Paul McCartney Pulls From Streaming Services #whatdoesitallmean
There has been far too much talk about this issue. I thought it was a no brainer. As in Paul’s people have very little brain. His fans want easier access to his music and… Read More
Spotify Apps – Is This A New Layer For Music?
Have you heard the news? Spotify has created an “Ecosystem.” Spotify’s platform move takes a page from the game book of Facebook, a close Spotify partner. The social network decided several years… Read More
Coldplay Say No To Streaming Because They Can
Have you heard the news? …Coldplay, who is known for wanting and having complete control of their music, announced today that they are no longer offering their music to streaming sites like Spotify and Rdio.… Read More
Spotify Launches In The USA
If you hadn’t heard, Spotify finally launched in the United States of America. Big, big, news this is. Is the new age of music upon us? With Apple’s iCloud, which is a streaming… Read More
Facebook Music Details Revealed
Not too long ago there were reports that Spotify and Facebook were teaming up for something big. Now we’ve learned some of the details of their partnership that has/will result in Facebook music. GigaOM… Read More
Oh Snap – Apple Knee-Caps All iPhone Subscription Music Services
Oh, what a sad day to be Spotify, or any other music start up that has hopes of making money through the iPhone. You see there is no doubt that iTunes is… Read More
NRP’s Top 5 Music Stories Of January 2011
Well January flew by and 2011 is moving at a brisk pace in spite of the Winter trying to slow us down. Just in case you may have missed some of the New Rockstar… Read More
Get Spotify For Free In North America In 5 Steps
ZOMG I’m so in love with Spotify. As a North American I had only dreamed about using the service that was supposed to save the industry. I’m not so sure about saving… Read More
Spotify Gets No Help From Apple
It’s been a tough 2010 for Spotify. After wowing users in the UK and EU they’ve found that America is harder to win over. A quick primer; Spotify software allows unlimited streaming… Read More
How Much Money Do Bands Make From Streaming Services?
Information is Beautiful reminded me once again of how streaming is not going to be THE ANSWER for musicians. If you need 4.5 million streams to make minimum wage with Spotify then… Read More
