Technologies and media

10 Dos and Don’ts for Creating a Music Website

Details: Monday, 09 July 2018

“Your fans need someplace to go,” she says. “I think it’s crucial to have some kind of home base where fans can get all of the information that they need to get, whether that’s new music or merch or tour tickets.”

Consequence of Sound

Rwandans Develop Mobile App to Promote Local Music

Details: Monday, 09 July 2018

The local music industry has for long struggled to find its footing on the international market due to lack of systematic exposure to the global community and very few artistes in Rwanda can solely rely on their music for financial gains.

All Africa

Music Recognition Technology Will Generate Millions for Indie Artists

Details: Monday, 09 July 2018

We’ve been reporting on some serious growth for in-venue music recognition technology, or MRT, particularly in Europe. But MRT is expected to expand globally in 2019, with indie artists and DJs realizing substantially greater payouts in the future.

Digital Music News

70 Years Ago, LP Records Changed Music Industry

Details: Monday, 09 July 2018

At the time, the LP was a new kind of record that let people listen to longer pieces of music. And it changed the way people listened to music.

VOA

Internet, le grand moulin à paroles

Details: Monday, 09 July 2018

De plus en plus complets, les sites compilant les «lyrics» de chansons font florès. A leur tête, Genius va plus loin : le site annote, analyse et décortique les titres, faisant d’eux des objets d’étude.

Libération

Before Spotify: The Player Piano

Details: Tuesday, 26 June 2018

Long before Spotify, iPods, CDs, tapes and vinyl, there was another way to hear your favorite music outside of the concert hall without playing it yourself: the player piano.

WQXR