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Smule, a maker of popular apps like Sing!Karaoke, AutoRap, and I am T-Pain, has sued two former employees who quit to build their own startup. Smule is claiming that Shred Video's founders, Mike Allen ...

Executives at Smule, the startup that turns mobile devices into musical instruments with apps like Ocarina and Magic Piano, say the company’s apps are about to get social in a big way. Sharing has ...

Smule raised $16 million in its latest round, even though it didn’t need to raise funding at all. Another atypical step for the atypical startup, which originated when a 40-something went back to ...

Social-music app Smule has launched LiveJam, a feature that it’s billing as the first time anyone can sing live with another user anywhere in the world, in real time. Smule has more than 50 million ...

Just when I was beginning to think that MadPad would be the only brand new product we saw come out of mobile musical masterminds Smule in 2011, they’ve just squeaked one out in the final round. Not ...

If you like singing karaoke with a whole gang of people, there’s now a special social network for you. San Francisco-based Smule is announcing today that it is adding group video for its Smule Sing!

Music app developer Smule today launched Smule Pass, a new cross-app subscription to connect all of its apps under a single premium plan. Smule’s 250,000 existing subscribers will receive a free ...

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More There are lots of music fans out there who aren’t happy about the ...

Time to add one more tale to the ever-growing legend of Rep. George Santos — the dude loves himself some karaoke. The account belongs to “georgedevolder,” which is one of the many versions of Santos’ ...

Billy Joel wannabes who would rather play with their iPhones than take piano lessons, rejoice! Smule, the company behind musical iOS apps like Ocarina, Leaf Trombone, I Am T-Pain, and Glee, has ...