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Pandora to release day pass for ad-free listening
Pandora is looking to add a paid day pass to its service later this year, company executives revealed during Pandora’s investor day…
Read MoreThe music industry’s broken business could change in 2015
The music business has been screwed up for a hopelessly long time, but change is afoot: Congress, courts and the Justice Department are…
Read MoreRobots vs. pop stars: Who is better at curating your music?
The Apple rumor mill is getting its groove on these days as new details appear about a revamped streaming service slated to…
Read MoreSiriusXM can fight windfall for ’60s singers, judge rules
Music lovers finally caught a break this week as a federal judge ruled SiriusXM can appeal a jaw-dropping ruling that created a new type…
Read MoreApple is latest target in legal shakedown over pre-1972 songs
A controversy over who should get paid when songs are streamed on the internet is about to get a whole lot bigger…
Read MorePandora: New copyright claims on oldies music violate free speech
Internet radio service Pandora is striking back against former members of the band The Turtles, claiming that the musicians’ lawsuits — which seek a new set of royalty payments for songs dating…
Read MoreSlacker relaunches its radio service to finally land a hit
Online radio service Slacker relaunched its website as well as its iOS app Wednesday, and is scheduled to follow up with an…
Read MoreSiriusXM hopes a legal blast from the past will fix Oldies mess
SiriusXM recently suffered a series of disastrous courtroom defeats that threaten to harm not just its own digital radio service, but other companies —…
Read MoreBeep raises $4M, adds Spotify to its connected audio adapter
San Francisco-based connected audio device maker Beep Devices has raised $4 million in seed financing, and Beep bringing Spotify to its connected audio adapter.…
Read MoreThe utopian invisibility of design and connectivity
As the meaning of design continues to evolve in the tech industry, this is what it means to me.…
Read MorePandora gives musicians a data dashboard to see where their fans are
Pandora released AMP on Wednesday, a tool that will let musicians have access to a trove of important data about their fan base, including favorite tracks and where they are located.…
Read MoreSamsung lands a hit with Milk Music… in Korea
Samsung's Milk Music has become the most popular free app on Google Play in South Korea -- but local labels are threatening to cancel their contracts.…
Read MoreCopyright land grab by The Turtles threatens digital music, will not help young musicians
Oldies groups like The Turtles are getting a lot of attention by suing digital music services. The cases amount to yet another unjustified expansion of copyright law.…
Read MoreMusic industry piles on Pandora, files new class action on heels of SiriusXM victory
The music industry's surprise victory against SiriusXM last week led to predictions of follow-on lawsuits -- a prediction that is already coming true.…
Read MoreJoin Pandora CTO Chris Martin at Structure Connect 2014
The internet of things would be a lot more quiet without music, which is why we invited Pandora’s new CTO Chris Martin to Structure Connect.…
Read MoreWith new apps and a free, ad-supported tier, Rdio chases after Pandora
Online music service Rdio is finally living up to its name with a free, ad-supported radio tier as well as new apps that are meant to simplify the experience and boost engagement.…
Read MoreHere’s why Apple bought Beats: By 2019, streaming will account for 70 percent of digital music revenue
Digital download revenues are continuing to decline, and in five years, more than two-thirds of all digital music revenue will come from streaming services, according to a new report.…
Read MorePandora lands on Google Glass
Pandora now has a dedicated Glassware app, which lets you listen to your personalized stations and give your favorite tunes the thumbs-up straight from the Google headset.…
Read MorePandora faces new royalty squeeze as music industry pushes to lift longstanding rules
The music industry wants the government to change World War II era regulations to allow more "flexibility" -- it sounds good in theory, but the charge to change consent decrees appears to be another ploy to squeeze internet radio.…
Read MoreRhapsody hits 2 million paying subscribers, thanks to Europe, LatAm… and Pandora?
Spotify competitor Rhapsody is growing its subscription numbers in part due to a new service that's more like Pandora. So what does that mean for the future of Rhapsody?…
Read MoreMusic streaming startup Earbits is shutting down
Streaming music startup Earbits wanted to compete with Pandora without any ads or subscription fees. In the end, this didnt work out.…
Read MoreUS review of music licensing spells trouble for internet radio
The Justice Department will reexamine rules that require music publishers to license their song catalogs to everyone on a more or less equal basis.…
Read MoreWith domestic profitability in reach, Pandora looks to expand internationally
One day, Pandora wants to serve billions of people worldwide. To make that happen, it has started to hire people who know a thing or two about international expansion.…
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