Tag: tech

(This is a sponsored feature) Where are your fans? It’s one of the most important questions in the modern music industry. Not just in terms of which social networks they’re following you on, but also the hunt for the...

Diffuser has a lengthy feature looking into the history of the .music domain name – as well as that of TLDs (top-level domains) in general – and lots of ruminations on what this could mean for the music business. A number...

Shazam has built its business based on audio recognition – initially of music, and subsequently TV shows and ads. Now it’s expanding into visual recognition through a deal with digital watermarking firm Digimarc. The...

Pioneering rap trio De La Soul’s Kickstarter campaign for a new album ended over the weekend with a bang: they reached $600,874 from 11,169 backers. That makes the campaign the second most lucrative musician-focused Kickstarter...

Kickstarter-funded Gramofon was launched last year by technology firm Fon as a way to easily stream Spotify through an existing hi-fi, and as an alternative to buying a new connected system from someone like Sonos. On year...

Stephen Phillips used to be the boss of We Are Hunted, becoming a tech lead on Twitter #Music after the social network bought his startup. This week, he published a long and interesting blog post about new models for music...

What next for Troy Carter after parting ways with his former management client Lady Gaga? How about trying an industry that’s even more challenged by digital disruption than music? Carter’s company Atom Factory has launched...

Music videos service Vevo has relaunched its iOS app with a new design and features. That includes a new real-time news feed and more recommendations of videos, playlists and original shows, as well as easier playlist creation...

The latest UK music industry figure calling out the government on its close relationship with big-tech firms like Google is PPL chairman Fran Nevrkla.

Warner Music Group has appointed former Sony exec Rob Wiesenthal as its new chief operating officer/corporate, reporting directly to CEO Steve Cooper from 1 January.

'Is Twitter a Media or Technology Company?' wonders the New York Times on its Bits blog. The answer, of course, is a bit of both. "I think of the company as a technology company that is in the media business," says CEO Dick...

Shazam has struck a deal with broadcaster ITV's sales team, ITV Commercial, which will now be offering Shazam's service to its advertisers. ITV is the "exclusive UK sales force" for the technology, too.