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SubscriptionsThe Music (Streaming) Scene Is About To Get More Interesting
Few industries have been disrupted by digital and mobile technology as has the music...
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AmazonFree Amazon Music Debut Sinks Spotify Shares
Amazon has launched a free version of its music streaming service supported by ads,...
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AppleRecord Labels Not Sold On Apple’s Super-Bundle Subscription Idea
Apple has kicked off early talks with record labels about bundling its upcoming streaming...
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Partnerships / AcquisitionsSpotify Buys Music Production Platform SoundBetter
Spotify has acquired music production marketplace SoundBetter for an undisclosed sum, in an attempt...
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AmazonStudents With Prime Memberships Get 80 Pct. Discount On Amazon...
Students with an Amazon Prime subscription can now get Amazon Music for just 99...
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Subscription CommerceSpotify Soars Past Apple Music’s 60M Subscribers
Sweden-based Spotify closed its second calendar quarter with 108 million paying subscribers worldwide and...
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Subscription CommerceHelping Merchants Play To Win In The $500B Subscription Space
More than half of all Americans now subscribe to digital news or entertainment streaming...
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RegulationEU To Investigate Apple’s Music Service
Apple has landed in European Union regulators’ radar over a complaint by rival music...
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RetailSpotify Reaches 100M Paid Users
Amid launches in Middle East, India and North Africa in recent times, Spotify Technology SA...
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AmazonAmazon To Launch Hi-Fi Music Streaming Service This Year
Amazon is preparing to release a high-fidelity music service that would rival major competitors...
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AmazonAmazon Adds Music Streaming For Prime Members
Amazon has announced the launch of a new music streaming service for customers with...
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AppleApple Music Now Available On Amazon Fire TV
In a change of pace from recent years, Apple continues to push its services...
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Digital PaymentsTidal Music Streaming Service Now Accepts Venmo
Tidal, the music streaming service owned by Jay-Z, now accepts Venmo as a way...
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SubscriptionsSpotify Plans Voice-Activated In-Car Music Player
As Spotify seeks to gain independence from Google, Apple and Amazon products, the music...
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Artificial IntelligencePandora Debuts Voice Assistant
Streaming music provider Pandora has announced the launch of Voice Mode, a smart assistant...
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Amazon TechnologyAmazon Alexa ‘Asks The Audience’
Amazon has launched an invite-only program that asks customers to submit answers to Alexa’s...
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Partnerships / AcquisitionsAmazon Echo To Stream Apple Music
Just in time for the holidays, Apple Music subscribers will be able to use...
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AlexaPandora Premium Subscribers Can Now Stream Music Via Alexa Devices
Pandora, the music streaming service, is now enabling Pandora Premium subscribers to stream music...
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SubscriptionsSpotify Paid Subscriptions Jump 40 Pct YoY
Spotify’s paid members now number 87 million — a 40 percent year-over-year (YoY) increase...
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Partnerships / AcquisitionsSamsung Pair-Up Lifts Spotify’s Stock
Spotify chief executive Daniel Ek announced that the company is teaming up with Samsung...
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EarningsSpotify Loses $458M In Revenue, Tallies 180M Users
Spotify’s second quarter as a public company shows that it has increased its paid...
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RetailSpotify-Enabled MP3 Player Selling For A Discount
Mighty, the MP3 player that gives people access to Spotify, is selling for a...
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Safety and SecurityTidal Looks Into ‘Potential Data Breach’
After learning of a potential data breach, Tidal’s CEO Richard Sanders said that the...
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Possible Hardware Debut Looms For Spotify — The Vehicular Kind?
April 24 looms large for Spotify. The digital music streaming service last week said it...
- IPO
Spotify To Begin Trading On April 3
It’s official: Spotify will begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on...
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AppleJimmy Iovine To Depart Apple Music This Summer
Sources say that record producer Jimmy Iovine is set to leave Apple Music in...
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Subscription CommerceStreaming Services Put Big Dent In Music Sales
Demand for music streaming services is surging as consumers turn away from purchasing albums...
- Retail
Spotify Could Delay IPO To 2018
It turns out that 2017 might not be the year of Spotify’s IPO after...
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Streaming Music Strides Past Digital Sales
According to Nielsen, streaming music hit an all-time high in 2016, surpassing U.S. digital...
- Apple
Apple’s Spotify Subscription Rules Spat
Tech giant Apple has issued a heated three-page response to a letter from streaming...
- Retail
The ‘A’ And ‘B’ Sides Of Record Store Day
Record Store Day — an annual celebration designed to bring business to independent record...
- Mobile Payments
Mozido Secures Mobile Wallet Music Streaming Partner
Mozido is hearing the music — or, at least, helping consumers pay for it — in...
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The Streaming Media Mind (And Money) Games
How much do you pay for streaming media? If you had to think about...
- News
Apple May Unveil New Terms Along With Streaming Service
With its annual Worldwide Developers Conference quickly approaching, Apple may be axing off the...
- Merchant Innovation
Apple to Launch Spotify Rival Streaming Music Service
First, Apple Insider reported rumors in April, and now The Wall Street Journal seems to be...
