How 10 Years Of The iPhone Has Changed Music Listening; Techstars Music Reveals Start-Ups

How 10 Years Of The iPhone Has Changed Music Listening — www.forbes.com 
 Ten years ago, the world caught its first glimpse of the iPhone in an advertisement aired during the Academy Awards. How has mobile devices changed the way we listen — and interact — with music?

Techstars Music Reveals Start-Ups For Inaugural Accelerator Program — www.billboard.com 
 Each company receives a $120K investment, mentorship and support for life and will undergo an intensive three month incubation program out of L.A. culminating in a showcase at the El Rey Theatre on May 18.

Music to my ears: the rise of high-res audio — SlashGear — www.slashgear.com 
 With few exceptions, smartphones have never really been seen as serious audio equipment because of compromises that must be made for the sake of portability,

Jazz in the digital age: tools for exploring the music — www.mercurynews.com 
 Jazz may be hard to find in mainstream culture, but the web and apps provide plenty of entry points for the music.

Bandcamp quadrupled signups by removing ‘fan account’ restrictions — musically.com 
 The number of people signing up to Bandcamp quadrupled after it dropped its requirement for people to make a purchase before they could get a ‘fan account’.

Here’s Exactly How Spotify Nails Your ‘Discover Weekly’ Playlist — www.pedestrian.tv

While other platforms have been offering similar services for a while, none have done it as well as Spotify. It’s almost uncanny how well it knows my musical tastes.

Where Is Whole-Home Audio Headed? — www.twice.com

The rapid rise of the connected smart home is turning up the dial on the whole-home audio market.

News brands should seek inspiration from the music industry’s bet on streaming — www.campaignlive.co.uk 
 Newspaper groups battling to agree on joint ad sales should look at how record labels dealt with digital disruption, says Mark Jackson.

Apple Music, Spotify Lead In Streaming Tunes, But It’s Early Days — www.investors.com 
 On-demand music streams rose 76% year over year in 2016 in the U.S., while sales of digital tracks, digital albums and CD albums fell by double digits.

Prince’s Catalog Was Played Over 17 Million Times In Its First Week On Streaming — www.forbes.com 
 Prince’s music has now been on streaming sites for just over a week, and fans couldn’t stop listening.

Ripping SACDs Away From Physical Media — audiophilereview.com

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