DMT 138: Tunewiki, Apple & Indies, lucrative leaks, Pink Floyd "school" Pandora,

This week on Digital Music Trends I chat with Darren Hemmings (Motive Unknown) and Tom Satchwell (Beatsontoast, Fortitude PR). It's a busy week as we tackle Tunewiki's closure, the rumours surrounding iTunes Radio and the indie sector, the idea of Jay-Z's Samsung deal being a controlled (& lucrative) leak, Spotify apps (where to?), Sony Music Unlimited and Xbox Music expanding their feature sets, Amazon to launch AutoRip in Germany, C3S crowdfunding, Saavn striking a deal with Tata Docomo, music streaming app Anghami reaching 2m users, Pink Floyd "schooling" Pandora in an editorial on USA Today & finally an interview with Michael Robertson on his new startup Uberstations.You can find the shownotes with links to the articles discussed here: http://bit.ly/DMT138notes and below the show's timeline and links to specific points on YouTube (make sure you subscribe to DMT's YouTube channel)00:15 Introduction & Guests01:41 Tunewiki announces closure11:11 iTunes Radio and the Indies17:45 Jay-Z and Kanye West album releases - strategies?26:20 Spotify Apps, how do they help artists and where are they heading?35:00 Sony Music Unlimited releases iOS update with offline music playing41:55 Xbox Music to announce a web-based version of the service (at long last...) ?44:55 Amazon reaches a deal with GEMA to launch AutoRip in Germany45:55 C3S to launch a crowdfunding campaign to kick start the project of a new pan-European collection society with Creative Commons provisions50:15 Saavn strikes a deal with Tata Docomo, one of the country's largest mobile operators51:06 Anghami reaches 2 million users concentrating on Middle East and Northern African territories52:08 Pink Floyd criticise Pandora in an editorial for USA Today -01:00:10 Guest plugs - Darren: Eliza and the Bear, Spring Offensive, HoundstoothTom: Beatsontoast.wordpress.com & Fortitude Pr01:02:25 An interview with Michael Robertson on his new startup Uberstations01:10:23 Outro and endHave a great week and 'till next time!Andrea Leonellihttp://www.digitalmusictrends.comhttp://www.twitter.com/digimusictrends