Apr 20

Swayfm screenshotSway.fm is a browser application that consolidates a user’s favorite songs found through music discovery apps (denoted by giving a thumbs-up, hitting the “like” button, or sending to their favorites) into simple and easy-to-find playlists. From there, the app facilitates the sharing of those tracks amongst friends and fans across different social networks, as well as the discovery of more content from those artists.

Here’s how it works: imagine you are using Pandora and discover a track you like, so you press the “thumbs up” button. Normally, that song would not find its way outside of Pandora unless you ...

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Apr 20

FavVHRZThe European Union has approved Sony's $2.2B acquisition of EMI's publishing business, creating the world's largest music publishing group with 2M songs and a 30% market share. In exchange, Sony will sell several EU based assets that would have accounted for just 5% of the combined company's revenue. 

  • Watch for Chirpify to launch a Twitter music sales platform next week.
  • Primary Wave Music Opens U.K. Office - Clive Black will head EU expansion for the NY/LA based publishing, marketing and talent management company.
  • 6 Reasons Grooveshark’s CEO Thinks Recorded Music Should Be Free (Evolver.fm...
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Apr 19

image from www.google.comCoders claiming to be part of infamous hacker activist group Anonymous have launched a social streaming music service called Anontune. But unlike MegaUpload and others, "Anontune will never host any copyrighted music at any time, nor will it be streaming music," declare the founders.  

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Apr 19

image from www.google.comThe ongoing flow of news regarding new and updated social media marketing tools worth considering for music marketing can be a bit overwhelming. Roundups like this give you a chance to found out what's new with frontrunners like Google+, Twitter and Webdoc while introducing you to new options like Bubbly, TenFarms and Gifpumper. But if you're feeling overwhelmed, remember, you can always bookmark it and check back later when you're in need of something a bit different for a special campaign.

Keep in mind that new tools on established networks allow you to keep your game fresh while ...

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Apr 19

image from www.google.comAccording to stats shared by Nielson, this Saturday's Record Store Day should give U.S. indie music stores something to sing about , thanks in large part to strong vinyl sales. In the past, album sales the week of Record Store Day have seen significant gains at the stores, with sales the week of the 2011 Record Store Day 39% higher than the week before. But vinyl is the real star.


In 2011, 67% cent of all vinyl albums sold was done over the counter of an indie music store. When independent record stores open for business for this year’s ...

 

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