Motown Legend Martha Reeves Demands that Radio Pay Up

She says, “Artists and musicians invest a lifetime in their craft and take risks bigger than any tech start-up.” Rhythm and blues music often inspires both strong emotions and brave actions. By MARTHA REEVES via THE GRIO “Dancing in the Street,” my biggest success of the 1960s, was used to promote freedom and equality by Berry […]

Pandora Not Expected to Turn a Profit in 2012 or Ever?

With Music Royalty Fees much higher than they are for traditional radio stations- Does Pandora simply have a bad business model?  They rely on 87% of their revenue from advertising. Listeners of Pandora have been resistant to pay for their subscriber service. As a result the more you listen the more they have to pay, so […]

A Dramatic Rise in Internet Radio Usage All Because of the Smartphone

More People Are Doing What You Already Knew, but now here are some numbers… Tom Webster Vice President of Strategy and Marketing at Edison Research writes in his blog:-This year, we are reporting that the weekly usage of Internet radio (which includes both the online streams of terrestrial broadcasters and streams from pure-play streamers such as Pandora) […]

Now You Can Listen to Pandora as Much As You Want with New Redesigned Music Player

The new player release from Pandora comes just days before Clear Channel’s iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas tonight and tomorrow. They have created an impressive online music player. Check it out here. The ads are not overbearing and usually come in after every third song. Adding some short drops, would probably not detract from […]