been deactivated, as has […]
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Streaming service 8tracks ‘We’re still profitable!’
A streaming music service that’s profitable on a global basis? What financial witchcraft is this? But yes, streaming playlists service 8tracks remains in the black. “We’re still profitable!” said CEO […]
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Read our full interview with Beyoncé’s digital strategist Lauren Wirtzer-Seawood
We gave you some highlights of our on-stage interview with Lauren Wirtzer-Seawood of Parkwood Entertainment in yesterday’s bulletin, talking about why her CEO (Beyoncé) doesn’t use Twitter or have an […]
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Google’s future: ‘We’re in a bit of uncharted territory’
Music isn’t mentioned in the Financial Times’ latest interview with Google CEO Larry Page, but it’s a worthwhile read for anyone wanting to understand some of the driving forces behind […]
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UMG boss unconvinced about SoundCloud’s business model
We’re not sure whether it was mischief or good luck that saw the WSJD conference feature back-to-back interviews with Universal Music boss Lucian Grainge and SoundCloud CEO Alexander Ljung yesterday. […]
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This Is My Jam: ‘We’re big believers in the balance between humans and computers’
This Is My Jam started in 2012 as a project founded by former Last.fm colleagues Hannah Donovan and Matthew Ogle, incubated within music/tech startup The Echo Nest.
A year later it span out as its own entity: a way for people to share the tracks they were enjoying most, one at a time. It was partly a reaction against the “frictionless” sharing that was a popular concept in 2011 and 2012: fuelled by Facebook then, although arguably pioneered by Last.fm with its scrobbling.
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Half of YouTube viewing now happens on mobile devices
YouTube boss Susan Wojcicki gave a keynote interview at the Code/Mobile conference yesterday, with a few nuggets on how YouTube is evolving, and new (old) features it might be getting. […]
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Lyor Cohen on fan engagement: ‘Why is every thumb the same size?’
Former WMG exec Lyor Cohen, now running his own company 300 Entertainment, has been fielding questions from fans on Reddit in an Ask Me Anything (AMA) interview. There are some […]
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Guy Oseary gathers managers for Maverick take on music/tech
Meet the megamanagement company. Maverick took its bow late last week: a collective of artist managers gathered by Guy Oseary that will combine nine management firms into one, in what […]
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Google+ isn’t going away soon: ‘We’re the largest we’ve ever been’
Former Google exec Vic Gundotra was seen as the company’s champion for its Google+ social service, so his departure earlier this year was understandably seen as potentially bad news for […]
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Merlin boss: ‘YouTube pays less than any of the subscription services’
Indie licensing agency Merlin has been conspicuously silent amid the recent storm about YouTube’s licensing negotiation tactics with independents – unsurprising, given that it remains at the negotiating table, with […]
