Spotify Expanding Into Canada, Looking At Asia And South America Next
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Nielsen: More Teens Now Listen To Music Through YouTube Than Any Other Source | TechCrunch
More Teens Listen To Music Via YouTube Than Radio, iTunes Or CD
A year after launch, U.S. Spotify users have listened to 13B songs, shared 27.8M | VentureBeat
A year after launch, US Spotify users have listened to 13B songs, shared 27.8M
Apple Said to Prepare ITunes Changes to Improve Sharing – Bloomberg
Apple Said to Prepare iTunes Changes to Improve Sharing
Blur to stream two new songs live over Twitter July 2nd | The Verge
Blur to Release New Songs Over Twitter
Digital music outsells physical media in the UK for the first time | The Verge
Digital music outsells physical media in the UK for the first time
Xbox Music service announced, coming to Xbox, Windows Phone, and Windows 8 | The Verge
Xbox Music service announced, coming to Xbox, Windows Phone, and Windows 8
Spotify ‘Play’ widget lets you embed music for free on websites, Tumblr blogs | The Verge
Spotify ‘Play’ Widget To Embed Music On Websites
Rdio positioned for growth in music streaming market
The music streaming service Rdio is finally on track to deliver an updated Android app later this month or early in February. The update will bring the Android app up to par with its iOS counterpart, with newer features and a more user-friendly design.
This announcement comes just days after Spotify, a competing music streaming service, revealed the end of its free unlimited service. Users who opt not to pay for a premium Spotify account will now be limited to ten hours of music listening a month and a cap of five plays per each individual track.
Rdio’s free account option has long been limited, though the precise limit is unclear and is dynamically based on “user habits” . Further, many users, will testify that it takes a lot of listening to run out your free allotment on Rdio — for example, I have never exhausted my account. Both Spotify and Rdio offer several tiers of premium priced service.
It seems likely that as Spotify alienates its free users and Rdio simultaneously enhances its Android app to be as sleek and functional as the iOS version, we will see some shift in users away from Spotify and towards Rdio.
In a music industry with seemingly infinite access to music, any differentiation a service can provide is a huge advantage. Rdio’s unique “limited” formula, competitive pricing tiers, and improved mobile apps are setting the service on a track with large growth opportunity.
Sources: Spotify early adopters will soon lose unlimited listening on free accounts , Rdio for Android update adds iOS look, feel, functionality from The Verge
AOL launches “Cambio” – Will tweens tune in?
In the midst of cutting its losses on social network Bebo, last week AOL launched a new music venture called Cambio– a partnership with the Jonas Group and production company MGX Lab to deliver exclusive video content for artists like The Jonas Brothers, Demi Lavato, and Jordin Sparks. The initiative is part of a new AOL content strategy under CEO Tim Armstrong and president of Media and Studios Davis Eun (both ex-Googlers) to reorganize the company around high-quality TV-style content.
Cambio programming features an array of webisode style shows like “Nick In London,” which follows Nick Jonas as he joins the cast of Les Miserables, and “Cambio Cares” where stars ask fans to get involved in humanitarian efforts. The site also includes “Cambio Connect,†a daily MTV inspired news and updates webisode hosted by ex-MTV VJ Quddus. Continue reading “AOL launches “Cambio” – Will tweens tune in?”
