music
What Spotify’s new app platform could mean for social TV
Spotify just announced an app store, which could significantly change the music industry and potentially provide an amazing platform for TV companies to connect music on TV with fans. The first new apps, which can be previewed for US users here (and will roll out to consumers in December), will be free. The launch includes, “Billboard, Fuse, The Guardian, Last.fm, Moodagent, Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, Songkick, Soundrop, TuneWiki and We Are Hunted, with Top10 and ShareMyPlaylists apps coming soon.”
How Shazam’s changing media buys on TV
In the old days, you’d hear a song on TV, scramble to remember a few lyrics, Google them and then download the song on iTunes — if you’re lucky enough to find it. But the music-identification app Shazam is driving iTunes downloads on its own, and as they’ve provided us the chart below, TV can play a big role.
HBO is known for their musically significant series finales that bring songs back from the dead. When the final moments of Entourage concluded on September 11th and Led Zeppelin’s “Going to California” played, viewers punched up their Shazam apps and tagged it (identified it) nearly 25,000 times:
‘Death Cab’ debuts music video live on Facebook
Back in the old days, you’d gather around the TV to see a “world premiere” music video on MTV. These days, bands are trying all sorts of things to drive new attention. For example, the Seattle band “Death Cab for Cutie” premiered a music video today, performing it live on Facebook and Ustream. It was [...]
