Ars Technica has a long, interesting article about how Apple’s music marketing has been changing, from its former emphasis on breaking new artists through TV ads to more of a focus on top-tier acts and exclusive streams. It’s well worth a read. But one section exploring a different point jumped out at us: whether the hugely-increased options for artists to put out new recordings of tracks through other websites is a good or bad thing. Here’s Graham Wright from Tokyo Police Club: “The...
October 28th, 2014 by Stuart Dredge
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October 24th, 2014 by Stuart Dredge
Deezer has bought talk radio app Stitcher for an undisclosed amount, in a deal that will bring talk radio and podcasts to the streaming music service. "Almost every music...
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October 20th, 2014 by Stuart Dredge
Have you read Dan Brooks’ opinion piece about streaming music in the New York Times yet? If not, you should: it’s already sparked plenty of chatter from music fans and...
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February 3rd, 2014 by Music Ally
This week saw Music Ally's Eamonn Forde and Stuart Dredge return to their microphone and cups of tea to talk digital music for our podcast
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