Posts Tagged ‘Grooveshark’

Has an employee blown the whistle on Grooveshark? Parent company Escape Media Group has subpoenaed the trade publication Digital Music News for information about a comment posted on its site that seems to confirm that Grooveshark’s employees have been pirating songs from major record labels.

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The battle is on between the music industry and social media as record companies fight for their rights and for their profit margins. EMI Music Publishing has just filed a lawsuit against Escape Media Group, the parent company of the music streaming service Grooveshark.  The New York Times reports that the company is citing breach [...]

SoundCloud, a platform for recording and sharing music online, has just completed a round of funding led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers with participation from GGV Capital.  The dollar amount was undisclosed, but according to the press release, the funds were raised to allow for further expansion and scaling for mobile and international markets. [...]

We’ve been huge fans of social music service Grooveshark for the past year, and when we heard they were putting on a 50% off sale for the Holidays, I felt it was an obligation to share this news with you all out there.  If you don’t know, the service is a streaming music service that [...]

Online music library platform Grooveshark recently introduced a complete redesign of its site.  The site now places a heavy emphasis on social media sharing and community features that complement tighter integrations with third-party social media tools such as Facebook, Twitter, StumbleUpon and Reddit.

Listening to Sean Parker’s advice is a bit like trying to take life lessons from your parents seriously. Sure, they have experience and probably know what they’re talking about, but you always have the sneaking suspicion that their viewpoint may not be entirely relevant anymore. Just the same, let’s talk about the Napster founder’s recent [...]

It’s always a welcome surprise to see marketing schemes that provide equal benefits to both corporations and audiences. That’s why we’re happy to report the latest news from social music darling Grooveshark — a rewards program that lets users upgrade their listening experience without having to spend as much as a penny.

If you like music, then you probably want to be able to stream it online, listen to your friends’ favorites, and share your favorites with friends. I have been looking for social music sites like these for the past few years, and have come up with a list of 5 streaming music sites that have [...]