• What Does SiriusXM’s Acquisition of Pandora Really Mean?

    What Does SiriusXM’s Acquisition of Pandora Really Mean?

    SiriusXM has recently acquired Pandora, but it’s still awaiting stockholder approval.  If approved, this would create an audio behemoth with more than 100 million monthly listeners.  The $3.5 billion acquisition will make it interesting for other companies like Apple, Spotify, and Amazon as they compete for connected car dashboard supremacy.  Because in-car listening is what everyone…

  • Beats by Dre. Teams up with AT&T to take on Spotify like streaming services

      Dr. Dre has been in music for years. He is one of the people who have helped make Hip Hop mainstream. He is a constant power to be reckoned with in the music world. He has taken what he learned in the music industry to the board room. The Beats by Dre. brand is…

  • Earbits.com Brings Online Radio + payola: Bands Pay For Playtime

    Payola, in the American music industry, is the illegal practice of payment or other inducement by record companies for the broadcast of recordings on music.  *Unless the station publicly declares that a song is sponsored* Now with that said. There is a site that is doing just that. Earbits, an online radio startup lets consumer feel like…