Usuários Do Snapchat Podem Usar O Shazam Sem Deixar O Aplicativo

Snapchat Users Can Shazam Songs Without Leaving the Messaging App

Going viral has just gotten easier, as the result of a partnership between Shazam and Snapchat. With today’s new release of the popular messaging app, users can now launch Shazam’s music recognition technology and share songs without leaving Snapchat.

The update also debuts the long-awaited Snapchat Group Chat feature, which allows simultaneous sharing with up to 16 contacts. Positioned by Snapchat Inc. as a way for family members to stay in touch over the holidays, it also enables multiplexed music  sharing.

Holding down anywhere on the camera screen within Snapchat will prompt Shazam to identify music playing nearby, launching a pop-up box that will allow users to retrieve more info, including lyrics, preview the audio, play a Vevo clip, or share. As with other Snapchat communiqués, the message -- and presumably the song, if it’s not saved separately -- will disappear.

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Group Chat can be activated while sending a Snap, or initiating a new chat. Names of those engaged in a Group Chat will appear on the bottom of the screen, with users able to switch from Group to one-on-one Chats with a swipe -- a feature known as Quick Chat.

Although Snapchat is privately held and doesn’t share data, Bloomberg News in June reported 150 million people using service daily (by Bloomberg’s count, about 10 million more monthlies than Twitter’s “active” user base, although the publicly-traded Twitter claimed 310 million active monthly users, prompting debate about daily usage). This fall, reports swirled that Snapchat was preparing an IPO for 2017.  Shazam, meanwhile, claims monthly use  by “hundreds of millions of active users worldwide,” and more than one billion downloads of the app.

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Shazam has expanded beyond music, and now helps people discover and share video printed content, retail stores and just about anything else you can think of. This summer, the app even unveiled a prognosticative algorithm, designed to predict hits.

Escute A Audição Dos Beatles Na Decca - Video

A Listen To The Beatle’s Decca Audition Tape

The Beatles, arguably the greatest music group of all time, were turned down by every record label they went to until a little arm twisting landed them on George Martin’s Parlophone label. One listen to this audition tape that the band did for Decca Records  leads you to understand why everyone passed however. The band played songs from their live show, and while certainly competent, didn’t provide even an inkling of what was to come later.

The audition took place in London at Decca Studios on New Year’s Day in 1962. The group (which included original drummer Pete Best) travelled down from Liverpool through a snowstorm with driver and roadie Neil Aspinall to arrive just in time for the 11am audition. Brian Epstein had travelled separately by train. The Beatles recorded 15 songs altogether with 5 of them,  “Three Cool Cats,” “The Sheik Of Araby,” “Like Dreamers Do and Hello Little Girl,” eventually appearing on the Anthology 1 collection in 1995.

Here’s the track listing.

01. Money (That’s What I Want) [0:00]

02. To Know Her Is To Love Her [2:26]

03. Memphis, Tennessee [5:01]

04. Till There Was You [7:22]

05. Sure To Fall (In Love With You) [10:23]

06. Besame Mucho [12:27]

07. Love Of The Loved [15:07]

08. September In The Rain [17:00]

09. Take Good Care Of My Baby [18:57]

10. Crying, Waiting, Hoping [21:26]

 The lesson here is to never judge a book by its cover, because you just never know if there’s greatness that lies within.

Como Os Selos Estão Usando o "Playlist Albums" Para Colocar Os Artistas Na Era Do Streaming

How Labels Are Using 'Playlist Albums' to Break New Artists in the Streaming Era

John Fleckenstein

Courtesy of RCA Records

This July, Epic Records crafted a top 10 album on the Billboard 200 chart nearly out of thin air. Epic AF, a streaming album made up of some of the label's top-performing singles, such as DJ Khaled's "For Free" feat. Drake and French Montana's "Lockjaw" feat. Kodak Black, paired with tracks from its lesser-known signings that hadn't yet been attached to an artist's album. The compilation's success -- it spent four weeks in the top 10 without being available for sale -- sparked a change in Billboard's chart rules that stipulated only streams of songs from the album, and not individual paid downloads, would count towards its chart position.

It also inspired imitators, with RCA (The RCA-List on Sept. 30, The RCA-List Vol. 2 on Nov. 4) and now Def Jam (Direct Deposit Vol. 1, released Dec. 2) sensing an opportunity to leverage the growing influence of streaming playlists to squeeze some extra chart juice out of successful singles and shine a light on new artists -- as well as the label's brand -- in the process.

