Fast Company – “America has some catching up to do. “We’re always trailing Asia in terms of technology,” Snaps CEO Vivian Rosenthal said during a talk at Fast Company’s Innovation Festival on Wednesday. She was referring to China’s wildly popular…

RAIN News – “Integr8 Research released a third blog post with research into the role of radio for today’s listeners. This installment reflected on radio’s long-standing position as a driver of new music discovery. Traditional broadcast did still post the…

WSJ – “The Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. has started offering gardening lessons for young homeowners that cover basic tips—really, really basic—like making sure sunlight can reach plants. “These are simple things we wouldn’t have really thought to do or needed to…

Austin’s second biggest (and much more laid back) music festival, Austin City Limits, is right around the corner! The two weekend festival kicks off in Austin’s beautiful Zilker Park this weekend from 10/6-10/8, and will wrap up with weekend two…

IFPI- “This report provides a snapshot of how fans around the world are connecting with recorded music. The nature of this engagement continues to grow and evolve, reflecting the enormously rich and exciting opportunities today’s fans have to listen to…

Vulture – “In this, the year hip-hop won the music business, one of its defining hits was released more or less by mistake. Back in February, Lil Uzi Vert, a charismatic, septum-pierced 23-year-old rapper out of Philadelphia who’d become internet…

MBW – “Facebook is offering record labels and publishers a quick fix advance which would allow its 2bn-plus users to start legally using music in their videos. The social media giant is reportedly working with industry leaders to build a…

TechCrunch – “Millennials’ reputation for a lack of brand loyalty extends to digital services, according to a new report out from Nielsen this morning. The measurement firm’s latest study looks into how the generation consisting of 18- to 34-year-olds uses…

Variety – “For a soft-spoken man, Ted Sarandos makes a lot of thunderous news. Just consider the headlines he’s generated over the last week alone with a succession of game-changing deals. The chief content officer for Netflix stole Shonda Rhimes…

The Budweiser Made in America Festival, otherwise known as Jay-Z’s festival, is a socially conscious, home grown festival that descends on Philadelphia from September 2nd – 3rd this year. The festival aims to bring an attitude of free spirit and…