Monday, January 20th | Competitors React to Beats Launch
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Monday, January 20thCompetitors React to Beats LaunchCompetitors Rdio, Spotify and even terrestrial radio prepare for Beats Music launch tomorrow, Jan 21st. They battle the service with the one thing it promises not to ever give, free music... and in radio's case, more uniformity. More on the changing landscape of music subscription services and your music tech news below.

Man Beats Machine: How Beats Music Employs The Power of Human Taste
via SoundCtrl

5 Sweet New Pieces of Audio Gear from CES 2014
via SoundCtrl

Weinreich Labs’ Violin Gallery App is Vying for Quality
via SoundCtrl

Getting AAMPPed Up: Where Music and Social Media Collide
via SoundCtrl

Radio's Answer to Spotify? Less Variety via WSJ

Free Music Or Not, Spotify Still Has a Paid-User Problem via readwrite

Rdio Is Now Free on the Web for U.S. Music Fans via evolver.fm

Kim Dotcom’s answer to Spotify and iTunes—Baboom—will soft launch on Monday
via arstechnica

Why should the music industry care about the net neutrality debate? via Musically

F.C.C. Chairman Adds More Ambiguity to His Position on Network Neutrality via NY Times

Video: Minilogue’s Analog-Meets-Digital Live Setup via SoundCtrl

Paul McGuinness on 35 Years Guiding 'The Biggest Band in the World' (Q&A) via Billboard