It’s been a while since the world’s largest social network gave any attention to music, but today it’s making another attempt. Facebook…
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Apple reportedly wants to get rid of free on-demand music
Love free stuff? Then you won’t like Apple’s new music subscription service, which the company is expected to launch later this year.…
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 MoreGrammys are latest forum for fight over music payments
Last night’s Grammy Awards served up the usual hoopla and back-patting. But a policy plea from singer Jennifer Hudson also underscored how 2015 is likely to…
Read MoreSony’s Spotify partnership shows me-too services don’t pay
Are you a PlayStation user? The Sony’s got a music service for you. Again. Except, this time, it’s not its own: Sony…
Read MoreSpotify’s bet for short-term growth pays off
Spotify now has 60 million active users, and 15 million of those are actually paying users, according to a post on Spotify’s blog.…
Read MoreBop.fm launches its first mobile app on iOS
Online music startup Bop.fm released an app for iOS Tuesday that represents its first major foray into the world of mobile music.…
Read MoreSpotify’s new promotion: three months of music for just a buck
Still on the fence about music subscription services? Spotify would like to change your mind with some deep discounts: Three months of…
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 MoreSpotify’s 2013 revenue was close to $1 billion
Spotify saw its revenue climb to €746.9 million in 2013, but its losses also grew.…
Read MoreYouTube’s long-awaited music subscription service launches, and the first 6 months are free for invitees
Look out Spotify: Google has officially announced a new music subscription service that takes advantage of YouTube's vast collection of music and existing relationships with labels.…
Read MoreSpotify kills its app platform three years after its launch
Spotify wanted to make its desktop client more social when it introduced third-party apps three years ago. Now, those apps are getting killed off.…
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 MoreAmazon’s Fire TV connects with Spotify
Spotify is coming to Amazon’s Fire TV, with a twist: instead of launching a regular app on the device, Spotify just made…
Read MoreVideo ads are coming to Spotify
Spotify just found another way to monetize the 30 million users of its free tier: The music service launched video ads across its…
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 MoreHow Spotify is working on deep learning to improve playlists
A Spotify intern and Ph.D. student published a blog post laying out his work to improve Spotify's recommendation algorithms using deep learning to analyze the acoustic properties of songs. He hopes his models can help listeners discover new and relatively unheard music.…
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 MoreMTV teams up with Spotify to deliver music to apps and sites
Spotify has teamed up with MTV to bring music to MTV's apps and sites. The partnership could help to drive new sign-ups for the service.…
Read MoreSpotify loses Euro exec, denies IPO plans and eyes Russia
Spotify's Daniel Ek wants to turn VKontakte's users into paying customers, but he won't get any help from his former Euro VP Chris Maples, who just left the company.…
Read More5 things that you need always-on broadband to accomplish
Good broadband isn't just fast, it's consistent as I've learned in the last few months when my service decided to get a bit dodgy.…
Read MoreThe future of music subscription services is binge listening, not exclusives
Will music services win if they get access to tracks a week ahead of their competitor? Amazon doesn't seem to think so, and it may be on the right track.…
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.…
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