Cloud Wars.
Pay for Rdio through your Verizon bill.
V Cast users can now pay for music subscription service Rdio through cell phone bills. A first step in something that could be very large and bring added incentive for consumers when choosing ISPs (it’s already happening with Spotify and ISPs in Europe). Via Moco
Confirmed: Apple did buy iCloud.com
All Things Digital claims confirmation, but the $4.5M price tag is still a rumor. More here
Google + Spotify?
A possible collabo on a music streaming service. Via CNET
I support amazon. Let’s get this shit cooking. Read the “dear label” letter via DSM.
Google Music is close. Real close.
See leaked screen grabs via CNET.
“By 2016, the amount of worldwide music subscribers is projected to grow 1,933% to 116 million. Today, there are 6 million.”
See why at SAI.
Hope in the cloud.
In Europe, Spotify is the 2nd largest source of revenue for record labels.
In Sweden and Finland, Spotify is THE largestsource of revenue for record labels.
In the US, Spotify doesn’t exist yet…
Via Arctic Startup
“Digital music revenues are predicted to grow 60% over the next 4 years due to music subscription services.”
Ovum research predicts $20 billion in digital music revenues by 2015. Via Fast Company
