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Jay Z Takes On Tidal Critics: 'It's Not Us Standing Here Saying We're Poor Musicians'
At a hastily organized Q&A session at NYU's Clive Davis School, Jay Z took the first steps toward repairing the damage done by Monday's disastrous Tidal launch.
EU Regulators Probe Apple Over Upcoming Music Streaming Service
The regulators are concerned that Apple could use its market position to influence labels to dump free, ad-supported services.
Jay Z's Tidal Music Service Gets Caught In Undertow As Critics Bash It As Overpriced And Out-Of-Touch
Monday night's exclusive launch event for the streaming music service was long on theater but short on details.
Spotify Launches In Playstation 3 And Playstation 4
The exclusive partnership, a first for both companies, puts Spotify and its catalog at the heart of the video game-playing experience.
Spotify And Taylor Swift Label Universal Music Group Are Fighting Over The Future Of Free Music
The world's largest record label is reportedly demanding that Spotify alter or eliminate its free tier of service as the price of a new deal.
Kendrick Lamar’s 'To Pimp A Butterfly' Breaks Spotify Record With Unconventional Release
The album hit Spotify and iTunes a week early, giving listeners a legal way to listen and its creators a way to profit.
SXSW 2015: Rhapsody Makes Its Entire Song Catalog Available For Listening On Twitter
If someone you follow tweets a song from Rhapsody, you'll be able to listen for free.
Jay Z Just Bought A Streaming Music Service With Higher Sound Quality Than Spotify And iTunes
Jay Z acquires HD streaming music company Aspiro for $56 million.
Google Targets Spotify Users With $3 Trial To Google Play Music All Access
A $3.00 promotion, pegged to the third anniversary of Google's Play Store, could be a preemptive strike against its rival.
Meet 2014’s Most-Pirated TV, Music And Movies, A Haul Worth More Than $800 Billion
HBO, AMC, Warner Brothers and other global entertainment companies have started to look for patterns in the piracy.
Is Jay-Z A Bad Businessman? WiMP, Tidal, Struggling Streaming Music Services Raise Questions
Just weeks after Jay Z bought Aspiro for $56 million, the Swedish streaming music service announced it might not last the year.
Grammys 2015: Ed Sheeran Song ' Thinking Out Loud' Wins On Shazam, Soundhound
The rising British singer-songwriter was shut out in the three categories he was nominated in, but wound up winning the day on music discovery apps.
Artists Fear Apple's Low-Priced Music Service Will Cut Further Into Their Streaming Income
Apple's new music service will be 20 times the size of Spotify when it launches, according to one estimate.
Shazam And Spotify's Grammy Picks Are More Accurate Than Billboard's. Here's Why.
For the past two years, the two digital music apps have bested the music industry bible. What's behind their success?
Apple Music Service Details Leaked: Cheaper Than Spotify, Better-Integrated, Smarter
Apple’s forthcoming streaming music service plans to undercut Spotify with $7.99-a-month pricing — and wage "asymmetric warfare."
Vinyl Sales, Up 54 Percent, Still A 'Fad' To Music Execs
It's the fastest-growing format the record industry has seen in decades. So why are executives turning their noses up at vinyl LPs?
Jay Z Takes On Apple Inc., Google, Spotify In Increasingly Crowded Music Service Market. Can Anyone Make Money?
'I'm not a businessman, I'm a business, man.'
Americans Listen To 21 Million Hours Of Podcasts Every Day, Cutting Into Radio, Research Finds
A study by Edison Research suggests that the rising medium is increasing the ways and places Americans listen to audio.
Apple Acquires Music Analytics Startup Semetric As Part Of Expected Beats Revamp
The acquisition of Semetric adds music analytics to Cupertino's growing portfolio of technologies and services.
Spotify Has Added 10 Million New Users Since Taylor Swift Pulled Her Music Last Fall
Despite competition from Apple, Google and Amazon, Spotify is managing to keep steadily growing.
Why U2’s Bono Loves Spotify (And Taylor Swift Still Hates It)
The streaming-music service has drawn decidedly divergent reviews from two of pop’s biggest superstars, who are at opposite ends of their careers.
Kobalt: The Other Swedish Startup Trying To Disrupt The Music Business
Sweden gave us Spotify and Soundcloud, but Kobalt could be the most transformative.
Billboard Factors In Streaming And Downloaded Music Into Top 200 Chart: What Does It Mean For The Music Biz?
For the first time in over 20 years, Billboard has tweaked its Top 200 list, factoring in downloaded and streaming music to its album-ranking system.
iPod Antitrust Case: 5 Ways Apple Has Changed Since 2006
The iPod antitrust case shows how the company has evolved through the years.
Google Vs. Google: With Two Music Services The Search Giant Is Competing Against Itself While Also Competing With Free
Never mind the fact that all the music on YouTube is free.
High-Fidelity Music: Will Consumers Pay For It, And Will The Music Industry Get Behind It?
Tidal offers high-fidelity streaming music and is hoping MP3 users will pay more for quality.
Ridesharing Service Uber To Partner With Music Service Spotify
Tired of listening to your taxi driver's outdated playlist? Grab an Uber car and listen to your Spotify playlist.
Taylor Swift Is On YouTube Music Key, But Is There Room For Yet Another Streaming Service?
Analysts say the new streaming service may need more than the pop megastar to differentiate itself from rivals.
YouTube 'Music Key' Subscription Service Launches Next Week, With Spotify, Beats Music In Its Crosshairs
Following YouTube's licensing deal with indie music rights agency Merlin, the launch of 'Music Key' subscription streaming service.
Spotify CEO Calls Out Taylor Swift For Pulling Her Songs: 'Not All Free Music Is Created Equal'
Spotify's CEO said Taylor Swift's decision to take her music down was a costly mistake -- she could have made $6 million from the streaming service.