Hypebot has posted the top 15 digital music startups that will be showcased at the MIDEM con next month in Cannes. The chosen startups run the gamut from live apps (Awdio, Songkick) to digital distro (Pops Worldwide) to web radio (Radionomy) to music discovery (Thesixtyone).
The companies will present in a dedicated area at the showcase,  Read more »

American Songwriter’s Samantha Spector recently did a Q+A with Jay Frank, SVP of Music Strategy for MTV Networks subsidiary Country Music Television and author of Futurehit.DNA: How the Digital Revolution is Changing Top 10 Songs. Along the way, Frank discusses the background of the book, the internet response and the mathematical approach to songwriting.

Sound Ctrl ally Chris Schlarb’s digital music service DubShot is launching a catalog of music previously unavailable online from Madhouse Records. It features some of the biggest tunes in dancehall reggae over the past 15 years. Check out a free podcast featuring some of the prime cuts here.