Josh Greenberg, one of the founders of now-shuttered music streaming service Grooveshark, has died. He was 28. According to the Gainesville Sun, Greenberg was found in his bed by his girlfriend. According to police, there were no signs of foul…
Grooveshark Has Been Resurrected … For Now
Earlier this month, Grooveshark shut down. A week after a judge ruled that the music streaming service made “willfull” copyright violations, the music streaming site gave up and offering a formal apology to the music industry. “Today we are shutting…
Grooveshark Shuts Down, Offers Apology to Music Industry
Grooveshark is dead. You remember Grooveshark, right? Just a week after a judge ruled that the music streaming service made “willfull” copyright violations, Grooveshark is shutting down and offering a formal apology. “Today we are shutting down Grooveshark. We started…
Grooveshark Settles Sony Lawsuit, Signs License Agreement
Grooveshark this week announced that it has reached a settlement with Sony/ATV over a long-fought copyright infringement lawsuit. Sony is one of four major music labels that have sued Grooveshark in recent years. As part of the agreement, Grooveshark and…
Google Proves To Be Inconsistent By Adding Grooveshark To Their Autosuggest Blacklist
As Google’s march towards becoming the big brother who knows what’s best for their users, even if their users disagree, continues unabated, are we witnessing the company undo all the goodwill it built up over the years? Findings seem to…
Grooveshark is Back For Android Devices
Grooveshark, the streaming music platform, has finally had its app reinstated for Android platforms. The app, which is now available in the Google Play store, allows users to stream genre radio stations, make custom radio stations similar to Pandora, and…
Grooveshark Dumped by its Only Major Label
It appears that the only major record label to have a contract with Grooveshark has cut its ties to the popular music streaming site. Cnet points out that in a New York State court filing that EMI claims Grooveshark is…
Grooveshark Returns To iOS, Expands To Other Platforms
What’s the best way to help people to forget that you’re getting sued by everybody? If you’re Grooveshark, you make your awesome service available to lots more people. The music purveyors of Grooveshark posted an announcement on their blog today…
Grooveshark sued by EMI Music
Well, this will probably going to be detrimental to my future work productivity. Due to what it claims is a failure to receive any royalty kickbacks, EMI Music Publishing has filed a lawsuit against Grooveshark’s parent company, Escape Media Group.…