- Dropbox Has Raised $350M In New Funding At A $10B Valuation (Techcrunch). Holy shit Dropbox. Now I know why the decline that acquisition offer from Apple.
- Apple Presses Labels For More ‘Beyonce’-Type Exclusives In Wake of Downloads’ Slide (Billboard). Music download sales decline – digital track sales fell 5.7% from 1.34 billion units to 1.26 billion units in 2013. Apple feel the heat, from streaming services.
- Spotify and Ministry of Sound settle music playlists copyright lawsuit (The Guardian). Playlist copyright lawsuit. Anyone hear that? Fucking playlist.
- They having fun in Imgur HQ.
- A break facing sunset in Indonesia. Nice shot.
- The Richest Lead Singer in the World (Celebrity Net Worth). Paul McCartney no. 1 on the list and Bono is the runner up. No surprise there. There are strange names on the list though, like Dave Grohl is actually richer than Jon Bon Jovi. I am not expecting this list is 100% correct, but it’s a fun reading.
- I am a porn star. I am a college freshman. You know nothing about me (XoJane). A fascinating story about a girl who have to be a porn star to fund her $60k/year tuition fee.
- Music 2.0.: Exploring Chaos in Digital Music. I found this site a while ago. It still exist. Recommended reading if you’re into modern music industry.
- Tim Cook fights back against shareholders concerned with environmental initiatives (The Verge). Apple has made strides towards being more a environmentally friendly company, and plans to eventually have its facilities completely powered by renewable energy. I love this direction.
- “Taman Musik” and “Jam Malam” in 1 city. Well done.
