The Sweet, Streaming Sound of Data

With the music industry turning digital, music companies can now understand their customers’ listening habits in greater depth than ever before.

    



Warner in Deal to Sign Acts Found on Shazam

The agreement will create a label imprint for new artists who are discovered through Shazam, and allow Warner to use Shazam’s data to see what songs are catching on and where.

    



Advertising: Shazam Deal Aims to Tie Songs Fast to Products

Marketers are only now beginning to deploy music as a very direct conduit to the things they sell, but a deal between an audio-recognition app and the Mindshare agency is a step forward.