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Spotify, Apple Music Competitors Have Big Head Start In India As Music Streaming Explodes
Nearly two-thirds of the country's Internet-connected urban population listens to music online, a study finds.
Aug 17, 2015
Do Teens Still Talk On The Phone? Facebook, Snapchat Behind Phone Calls With Close Friends, Even In 2015
A new study from Pew Research found that while texting dominates teens' communication, old-fashioned phone calls are still popular.
Aug 17, 2015
Is Tom Brady Guilty? Everybody Thinks So, Except New Englanders
Only residents of "Pats Country" tend to believe the NFL star played no role in the Deflategate scandal, a survey shows.
Aug 14, 2015
Spotify And Pandora Help Streaming Music Ad Revenue Pass $1 Billion By 2017, Report Says
As the industry closes in on a billion-dollar threshold, the lion's share of streaming revenue still comes from subscriptions.
Aug 13, 2015
Musicians Union Sues Major Labels For Not Paying Them For Streams On Spotify, Apple Music, Rdio And Others
The American Federation of Musicians claims major record labels haven't paid it a cent of the money it believes it is owed.
Aug 12, 2015
Rdio Bets Big On Live Radio To Stand Out In Streaming Music War
The streaming service, which partnered with Cumulus Media last year, will offer 500 live stations from 90 U.S. markets.
Aug 12, 2015
MLS Fans Brawl Ahead Of 'Hudson Derby'
Backers of the New York Red Bulls and the New York City Football Club clashed outside a pub in New Jersey, hitting one another with sticks and a sandwich board.
Aug 09, 2015
Bomb Threat Clears Wrigley Field After Cubs Win
The incident was the first of its kind at a Major League Baseball stadium since new security measures took effect in 2014.
Aug 09, 2015
Poverty Has Nearly Doubled Since 2000 In America
The number of Americans living in high-poverty areas has almost doubled since 2000, with the problem most severe -- and worsening -- in the country's mid-size cities.
Aug 09, 2015
Alligator That Bit Part Of Woman's Arm Off Euthanized
Officials said the alligator, which measured 8 feet, 9 inches, weighed 300 to 350 pounds.
Aug 09, 2015
Is Local Journalism Thriving Only In Wealthy Communities?
A report published Thursday suggests that the quality and quantity of news may be far lower in poor communities than in wealthy ones.
Aug 06, 2015
Spotify And Netflix Aside, Majority Of UK Millennials Are Still Pirating Content
Despite healthy growth from streaming services like Spotify, 56% of British millennials are still stealing music, movies and TV.
Aug 05, 2015
Hubbard Broadcasting Buys 30 Percent Stake In PodcastOne
Hubbard Broadcasting, which operates 30 radio stations, announced Monday that it acquired a 30 percent stake in PodcastOne, the leading podcast network.
Aug 03, 2015
Pink Floyd's David Gilmour Uses French Rail Company Jingle In New Single 'Rattle That Lock'
The former Pink Floyd guitarist said the company's four-note jingle makes him want to start dancing every time he hears it.
Aug 03, 2015
William 'Refrigerator' Perry's Super Bowl Ring Up For Auction
The mammoth tackle's ring remains the largest Super Bowl ring ever made.
Jul 28, 2015
Feds: Man Spent $476,000 Of Company Money On Strippers, Sex Toy
In expense reports, the money was said to be going toward equipment, training materials, and wining and dining company clients.
Jul 28, 2015
Amazon Wants 200 Feet Of Airspace For Its Massive Drone Delivery Fleet
The e-commerce giant unveiled its proposal at a NASA conference on Tuesday.
Jul 28, 2015
Verizon Customers Get 30-Day Free Trial Of HBO Now
Select HBO content also will be available as part of Verizon's forthcoming mobile video service, which will launch later this year.
Jul 28, 2015
Apple Music May Already Have 10 Million Users, Report Says
The report comes less than a week after Apple CEO Tim Cook coyly told analysts "millions and millions" of people were using the service.
Jul 27, 2015
Streaming Music Services Are Saving The Music Business ... In Spain
A trade group found that a 40 percent growth in streaming revenues has given the Spanish music industry its first growth in over a decade.
Jul 27, 2015
Apple Inc. iOS Devices Dominate More Than 80% Of All Podcast Listening
Android may have a bigger share of the smartphone market, but Apple dominates everybody when it comes to podcast consumption. Here's why.
Jul 23, 2015
Are Artists Losing 20% To 50% Of Their Streaming Royalties? Depends On Whom You Ask
A provocative claim by Boston's Berklee College of Music is shining a light on the Byzantine way musicians get royalties from music streaming services — or what's left of them.
Jul 23, 2015
Rdio To Battle Apple Inc.'s Beats 1 With Local Radio Stations Backed By Indie Labels
In response to Apple Music's streaming radio strategy, Rdio unveiled dozens of label-curated radio stations Tuesday — many tailored for audiences in developing markets.
Jul 07, 2015
Apple Music Is Full Of Design Flaws That Are Driving Users And Experts Nuts
The polyphonic stream: The new streaming music service tries to be all things to all people, and the results may be slightly off-key.
Jun 30, 2015
Family Unscathed After Private Plane Crashes Into Their House; Those Aboard Plane Die
The pilot radioed the plane was vibrating and he was losing his engines.
Jun 28, 2015
America Gripped By 'Economic Apartheid,' Former U.S. Labor Secretary Robert Reich Says
Robert Reich, who served as President Clinton's labor secretary, endorsed housing vouchers to combat poverty.
Jun 28, 2015
LeBron James Has Opted Out Of His Contract
The three-time NBA MVP likely isn't going anywhere, but he does stand to make a substantial amount of money.
Jun 28, 2015
Chris Squire, Bass Guitar Player And Founding Member of Yes, Has Died
The man behind "Owner of a Lonely Heart" and one of prog rock's most distinctive bass playing styles had been battling a rare form of leukemia.
Jun 28, 2015
Why Indie Labels Made Peace With Apple Inc.: Streaming Is Fastest Growing Income Source
A survey by independent music label negotiations group Merlin finds that, for the first time, indie music makes most of its money online.
Jun 25, 2015
Box Office Predictions From Robots Find A-List Actors Hurt Film Profits
Researchers at the University of Iowa say they have built a robot that can predict a movie's success before it's even started shooting — and A-list actors don't necessarily spell success.
Jun 24, 2015
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