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5 reasons Tesla's music-streaming service is the best idea Elon Musk has had...
Last month, Tesla revealed that it was working on a music-streaming service for its vehicles (and, presumably, other environments, such as smartphones).Tesla has a lot going on now, from the initial...
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Spotify is pushing to sign a new royalty deal with Warner Music to lower its...
Music streaming company Spotify is close to agreeing to a new licensing pact with Warner Music, the last big music royalty deal it needs before pushing ahead with a U.S. stock market listing, four...
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Voice activated speakers, like Amazon Echo and Google Home, are pumping new...
Pandora's number of active users declined by 2% in the second quarter, but the group of people using the streaming music service on a voice activated device, like Amazon's Echo, grew by a whopping 282%...
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With 60 million subscribers, Spotify is dominating Apple Music
Spotify co-founders Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon launched the music-streaming service in 2005 out of an apartment in Sweden, launching in Europe a year later. The company became available in the US...
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Spotify and other streaming services are finally giving the music industry...
Music streaming services are finally offering some hope for the recorded music industry. According to a mid-year report from the Recording Industry Association of America, the estimated retail revenues...
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Apple Music subscribers hit 30 million, but it's not as impressive as it sounds
In a new interview with Billboard, Apple Music lead Jimmy Iovine said the tech giant's streaming service subscriber count has hit a fresh high of over 30 million subscribers, climbing from 27 million...
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Radio thrives as a place for music discovery despite the streaming threat
Although it seems like streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music are dominating the music scene, the 2017 edition of Nielsen's Music 360 report found that 49% of people still discover new tunes...
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REVIEW: Sonos' Alexa-powered smart speaker makes me want to ditch all my...
Sonos has made a name for itself among audiophiles with its line of connected speakers.Now it has a new model that does more than just allow you to play your favorite tunes in every room of your house....
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Thanks to streaming, Americans are listening to more music than ever before
Total music listening hours have increased during the past few yearsStreaming music subscribers listen to 4 hours more per week than non-streamersBetween smartphones, tablets, smart speakers, and...
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Spotify's valuation tops $19 billion in the private markets as it prepares...
Spotify, which is planning a stock market listing, has seen its valuation grow by 20% in the past few months.It's valuation is now at $19 billion, according to company sources.Tencent recently...
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Spotify has reportedly filed for its IPO in secret
Spotify in December confidentially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for its initial public offering, the news website Axios reports.Companies can file quietly to gauge interest from...
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Pandora lays off 5% of its staff and shifts its focus away from California...
Pandora laid off 5% of its workforce Wednesday as part of cost-cutting efforts to boost the slumping company.The music streaming service, which is headquartered in Oakland, California, is looking to...
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Spotify is taking a big risk using a direct public offering
Spotify's planned direct public offering comes with a notable risk, according to an expert on large-cap privately traded companies.Spotify can manage that risk by making an agreement with investors for...
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Spotify has spent $10 billion on music royalties since its creation and it's...
The music streaming service Spotify has operated at a loss since its inception in 2006.The company, which filed to go public on Wednesday, said that its losses come from royalties and licensing fees...
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Spotify just unveiled a new free version of its mobile app — here's your...
Spotify on Tuesday unveiled a new free version of its mobile app.The app now gives non-paying users more control over their music by letting them listen to playlists in any order.Spotify's smartphone...
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YouTube's new subscription plans are a bad deal if you just want to watch...
YouTube announced two new services on Thursday that will replace its paid YouTube Red service. YouTube Music Premium will be a music streaming service and will compete with Spotify and Apple Music....
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We compared Spotify and Apple Music subscriptions — and the winner is clear...
It's not easy choosing a music streaming app these days. The subscription prices are generally the same, there isn't much disparity in the music that's available, and on the surface the services all...
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I switched to Spotify two months ago — and I miss Apple Music every single...
A few months back, I made a major life change: I've been using Apple Music for about two years, but decided to make the switch to Spotify's premium service. It wasn't because I found an issue with...
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Apple hired the founders of a music startup that says it can find 'the next...
Apple has bought music analytics firm Asaii for under $100 million, Axios reports.Apple declined to comment or confirm the Axios report. TechCrunch reports that Apple hired the company's founders....
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Norwegian authorities are investigating allegations that Tidal's streaming...
Tidal, the music streaming platform owned by Jay-Z, is being investigated by Norwegian authorities for allegedly manipulating and inflating streaming play counts, according to Reuters.Although the...
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