Triller is the app for anyone who has ever wished their life was a music video. It’s free, easy to use, a lot of fun, and perhaps more pragmatic than you might think. App developer David Leiberman even brought on award-winning music video...
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The best Apple WWDC rumors: More powerful Siri, new name for OS X, Apple Music redesign
The rumor mill is still churning as we’re less than 24 hours from Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), which kicks off in San Francisco at 10 a.m. PT Monday. A number of reports have rounded...
Report: Amazon to launch standalone music streaming service, challenging Spotify and Apple
Amazon, the e-commerce giant that continues to redefine what it means to be “an everything store,” is reportedly launching a stand-alone music streaming service.
According to Reuters, Amazon will offer the service for $ 9.99 per month, matching Spotify’s current price. The Seattle tech titan is finalizing deals with labels, the report says.
Amazon already...
GeekWire Calendar Picks: Startup Weekend meets music industry, coffee with 9Mile Labs, and more
Developers, designers, and hustlers with a passion for music and tech will come together for Startup Weekend Seattle Music April 1-3. The 54-hour educational event facilitates helps music-oriented startups take their first steps toward launching.
In this special music edition of Startup Weekend, participants will focus on some...
Mathematics meets music
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The annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science wrapped up last week in Washington, DC. One particularly enjoyable and informative highlight was a session on Mathematics and Music, which presented some work in progress by three prominent researchers in this area.
Noam Elkies of Harvard University presented the first talk, titled “The Entropy of...
Better late than never, Apple Music arrives on Sonos starting today
Sonos, the maker of high-end, connected stereo systems loved by discriminating audiophiles everywhere, finally offers Apple Music starting today. The company began testing the streaming-music offering in December but as of this morning Apple Music joins Spotify, Amazon, Google and every significant streaming music service...
Apple frustrated that it still can’t do for TV what it did for music
“I finally cracked it,” Apple cofounder Steve Jobs told his biographer Walter Isaacson. Jobs was referring to his company’s efforts at creating a new television and viewing experience, presumably one that would do for TV what the iPod did for music. Ever since that quote was...
Musician David Lowery sues Spotify for “unlawfully” distributing music
Musician David Lowery, frontman for alt-rock bands Camper Van Beethoven and Cracker, sued Spotify in California District Court (PDF) this week for alleged copyright infringement. Lowery’s complaint accuses Spotify of failing to license musicians’ works before putting them up for streaming.
"Spotify reproduces and/or distributes the Works despite its failure to identify and/or locate the owners of those compositions for payment or to provide them with...
KEXP shows off new digs: Public space for live shows and more streaming music in the works
A new space at the Seattle Center for KEXP means more live shows for the community, but the expanded digs also include a huge upgrade in technology for the independent station. KEXP moved into its new offices...
GeekWire Giveaway: Get a year of Apple Music, plus some sweet sound gear to listen on
The easiest way to listen to music today is to stream it. For many, Apple Music is the most convenient option, with built-in Siri support, integrations with music you already have in iTunes, and access across iOS, Android and desktop devices. But paying $ ...
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