"This is like if a playlist jumped out of a streaming environment and is living in the wild, because it's been made into a product," says John Fleckenstein, evp at RCA Records. "If one more person listens to another song on that compilation that they wouldn't normally have done, that's a plus for us, and that's driving revenue."

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These playlist albums, then, are becoming another way to break artists and songs. Def Jam's Direct Deposit, for instance, places new releases from 2 Chainz, YG and Pusha T next to new signings Lajan Slim, Dave East and Amir Obe, encouraging casual fans to sample bubbling cuts from the rest of the label's roster. The RCA-List Vol. 2 includes established hits from Enrique Iglesias, Kings of Leon and G-Eazy interspersed with singles from Rob $tone, Bryson Tiller and Daniel Skye.

While the revenue from streaming may be incremental, the cost to the label -- essentially zero -- makes any success a net positive. And so far, the concept has been working: both of RCA's releases reached the top 25 of the Billboard 200, while Epic's second compilation, September's Epic Lit, reached No. 27. From a marketing perspective, too, associating a label with its most successful and promising artists has its upsides.

"When we curate something like Direct Deposit, it’s attractive because you can see the depth and breadth of our roster and hear the quality," says Rob Caiaffa, svp, marketing at Def Jam. "And it helps us create a springboard for our young and developing artists by allowing us capitalize on the footprint of more established artists and their respective fan bases."

Fleckenstein sees an added benefit as well. "It helps us on the talent acquisition side of our business -- people can see the success we're having on certain projects and the people we're working with," he notes. "There's really no downside for us to try to establish the RCA-List brand. So in the long term, why not do it?"

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Def Jam expects to continue its Direct Deposit series on a monthly basis, while RCA and Epic are both planning future editions. And as streaming continues to grow in importance, new opportunities for similar marketing plans are already emerging.

"The streaming space is not quite the Wild West, but it's such an open playing field of experimentation right now," Fleckenstein says. "The main focus for us is getting very smart about how consumers are listening to music, making sure we understand what the analytics actually mean. And our ability to read those numbers and know what they mean is going to be a pivotal difference between us being successful and not being successful."

Com O IPO Em vista Spotify Termina As Conversas Em Comprar A SoundCloud

With IPO in Sight, Spotify Reportedly Ends Talks to Buy SoundCloud

Those rumored talks between Spotify and SoundCloud, regarding a possible buyout of the latter, have come to an end. That's according to TechCrunch, which cites a knowledgeable source at Spotify as indicating the company bailed on the idea because it didn't want to add any wrinkles to a potential IPO next year. Reps at Spotify and SoundCloud did not immediately return requests for comment.

The Financial Times reported in September that the two parties were in "advanced talks" about an acquisition. Sale talks are nothing new for SoundCloud, which reportedly put itself up on the market for $1 billion over the summer, just months after launching its on-demand streaming service Go.

According to the FT, Spotify has passed on acquiring SoundCloud on two previous occasions over the years. This time, however, Spotify reportedly got cold feet because it foresaw major headaches in the licensing process tied to SoundCloud's larger catalog of non-label tracks, including its cache of DJ remixes.

Read more: Can Spotify Survive the Impending Storm As It Prepares to Go Public?

As previously reported, Spotify is under pressure to go public because in March it raised $1 billion in convertible debt, which can be exchanged to equity, under terms that grow less favorable as time passes. Spotify boasts 100 million-plus monthly users, with 40 million paid. Following close on its tail is Apple Music, which this week announced it has 20 million paid users. Amazon recently entered the on-demand streaming market, with Amazon Music Unlimited, and Pandora just (finally) unveiled its own all-in-one entry into the market.

Nielsen Fala Em Comprar a Gracenote

Nielsen in Advanced Talks to Purchase Media Data Specialist Gracenote: Report

Nielsen is reportedly in advanced talks to acquire entertainment metadata specialist Gracenote. 

Variety first reported the news that Nielsen was discussing the purchase from Tribute Media for $450–500 million, citing unnamed sources. An announcement could come as soon as this month, it claimed. 

