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Look what you made us do, hackers tell Vevo after dumping pile of internal data

Vevo, which hosts music videos from popular artists on YouTube and its own site, is the latest media company to be struck by hackers. The hack, carried out by the gray-hat security group OurMine—which also included a link to the data in a blog post—occurred, according to Vevo, after hackers carried out a “LinkedIn phishing scam.” Gizmodo … Continue reading “Look what you made us do, hackers tell Vevo after dumping pile of internal data”

10 Of Prince’s Music Videos Are Now On Vevo

It’s the funkiest way to enter the weekend.

A Spotify IPO? Recent Moves Suggest Yes

Is that the sweet sound of success the music-streaming service is hearing? They also buy the Echo Nest to amp up music-discovery features, just as Beats Music nabs merch masters Topspin.

Troy Carter Thinks Mindie Is Beautiful Music

Not just music, but music videos–remember those?

The Growing Importance Of Music To The Tech Industry

The big firms’ percentage of revenue from music may be falling, but they are still looking for ways to make money from it.

One Little App Trying To Reinvent Music Videos

Has this dev team cracked the “music discovery” problem that has evaded Apple, Spotify, and Rdio?

More Details Of Twitter’s Music Service Emerge Via Leaked Site Codes

A$AP Rocky and Skrillex Drop Bass All Over The DR

Rising rapper A$AP Rocky includes dubstep maestro Skrillex on a wild trip to the Dominican Republic for his new video.

Vevo To Launch Traditional TV Channel, Graduate From YouTube

Today at SXSW, Vevo plans to introduce Vevo TV, a “fully programmed, linear, 24/7, lean-back experience,” CEO Rio Caraeff tells Fast Company, which he stresses will be “more TV-like” than the traditional Vevo experience.

A YouTube Streaming Music Service Will Launch Later This Year

The new service will open up a new revenue stream for record companies, which currently just monetize from ads sold against music videos.

Billboard Delivers Portable Charts To Spotify, Rdio, Others For Your Listening Pleasure

The new Billboard.com taps tech to put the brand’s playlists front and center and make them usable for stream-happy users.

Google Buys Minority Stake In Vevo, And Refutes Donkey-Killing Allegations

The deal between YouTube’s parent company and the online music service hasn’t yet been finalized. But who cares? Let’s talk ass!

Forget VHS: How Vevo CEO Rio Caraeff Has Updated Michael Jackson’s Distribution Model

Vevo CEO Rio Caraeff’s dad took that famous photo of Jimi Hendrix lighting his guitar on fire at the Monterey Pop Festival. So, yeah, he knows a thing or two about the visual component to music.

A New, Neuroscience-Based Study Says Beyoncé Is Your Ad’s Best Friend

By studying the brains of viewers, Vevo sets out to prove that advertising associated with music videos is more impactful than ads served up via online TV and traditional TV programming.

At Facebook, Vevo, And Apple, The Hare Is The New Tortoise

To satisfy our hunger for constant products and services, companies are tightening production deadlines. Mistakes? We’ll get ’em in a couple of weeks with the next release!

Vevo Takes Off On Virgin America

3 Billion Vevo Videos Are Watched Worldwide Every Month

“Musical Brain” Echo Nest Raises $17 Million, Turns From Tastemaker To Matchmaker

Today Echo Nest, the “musical brain” that analyzes and learns user tastes, announced it raised a $17 million Series D funding round. Here’s where some of the money is going.

Vevo, Echo Nest Team For Personalized Music Video Recommendations Based On Your iTunes Library