Techstars to Launch Accelerator for Music-Industry Tech Startups
Apple Will Stop The Music As Spotify Jumps Into Japan — www.forbes.com
Spotify, an ever-popular music streaming service in Western countries, says it will start regular service in Japan from November. Is its turntable spinning backwards or something?
Techstars to Launch Accelerator for Music-Industry Tech Startups — www.wsj.com
Techstars, a 10-year-old Boulder, Colo., company that runs business accelerators across the country, is starting to accept applications this week for its first music-industry focused program, launching in February.
Example reckons Spotify will eventually generate more money than ever before in music history — www.digitalspy.com
It’s the future, guys.
In A Streaming World, WeTransfer Uses Downloads As Its Secret Music Weapon (For Now) — www.forbes.com
Do downloads still play a role in the music industry? Dutch file-sharing startup WeTransfer says yes, and it has the executive board and artist partnerships to prove it.
This music streaming service puts the power in the artists’ hands — www.businessinsider.com
Paris-based music streaming service Deezer has partnered with music advertising platform Feature.fm to let artists promote their work as sponsored content within the free Deezer app.
SupaPass: The “Fair Trade” Music Streaming Startup? — www.sonicscoop.com
UK-based startup SupaPass has put together a new model, and created a “fair-trade” streaming app. Seems impossible? Or too good to be true?
France now counts streaming towards certified ‘sales’ awards — www.musicbusinessworldwide.com
Snep, the French music trade body, has announced that streaming plays will now count towards the certified awards it delivers to labels and artists.
Spotify can now be integrated into your Google Home — androidcommunity.com
The brand new Google Home is just the latest in the tech giant’s attempt to take over our lives. The smart home device is decorative and pretty useful around