If the acquisition does happen, Nielsen will use Gracenote's automatic content recognition technology that's integrated into most TVs from major manufacturers to more accurately measure what consumers are watching with a larger sample size. As well, there's likely hope that this could provide a window into viewership for online video services such as Netflix and Amazon Prime Video, which do not publicize their data. 

Read more: Gracenote Develops Video Playlisting, Search Help for Pay-TV Providers

Tribune Media acquired Gracenote from Sony in 2013 for $170 million. 

Neither Nielsen nor Tribute Media have publicly commented.  

Fazer Uma Tour- Vantagens e Desvantagens

Touring Advantages/Disadvantages From Less Than Jake

Chris DeMakes @lessthanchris is a singer, guitarist, and songwriter in the legendary ska/punk band Less Than Jake @LessThanJake. For the last 22 years he and his bandmates have toured the world many times over. Having toured almost nonstop for most of his career, as well as playing more Vans Warped Tour dates than any other act, Chris brings a special perspective most musicians can only dream of.

Recently Chris sat down with Music Clout @musicclout to share some of his thoughts on the advantages/disadvantages of being a touring musician.

Music Clout: What would you say are some of the biggest advantages of touring all the time?

Chris DeMakes: Well, as you are aware, the music industry has changed significantly over the last 20 years. Gone are the days where I could just sit around and go out to the mailbox every three months and pull out a fat royalty check. The internet changed the game. File sharing changed the game. Nobody pays for music anymore. Musicians these days have to make their money on their live shows and by selling their merchandise. Those royalty have dried up or gotten significantly smaller, but rent still needs to be paid, car payments still have to be paid, so it’s important for bands wanting to make a living to get out on the road…..Even bands you wouldn’t think would still be touring. Go on Pollstar@Pollstar sometime, type in a washed up band you wouldn’t even think would still be touring, i.e. Loverboy @loverboyband and you will probably see they’re playing some obscure bar or casino somewhere. Why? Because nobody is buying music and like the rest of us, they have bills to pay.

Music Clout: Conversely, what are some of the biggest disadvantages?

Chris DeMakes: Syphilis, divorce, anger, resentment...Need any more? Kidding (laughs), seriously though, touring can be tough. It can be expensive, as you know in the last 10 years gas prices have gone through the fucking roof. When gas prices were $1.20/ gallon it was a lot easier to take you van or bus around the country and play shows. Now gas is like $4.00/ gallon, touring is harder, cause we just can’t start charging 40 to 50 dollars for our T-shirts, because no one will by them. The prices for hotels has gone up, but our ticket prices have stayed relatively the same, cause our fans just can’t afford it. If we start charging $40 to $50 for our shows, people aren’t going to come see Less Than Jake…...I missed weddings and funerals, I’ve witnessed divorce, not only in mind band, but other bands as well. Listen, I’m not complaining, this is what I chose to do. This is what I’ve wanted to do since I was a kid. Be careful what you wish for, you might just get it (laughs).

Music Clout: How has being on the road so often, allowed you to become a better musician?

Chris Demakes: It has allowed my band and I hone our craft. Less Than Jake is known for having a live show. We didn’t just show up one day and we were great live. We had to work on it. The more shows you do, the more comfortable you become up on stage…. After 20 plus years, it’s still fun. We just got back from playing in front of 5,000 people in Quebec City and it was a blast. You get us up in front of a big crowd and we bring the party. We’ll bring a good time and that’s why we still work.

Music Clout: Chris, thanks for taking the time out of your busy schedule to talk with us. We’ll be looking out for you on the road.

Chris DeMakes: Anytime bro.

Look for Less Than Jake this October on their Canadian tour, as well as Chris Demakes’ solo project, Ska Goes Solo, on tour in early 2015.

Check out Music Clout’s list of Gigs and Music Festivals currently looking for artists to book. 

RokBlok - Permite Você Tocar Qualquer Vinil Em Qualquer Lugar - Video

This toy truck allows you to play any record anywhere you want

If your vinyl is sitting around gathering dust, this may be the trick to playing them more. The RokBlok is a Kickstarter backed product that drives in circles around your record, and plays the music through its own speaker — or a bluetooth-enabled one nearby.

RokBlok is the world’s smallest wireless record player, that plays your favorite records by lightly riding on top of them. Rock out to your favorite albums anywhere, using it’s built in speakers, or wirelessly connect your favorite bluetooth speakers or headphones for a bigger sound.