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Monday, March 3rd
iTunes Looks for more "Beyonces" While Streaming Remains on the Rise
This week includes headlines from iTunes, Amazon and Shazam, the latter of whom has announced a redesign tailored towards in-app exploration and discovery.No doubt taking its cue from the waves of social media chatter following the Grammys, Clear Channel is jumping into television with its own splashy award show. The iHeartRadio Music Awards are set to take place on NBC this May. Lastly, Tumblr has hired a Director of Media, aiming to tap large scale entertainment marketing as a part of their advertising offerings. These stories and more of your music tech news below.
[Interview] GIDEEN Founder Heiko Schmidt
via SoundCtrl
5 Speaker Sessions to Check Out at SXSW 2014
via SoundCtrl
Songwriters Equity Act Aims For Fair Compensation for Songwriters
via SoundCtrl
Get Your Daily Dose of Classical with ClassiCal Music Calendar
via SoundCtrl
Apple Presses Labels For More 'Beyonce'-Type Exclusives In Wake of Downloads' Slide via Billboard
Shazam revamps its app to become ‘destination experience and content platform' via Musically
Amazon Talks to Music Labels About a Streaming Service via Recode
YouTube is the world’s biggest music streaming service, says Spotify via Gigaom
Tumblr Looks for Gold in Hollywood, Hires First Director of Media via Mashable
Streaming Services Are Actually A Really Good Thing via techdirt
Is De La Soul’s long fight to release its music digitally finally over—or just beginning? via Slate
Clear Channel to Debut iHeartRadio Music Awards via NY Times
The Living Brings a Zero-Carbon Mushroom Tower to MoMA PS1 This Summer via SoundCtrl