After two years of uncertainty, Pandora’s future has finally been secured. [MORE]

Source: TechCrunch

Google Inc.’s foray into selling radio ads was supposed to show how its online-advertising brainpower could revolutionize an old-fashioned people business. [MORE]

Source: The Wall Street Journal

The world of radio station streaming just became more competitive. Pandora, the largest internet radio provider, signs a deal with Ando Media that will put its ratings side-by-side with station webcasts. Ando EVP Paul Krasinski says advertisers will get a “truer picture” of how large the internet radio audience is.

Source: Inside Radio

Beyond albums, the widget also allows the embedding of playlists, artists’ best hits and radio stations. [MORE]

Source: TechCrunch

As if being the No. 1 free iPhone app of 2008 wasn’t enough for Pandora, it has launched version 2.0 of its app just six days into 2009. [MORE]

Source: cnet

Digital music, long the bane of the music industry, may finally be something that record label executives can smile about. [MORE]

Source: cnet

Listen to the top (music) radio stations around the country and you will hear a great mix of music for the masses. Experienced program directors know that success hinges on the right mix of popular artists, up-and-comers, and an occasional surprise or two. This intricate balancing act will keep a mass audience coming back day after day, but what happens when that same audience goes online? Music for the masses becomes music for me.

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…a Madison, Wisconsin-based upstart called Networked Insights has issued a report claiming that on social networks and other interactive destinations, listeners prefer a different set of music than they do when listening to the radio or shopping for tunes to purchase. [MORE]

Source: Wired

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MySpace Music continues to sign key music deals – today they announced the addition of the no. 2 independent music aggregator, IODA, to the platform. Orchard, the no. 1 indie aggregator, has been on board since the launch. [MORE]

Source: TechCrunch