February 12th, 2013 by Stuart Dredge

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This year's Midemlab music startups contest saw InstruMagic, Jamplify and StageIt win the main categories, while Audience.fm bagged a Coup de Coeur prize. These startups prevailed in an entertaining...

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February 6th, 2013 by Music Ally

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In our latest Music Ally Podcast, Eamonn Forde and Stuart Dredge discuss the key themes at Midem 2013 (and how the conference might be improved for 2014).

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January 31st, 2013 by Stuart Dredge

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With 5m paying subscribers, 20m active users and $500m paid out to rightsholders since its launch in 2008, Spotify remains top dog in the streaming-music subscriptions market. Yet the more it grows, the...

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January 30th, 2013 by Music Ally

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This week's Midem Hack Day was a heap of fun, judging by the rundown of the 18 music hacks whipped up during the event.

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January 28th, 2013 by Stuart Dredge

Is there innovation going on in the music industry space? Perish the thought. Yet this was the question tackled by a ‘How the Music Industry Manages Innovation’ panel at Midem this afternoon....

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January 28th, 2013 by Stuart Dredge

PSY’s Gangnam Style was a global smash-hit in 2012, but as the introduction to the K-Pop Goes Global session at Midem this afternoon noted, K-Pop music had a fervent and growing fanbase outside Korea...

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January 28th, 2013 by Stuart Dredge

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Classical pianist Lang Lang was the star turn at Midem this afternoon, talking about his career, but also how he uses technology to connect to his fans and reach new one. Against a backdrop of arguing...

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January 28th, 2013 by Stuart Dredge

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Robert Scoble is one of Silicon Valley’s most respected bloggers and tech evangelists, with a role as startup liaison officer at Rackspace Hosting, and a famous enthusiasm for seeking out new and...

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January 28th, 2013 by Stuart Dredge

MidemNet? Those days are long gone, my friend. It’s all about ‘Visionary Monday’ nowadays at the Midem trade show, with a day of sessions focusing on digital music, brands and other developments...

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