As of 9:15am CST I started listening to Jamie Cullum – The Pursuit on my brand new freshly downloaded Spotify application. There has been massive talks about if it was going to happen or not. I am here to tell you – IT HAS HAPPENED! Check out this image below if you don’t believe me. [...]

Almost… We just received an email from an inside contact that Spotify will be released in the coming weeks. I know this is not new news, as Spotify always keeps us on our toes, but this time it is for real! The contact was from a label stating that they brought the label team in [...]

After being sued by the RIAA, Limewire wants to relaunch its brand as another streaming service that aims to directly compete with Spotify. The service will sync with iTunes and mobile devices all to the cloud. The launch looks like it will be near the end of the year.

But this is all hypothetical, really. Limewire is using this as a defense to remain open for a bit longer. The outcome of the first lawsuit doesn’t look like the company can even exist with infringement costs of $1 billion floating around along with an asset freeze. After this RIAA case is over, Limewire is just beginning with another lawsuit filed by 8 music publishing companies.

In general it looks like there is no end in sight for the

With over 7 million registered users in Europe, it’s hard to ignore Spotify’s presence in digital music.  Although many bands are skeptical about how much Spotify can help them financially, there are some positive stories coming out of Sweden.  The Local, a Swedish news site, reported Spotify’s royalty payments rose 800% to songwriters over the past 12 months.

If a band wants to use Spotify to gain more European fans, they can do so through TuneCore.  But first, the band needs to see how it can actually benefit them.  At the root, it’s understanding how to leverage free content to maximize paid content.  Simply stated, just by holding certain songs outside of Spotify, bands have a greater chance of monetization while gaining new fans.

Maybe your band already