Tagged: Music & News
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#io2013 – Google Play Music All Access to compete with Spotify News
15.05.2013 Google has formally revealed its new streaming-music subscriptions service which will sit on top of the existing Google Play Music service. The on-demand song-streaming service... -
Facebook’s new Timeline features include fitness, content ratings and music discovery News
15.05.2013 Following on from the launch of new Timeline sections in March such as Movies, Books and TV Shows, social network Facebook has now added the ability for users to rate their...Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Social Media, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Development, Design, Consumer Tech, Apps -
Astronaut Chris Hadfield’s Space Oddity is first music video filmed in space (videos) News
13.05.2013 Former International Space Station (ISS) commander Chris Hadfield, who will make his return journey to Earth today, has recorded a fitting tribute to his time aboard the ISS,...Categories: Social Media, Digital Media -
YouTube claims removal of controversial David Bowie music video was a mistake News
09.05.2013 Video-streaming site YouTube is the place to go to watch music videos these days, but the recent religious-themed promo for 'The Next Day' by David Bowie was pulled from the... -
Ella Fitzgerald’s 96th birthday inspires Google Doodle (video) News
25.04.2013 Google has struck a high note with its colourful Google Doodle in honour of what would have been jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald’s 96th birthday today. -
Daft Punk’s ‘Get Lucky’ breaks Spotify record, reaches No 1 on iTunes in 14 countries News
22.04.2013 Robot rock duo Daft Punk’s latest single, released at 12.01am ET (5.01am Irish time) on Friday 19 April, has reached No 1 in the iTunes chart in 14 countries, conquered the top...Categories: Media, Digital Media -
Twitter #Music app to go live online and in iOS App Store today News
18.04.2013 Starting today, Twitter’s anticipated music-discovery app Twitter #Music will be available online and for the iPhone through Apple’s App Store.Categories: Web, Software & Web Development, Software, Social Media, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Digital Media, Apps -
Vinyl back in vogue as 18-24-year-olds lead resurgence of record sales News
18.04.2013 It seems 18-24-year-olds in the UK are preferring vinyl records to iTunes and Spotify, if research from ICM in time for Record Store Day this Saturday is to be believed. -
Justin Bieber will ‘hopefully’ inspire fans after questionable Anne Frank comment News
16.04.2013 Anne Frank House has come to the defence of pop star Justin Bieber on Facebook, following his visit to the Amsterdam museum and his guestbook comments that unleashed a backlash... -
Psy continues to crush Justin Bieber’s YouTube records with new video for ‘Gentleman’ News
15.04.2013 South Korean rapper Psy was crowned king of YouTube last year when his music video for K-pop hit ‘Gangnam Style’ became the first video ever to breach 1bn views on the network.... -
Twitter Music gives Ryan Seacrest something for the weekend, but rest of us left waiting News
15.04.2013 Coachella has passed without much noise from Twitter’s music app, which was expected to launch at the California music festival last weekend. While select artists and... -
Apple close to signing iRadio deals with major labels Universal and Warner News
12.04.2013 Apple’s rumoured rival to Pandora – dubbed iRadio – is taking a step closer to becoming a reality if reports are to be believed about a deal that is close to being signed with...Categories: Wireless Communications, Social Media, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Apps -
Twitter expected to launch music service this weekend during Coachella News
12.04.2013 The fabled music service that Twitter is believed to have been working on is expected to go live this weekend during the Coachella music festival in the US. -
Other Voices music series and CultureTECH digital festival launch innovation challenge News
10.04.2013 In a move that could spark interest from digital-technology start-ups, the Irish music series Other Voices has launched a digital innovation challenge to find new technology... -
Google Play Music goes live in Ireland, Europe, NZ and Oz News
10.04.2013 Google will today introduce music to its Google Play mobile and cloud store in Ireland and other European countries, as well as Australia and New Zealand. The new service makes...Categories: Wireless Communications, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Games/Entertainment, eCommerce, Digital Media, Apps -
UK songwriters now earning more from digital music services than radio News
04.04.2013 An end-of-year report from UK royalties body PRS for Music shows that revenues from digital music services have now overtaken those earned from radio broadcasts as more online...Categories: Media, Digital Media -
Beta Deezer update with predictive search and out-of-app controls available for Android News
04.04.2013 A new version of Deezer is in the works and Android users are getting first dibs with a beta version now available for testing on the Google-made platform ahead of a full release. -
BlackBerry to kill BBM Music – ushers users in direction of Rdio News
04.04.2013 BlackBerry is to kill its nearly two-year-old music service BBM Music and is instead ushering users in the direction of Rdio, with a voucher for a 30-day pass to the...Categories: Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Apps -
How the internet has made the world greener (infographic) News
30.03.2013 Going digital via the internet has saved millions of pounds in plastic and paper, an infographic reveals. -
Will Spotify make the move into streaming video? News
25.03.2013 Watch out Netflix, because rumour has it Spotify is looking to move into the video-streaming arena with exclusive, original content.Categories: Media, Digital Media