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Motown Legend Martha Reeves Demands that Radio Pay Up

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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 Gordy and Dr. Martin Luther King. Berry, as a fellow artist at Motown Recording Company, knew that Marvin Gaye, Ivy Hunter and William Stevenson had written a song with happiness and sheer delight, encouraging people to dance in the street with no fear of danger … Continue reading Motown Legend Martha Reeves Demands that Radio Pay Up

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

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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 the popularity of the player for millions of listeners and would make it really seem like a radio broadcast instead of just an enhanced MP3 music player. Meanwhile the iHeartRadio player advertises itself as a Pandora type player. The new version of iHeartRadio is officially … Continue reading Now You Can Listen to Pandora as Much As You Want with New Redesigned Music Player

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Pandora says "They are the Number 1 Radio Station in New York and elsewhere"

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“Radio is radio,” said Tim Westergren, “Pandora is simply a smart buy for local advertisers as well as national ones. In fact, some advertising agencies are designating Pandora with the call letters ‘WPAN.’ Listeners are increasingly turning to Pandora personalized radio to listen to music at home, at work, in the car and all points in between. It’s a great platform for advertisers to connect directly with their audience throughout the day.” Pandora’s research is not based on a share of all potential radio listeners but on the numbers of listeners every 15 minutes. An average quarter hour (AQH) rating … Continue reading Pandora says "They are the Number 1 Radio Station in New York and elsewhere"

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This Can’t be Legal? Spotify, the Popular Internet Music Service from Europe Comes to the U.S.

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It’s like going to a record store buteven better… (What’s a record store?) It doesn’t play something similar to the song you want like Pandora, or a 30 to 60 second clip of the song like iTunes–it plays the whole song or album. You can find any song you want, and share what you’re listening to with your friends on Facebook or Twitter, for free. Here’s the details: CNET News Donald Bell -You know something is good when it feels illegal. Such is the case with Spotify, the on-demand music-streaming service that seems too good to be true–or, certainly, too … Continue reading This Can’t be Legal? Spotify, the Popular Internet Music Service from Europe Comes to the U.S.

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I.P.O. Fever Calms Down for Pandora

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From the New York Times Sobriety has returned to the market for new Internet companies — at least for one day. Shares of Pandora Media, a popular but unprofitable online music service, made their New York Stock Exchange debut on Wednesday, ending the day up 8.9 percent, at $17.42, after rising as high as $26. Click here to read more and see video interview of Pandora CEO Joseph Kennedy at the NYTimes Continue reading I.P.O. Fever Calms Down for Pandora

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>Thumb Ups and Thumb Downs Reach 10 Billion on Pandora Internet Radio

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> The personalized internet radio player Pandora reached a major milestone last week when it recorded its 10 billionth thumb and it was a thumbs up. Founder Tim Westergren says in his blog: Of the many milestones we’ve hit over the past 6 years, this is perhaps the one that makes us most proud. We created Pandora to bring personalization to radio, to allow each individual to determine the sound of their stations, and to make it as simple and intuitive as possible. There is no greater evidence for us of meeting that objective than the ongoing engagement you have … Continue reading >Thumb Ups and Thumb Downs Reach 10 Billion on Pandora Internet Radio

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>Pandora Radio Raise as much as $100 million in IPO

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>Oakland, CA – Internet radio service Pandora today announced that it filed a registration statement for a proposed IPO. The underwriters are investment banks Morgan Stanley & Co. and J.P. Morgan Securities. The number of shares and pricing information has yet to be determined. According to the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission today the company’s revenue was “$55.2 million and $90.1 million in fiscal 2010 and the nine months ended October 31, 2010, respectively. Our net loss was $16.8 million and $0.3 million in fiscal 2010 and the nine months ended October 31, 2010, respectively.” The … Continue reading >Pandora Radio Raise as much as $100 million in IPO

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>Tim Westergren Wants Pandora in Every Car

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>He is also ready to take the private company public. Would you buy a share or two? This is Tim Westergren, the founder of Pandora and at the recent CES convention he said his Internet radio “pure play” station will offer its services through smartphones integrated into infotainment designs from Ford, Toyota, BMW and several other car companies. “The phones changed the whole equation,” Westergren said, sitting in a Ford Mustang, which will access Pandora through the AppLink feature. “Now, if you want to be a radio service, that’s half the market. It feels like we’ve reached critical mass.” Catering … Continue reading >Tim Westergren Wants Pandora in Every Car

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>Ando Media Reports More and More People Listening to Pandora Internet Radio

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>The best thing for sure about Pandora is the opportunity to hear music that is not played on terrestrial radio. Some tracks that we hear on our Urban Soul Mix station are quite good. It’s a great opportunity for artists to expose their music to listeners who enjoy a particular genre of music and ultimately purchase it. Pandora Internet Radio keeps chugging along in latest October and November Ando Media ratings. The Internet audio stats for “Average Active sessions” have steadily swelled from nearly 420,000 in June to 585,000 in November – with more than 214 million “Session Starts” monitored … Continue reading >Ando Media Reports More and More People Listening to Pandora Internet Radio