Blog: The Daily Rind

Today is the day, friends. That special day you look forward to each week that signifies "you made it!," "kick back yo' feet!" and "free music from The Orchard!" It's also the last Friday before Summer Fridays begin at The Orchard. Summer Fridays (how many times do you think I ...

While Spring is a time of new beginnings, inevitably, in the world of network television, it is often a season of finality. And while a lot of this feeling comes from programming being cancelled due to poor ratings, every couple of years we bid farewell to characters that have endeared ...

£500k Momentum Music artist development fund launched Record companies' copyright claims revived, thanks to YouTube decision Virgin revels in '40 years of disruption' iTunes updated with a new MiniPlayer, album artwork in Songs view and condensed multi-disc albums Apple's App Store downloads hit 50 billion

Today we announce the re-birth of the Maestro Classical Podcast which features new releases, old classics and deep tracks from the depths of some of the best independent labels around. Each month, it brings you 3-6 songs that will keep you continuously in tune with the best independent classical music ...

It's Official: Google Launches 'All Access' Music Streaming Service Streaming now earns more than downloads for third of EU indies First Look at Google Music Play All Access Ticketfly Launches FanBase Customer Analytics Tool YouTube Live streaming expands to all channels with at least 1,000 subscribers Spotify starts showing play-counts for ...

For avid readers of The Daily Rind, you might remember an article that was posted on songwriter/producer/artist Vi ctor Newman back in July, 2011. Since that time, Victor has diligently been working in the studio as all of the above on a multitude of projects. One of them is the recently released ...

As part of The Orchard's Creative Licensing team, we're always on the hunt for interesting covers. This month, we've assembled a playlist of some of of our favorite discoveries from the past year, including Albert Hammond, Jr. of The Strokes taking on the Big Star power-pop classic "Thirteen;" The Dandy Warhols' ...

Introducing Desi Vach, Label Relations Manager, GSA (Germany/Switzerland/Austria) Hello everybody! I am happy and excited to join The Orchard Team. For almost 18 years, I have been living in Berlin. I graduated in Fine Arts/Acting and later in Audio-Visual Media. After meeting Gonzales and Peaches at a gig in London, I decided ...

iHeartRadio passes 30m registered users SoundCloud hires Pandora director, set to open New York office Amazon rolls out Cloud Player app for PCs That's a lot of videos: YouTube now responsible for 17% of home Internet traffic Spotify Uses Different Audio Formats Depending on Platform Amazon's Music Service Is Coming ...

It’s no secret that online advertising has flocked to YouTube. The opportunity for advertisers to tap into an already engaged audience of viewers is too good to pass up. But with so many advertisers vying for a spot in front of the crowd, does the ad clutter ruin the experience? ...

From Lonestar to Müslüm Gürses and PJ & Duncan to The Black Angels, we've got quite a diverse set of music that popped up in charts throughout the month of April. Congrats to our clients! WEEK ENDING April 28, 2013 Billboard Top 200 #82 - Queensryche: Frequency Unknown [Cleopatra Records] Billboard ...

Goals For the international physical and digital campaign surrounding the release of The Story So Far’s sophomore album What You Don’t See, our goal was to build off of the already existing anticipation the album was generating, keeping fans engaged throughout the album cycle, and making it easy for them ...

Netflix - Lefsetz Letter Apple's 'iRadio' service 'stalled over royalties' Covering Pop Hits On YouTube Is Starting To Pay Market Is Ready for YouTube Subscription Channels Judge Tosses DMCA Defenses, Creating Unexpected Copyright Liability For Web Services In New York iTunes users spending at the rate of $40/yr.

What a beautiful day! And what colorful album art to accompany it. Now that's the way to start a weekend. Well, that and this fabulous selection of free music you see below.  To start, NPR has got the first track to Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings' latest album, which can't ...

YouTube Launches Paid Subscription Channels The Key to Slacker's Rumored Profitability That Nobody's Talking About Sony completes acquisition of Now! EU stake Amazon Cloud Player users can now stream music in Ford SYNC AppLink cars using an iOS device What An Audio-Streaming Device and 3D Smartphone from Amazon Could Mean ...

Charles Wisniewski Senior Developer/Tech Lead Joined The Orchard in June 2011 Now that we've renovated our office, you're no longer in a cube and we can actually SEE you. More than ever we need to know, what the #&@$ do you do?!?! The office renovation was AWESOME. I was in ...

To the excitement of literature aficionados old and young alike, Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby, this summer’s quintessential 3D adaptation flick, hits theaters tomorrow. Just think, it won't be long now before you’re in the theater being captivated by Leonardo DiCaprio’s icy stare as he portrays the troubled and mysterious Gatsby in ...

Kobalt Launches New Portal, Unlocks User-Generated YouTube Royalties Acquired by Twitter, We Are Hunted Puts Spotify App on Hold, Posts Epic Playlist Slacker Redesign Helped Drive 100K New Subscribers Spotify patches Chrome exploit that allowed MP3 downloads of any song Pandora Email to Artists Ruffles Feathers Shazam expands Rdio integration beyond ...

Working across both the digital and physical markets, I am frequently asked my thoughts on the future of physical music sales. While I believe a physical market will survive for music, I also often point to services like Amazon Disc on Demand as an interesting space to watch. Many questions ...

Music Industry Style Guide Aims to Get Everyone Selling Music Online on the Same Page with Uniform Metadata Live Nation Revenue Up 6% in First Quarter Public performance royalties on ad music net publishing sector £10 million in 2012 Rhapsody Goes Deep on Liner Notes, Crediting Songwriters, Session Musicians, Engineers ...