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Taylor Swift is leading the way in exposing just how paltry songwriters' royalties on streaming music services really are.

You will soon be able to stream your music from anywhere using the service.

Taylor Swift and her record label have made the decision to remove her back catalog of songs from Spotify. Now the company is pleading with the musician to change her mind.

Here's an eclectic list of songs to add a little variety to your Halloween party playlist.

One of nine Swedish residents download files from the Pirate Bay and similar sites, experts say.

The first audience question at a music panel was asked by the guy who wrote "Margaritaville."

The maker of square-shaped credit-card readers raises $150 million. Will the cash help the startup compete with Silicon Valley’s tech titans?

A run of classic rock bands and artists, including Pink Floyd, Queen, The Cure and Bob Dylan, are releasing albums this year. What year is it?

Millennials are helping to make Urban Outfitters -- of all places -- the world's biggest remaining seller of vinyl records.

Though album sales are on a downward spiral around the world, in Japan they still account for about 85 percent of music sales.

Planning a Labor Day party shouldn’t be laborious. IBTimes culls the best end-of-summer party ideas for 2014.

The ad-supported alternative to Spotify's premium service arrives on the Microsoft platform.

The World Economic Forum has an excellent track record of picking successful startups. These six could keep that trend going.

Twitter and Facebook serve as models for social networks building ad businesses.

Apple is closer to acquiring Beats Electronics after the European Commission approved the acquisition.

SoundCloud is reportedly nearing a licensing deal with major record labels.

Google Inc. bought Songza to link with Google Play Music.

Google search results can now launch your selected music app when you search for your favorite band or musician.

Un-carrier 6.0 is T-Mobile Music Freedom.

More than a million songs will be available to Prime members as Amazon competes with the likes of Pandora and Spotify.

Details of the deal are still murky, but according to industry sources, Amazon Prime members will have access to music six months old and older.

With the "cool" of Beats, late-comer Apple is taking aim at legacy streaming music services like Pandora and Spotify.

To avoid a negative reaction by waiting to disclose details about a data breach, Spotify announced a hack after just one user was affected.

Spotify said it hit the milestone of 10 million paying subscribers, highlighting its growth but raising questions about its profitability.

Mobile-phone technology has been creeping into cars for a few years, but it’s never really been a cohesive system. That’s about to change.

Echo Nest built the algorithms that power many Spotify features, and a glitch is causing serious problems.

As Kiev protested, Coppertino programmed: makers of the Vox music player announce new innovations.

The popular music streaming service is doing all of the things that companies do before going public.

A new report shows that iTunes Radio has become the third most used online radio service in the US, but Pandora internet radio is still the heavy favorite.