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Artists: SoundExchange Has Free Money For You, No Nigerian Princes Involved

BY Austin CarrFri Jan 27, 2012

Since its inception, SoundExchange, the organization that collects royalty payments from digital music services like Pandora, has brought in more than $900 million--$292 million of which it collected last year alone. But how much of a ...READ»

INNOVATION | Comment

Facebook's Open Graph: Boons For Business, Perils For Privacy

BY E.B. BoydThu Jan 19, 2012

Integration with Facebook lets apps build their businesses. But users might not be ready to go full open kimono right away.READ»

SPOTIFY | Comment

Slacker Radio CEO Can't Say Whether Music Streaming Business Models Are Sustainable

BY Austin CarrWed Jan 18, 2012

Searching for answers in the untamed wilderness of digital music with Slacker Radio's Jim Cady ... and realizing we're still very lost. READ»

LEADERSHIP | Comment

How Computers, Curators, And Users Create Pandora's Playlists

BY Christina ChaeyMon Jan 16, 2012

In this extended version of the talk from our new issue, we speak with Tom Conrad, the CTO and Executive VP of Product at Pandora. Why does it take so much input from so many sources for the company to build perfect playlists?READ»

SHAZAM | Comment

Shazam Launches Music Player For iPhone

BY Austin CarrWed Jan 11, 2012

The startup behind the popular smartphone app, which enables users to identify music by scanning and matching short audio clips, today unveiled the Shazam Player.READ»

PANDORA | Comment

Pandora And SoundExchange Spar Over Royalty Fees

BY Austin CarrTue Jan 10, 2012

Pandora's Tim Westergren says licensing fees eat up a massive chunk of cash. SoundExchange's Michael Huppe says artists deserve it. And both agree satellite radio is getting a free ride. READ»

TECHNOLOGY | Comment

Cars Are Horrible Mobile Tech Devices, So Why Are Pandora, MOG Hitching Rides?

BY Austin CarrThu Jan 5, 2012

Pandora's Tim Westergren and MOG's David Hyman agree that automobiles are slow, fractured, and generally a pain the tailpipe for web-powered services like theirs. And yet there's nowhere they'd rather be. Here's why.READ»

SPOTIFY | Comment

Pandora Willing To Become A Spotify App: Cofounder Tim Westergren

BY Austin CarrWed Jan 4, 2012

"It's an interesting thing to consider," Westergren tells Fast Company. "The wild card here is music licensing." But legalities aside, his openness to collaboration speaks volumes about the future of music streaming services.READ»

LEADERSHIP | Comment

To Reach Fans Through Social Music Sites, Labels Need To Learn To Let Go

BY Louis MarinoTue Dec 6, 2011

With social music sites like Spotify and Turntable, fans feel a part of something awesome, something that makes it a pleasure to contribute, not a burden. It’s this type of connectivity that is the envy of every brand in the world. But to work, this connection has to be made on the consumer’s terms, and that piece gets lost more times than not. READ»

AMAZON | Comment

Kindle Fire Vs. Nook Tablet: "Choice" And Trash Talk

BY Austin CarrThu Nov 17, 2011

Barnes & Noble's director of developer relations, Claudia Romanini, repeated the word "choice" six times when Fast Company spoke with her. But what does the word really mean here?READ»

PANDORA | Comment

Pandora, Rhapsody Bring Social Music Power To The People

BY Austin CarrFri Sep 16, 2011

Streaming music services Rhapsody and Pandora are adding social features that go beyond artists, albums, and carefully curated playlists to share what users are really listening to. READ»

INNOVATION | Comment

The Joke Matrix: Inside Pandora's Science Of Humor

BY David ZaxFri Aug 26, 2011

What makes a joke funny? The head of the Internet radio site's team of comedy analysts shows us the inner workings of its new Comedy Genome Project.READ»

FAST FEED | Comment

Facebook Exits Daily Deals, Google Lets Slide Slip, Pandora's Ad Worth Beats Radio's, Apple's New TV Tech

BY Kit EatonFri Aug 26, 2011

This and more important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day.READ»

NETFLIX | Comment

The Netflixes Of Business Analogies

BY Austin CarrMon Aug 8, 2011

The Netflix of Shaving, the Netflix of Cufflinks, the Netflix of Batteries for the Developing World. Names synonymous with innovation are wonderful. But in the wrong hands, they could be deadly. READ»

NEUROMUSIC | Comment

Why Neuromusic Will Never Be As Catchy As Katy Perry

BY Kevin RandallWed Jul 27, 2011

Neuroscientists have found how brainwaves can predict hit songs, but listen (below) to actual music made from neuro feedback, and you'll understand why experts think the pop charts will remain mindless for decades to come. READ»

MUSIC | Comment

How To Stream Great Music While Keeping Your Work Groove

BY Kevin PurdyTue Jul 19, 2011

Spotify, Pandora, Turntable.fm, and other services give us all the music we could want, right away, for free. Can this actually be good for productivity?READ»

TWITTER | Comment

Happy 5th Birthday, Twitter! Love Google, Facebook, AOL

BY Austin CarrFri Jul 15, 2011

Aw, look at the cute baby! Coloring in the lines! Riding that trike with ease! Looping those shoelaces into bunny ears! You're all grown up now, Twitter!READ»

PANDORA | Comment

Inside Pandora's New Social Music Mind-Meld

BY Kevin RandallThu Jul 14, 2011

Pandora already acts like an all-knowing DJ. This week, it launched tools and tweaks to its Music Genome Project algorithm that could factor your friends' song choices into a streaming social megamix. Founder Tim Westergren and CTO Tom Conrad explain.READ»

PANDORA | Comment

The Pandora For Old People Taps Baby Boomer Music Market

BY Austin CarrTue Jul 5, 2011

The AARP is known for the following: retirement benefits, travel discounts, and commercials of old people smiling, frowning, or falling down. But last month, the nonprofit organization for those 50 and older launched a new service that takes advantage of a massive untapped market in the digital music industry: baby boomers.READ»

NET RADIO | Comment

AOL Pushes Into Pandora's Box

BY Kit EatonTue Jun 28, 2011

AOL is flexing yet another of its gooey tentacles to get a grip on a market: It's partnering with Slacker Radio for streaming Net radio. Pandora? Look out.READ»