(Updated) Music discovery and subscription service MOG.com has announced another $9.5 million in funding and a pending expansion into Europe. The round was led by Menlo Ventures which was joined by new investor Balderton Capital. Dharmash Mistry, partner at Balderton... Continue Reading »
More Music Industry News: SellaBand, Gaga Drives Vevo, Sirius XM, Music Mastermind Gets $5M & More
Sellaband is back online but users are skeptical. Read the comments. Lady Gaga generates 25 percent of Vevo's traffic. (CNet) Songkick is the big ticket in gig listings - With 100,000 concerts on its global database, Songkick dominates the listings... Continue Reading »
Video: Sony’s Hesse At Digital Music East
Thomas Hesse, the President of Global Digital Business, US Sales & Corp. Strategy at Sony Music Entertainment was interviewed by Larry Kenswil of Loeb & Loeb at this week's Digital Music East. Topics included niche markets, music in the cloud... Continue Reading »
ITunes: Over 10 Billion Songs Served
Apple has passed the 10 billion songs sold mark on iTunes. The 10 billionth song, “Guess Things Happen That Way” by Johnny Cash, was purchased by Louie Sulcer of Woodstock, Georgia. As the winner of the iTunes Countdown to 10... Continue Reading »
SellaBand Saved, May Be Back Online Today
After declaring bankruptcy in Dutch court earlier this week, fan to artist funding site Sellaband has been saved by a German investment group who are moving the site to their home country and promising to have it back online today.... Continue Reading »
Dropcards.com: New Look, Even Better Tasting!
Kyle Bylin (@kbylin), Associate Editor In January, Dropcards unveiled their new download card platform. Then, late last week, they held a short webinar to take people through a tour of the new features they added. I was in attendance, and... Continue Reading »
Rejoice! It’s Not The End Of The Rickroll Era.
The internet was buzzing and CNet and others were bemoaning the take down of the infamous Rick Astley video that has beem played 30 million times, rejuvenated a forgotten pop star's career and caused the word rickroll to be added... Continue Reading »