YouTube Pushes Back Music Streaming Service Release Date
YouTube delays its Music Key streaming service until September 2015, possibly waiting to see Apple Music's market impact before full launch....
Streaming Music Revenue Surpasses CD Sales for First Time
Music streaming revenue has officially surpassed CD sales for the first time, marking a major shift in the industry. Artists like Taylor Swift and others...
Is Spotify Losing Its Free-dom?
Spotify may end unlimited free access, limiting ad-supported plans to just three months. Major labels Universal and Sony back the change....
Jay Z Takes On YouTube, Spotify, and Society
Jay Z delivers a powerful freestyle targeting Spotify and YouTube during his TIDAL-exclusive B-sides performance, addressing streaming competition and treatment of Black business owners....
What is Apple’s Involvement with “Artist Activity?”
Apple Music's new Artist Activity feature allows musicians to host pages sharing concert details, releases, and videos. The service faced DOJ investigation for allegedly pressuring...
Warner Music: Streaming Beats Downloads Last Quarter
Warner Music Group becomes first major label to earn more from streaming than downloads. CEO reports 33% streaming growth in Q2, marking historic shift in...
Jay Z Adds Second Show for TIDAL Fans
Jay-Z adds a second TIDAL X B-sides performance due to fan demand. The exclusive shows will feature rare B-side tracks on May 16-17....
One Bad Apple Spoiling Free Streaming Services?
Department of Justice investigates Apple for allegedly pressuring major labels to abandon Spotify ahead of Beats streaming service relaunch....
Tidal “Doing Just Fine” States Jay-Z…but
Jay-Z reassures fans that Tidal is successful despite having only 770,000 subscribers compared to Spotify's 15 million. He announces exclusive Tidal X concert....
TIDAL, Great Idea at what other Costs?
Jay Z launches TIDAL streaming service with celebrity partners, promising better artist compensation at $9.99-$19.99 monthly tiers. Critics question consumer appeal versus cheaper alternatives like...
PANDORA’S SECOND ANNUAL AFTER-PARTY WITH LIL JON
Pandora hosted its second annual Grammy after-party featuring Lil Jon on February 8, 2015 in Hollywood. The exclusive event celebrated music's biggest night....
Taylor Swift Pulls Catalog from Spotify
Taylor Swift pulled her entire catalog from Spotify in a strategic move that industry experts call brilliant, positioning her to sell millions more units....
Ann Nesby Makes Us “Remember”
Ann Nesby returns after five years with 'Remember,' a celebration of love and marriage. The Sounds of Blackness vocalist delivers sage relationship advice....
Iggy Azalea Continues to Set Spotify Records with “Fancy”
Iggy Azalea's 'Fancy' makes Spotify history as the first song to exceed 3 million weekly streams for four consecutive weeks in the U.S....
Spotify Hits 10 Million Global Subscribers
Spotify reaches 10 million paying subscribers and 40 million active users worldwide. Eminem tops as most streamed artist while Avicii's 'Wake Me Up' becomes most...
Dr. Dre Set to Sell Beats to Apple for $3.2B
Apple reportedly nears $3.2 billion deal to acquire Dr. Dre's Beats Electronics, potentially making it Apple's largest acquisition ever and propelling Dr. Dre to billionaire...
Rumblefish Manages 5 Million Copyrights
Rumblefish manages 5 million copyrights and generates over 1 billion monthly YouTube views through micro-licensing 80,000 video soundtracks daily....
Reservoir Signs Deal with Phantogram
Reservoir signs New York duo Phantogram for publishing deal ahead of their February album Voices release. The agreement includes hit single 'Fall In Love' gaining...
CES Report: John Legend, Swizz Beats and More -We Got Pics!
John Legend and Swizz Beatz made appearances at CES alongside tech innovations and luxury cars. Check out exclusive photos from the tech conference....
Pandora Audience Still Rising
Pandora announced record growth in July 2013 with 1.28 billion listener hours, capturing 7.08% of total U.S. radio listening and reaching 71.2 million active users....
Snoop Dogg: “Eat24 is the official sponsor of my munchies”
Snoop Dogg partners with Eat24 food delivery app as official munchies sponsor. The collaboration began at SXSW and now Snoop uses the app daily....
Rachel Jeantel Stops by Hot 105 in Miami (audio)
Rachel Jeantel, key witness in the Trayvon Martin case, visits Hot 105 Miami radio station for an interview on Rick Party's afternoon show....
Pandora Elects Elizabeth A. Nelson to Board of Directors
Pandora announces Elizabeth A. Nelson joins its board of directors effective July 15, 2013. The tech veteran brings extensive experience from Nokia, Brightcove, and Macromedia...
Jay Z Shatters Spotify Records
Jay Z's Magna Carta Holy Grail breaks Spotify records with over 14 million first-week streams in the US, surpassing albums from Kanye West and Justin...
Rhapsody Launches Concerts App for Live Music
Rhapsody launches free Concerts app connecting fans to live music with concert discovery, ticket purchasing, and full streaming of performing artists....