GigaomThe future of music subscription services is binge listening, not exclusives
Will music services win if they get access to tracks a week ahead of their competitor? Amazon doesn’t seem to think so, and it may be on the right track. Read more »
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Will music services win if they get access to tracks a week ahead of their competitor? Amazon doesn’t seem to think so, and it may be on the right track. Read more »
Apple’s plan to spend $3.2 billion for Beats will have ramifications for everyone from Spotify and Rhapsody to Amazon and Google. Read more »
Spotify is getting close to havingĀ 10 million paying subscribers worldwide, according to a Guardian report that cites unnamed music industry sources with the estimate that the music subscription service will hit… Read more »
Music subscription service Spotify is getting ready to switch its data delivery technology from P2P to a server-client model, according to a TorrentFreak report. Spotify has long been using P2P for… Read more »
Europeans who buy a new Samsung Galaxy S5 phone will get 6 months of free music with it, courtesy of Deezer. Its just the latest move to give premium music services away. Read more »
Amazon is working on a Spotify-like music subscription service, which could launch as early as next month. Read more »
Last.fm, the CBS-owned (S CBS) digital music outlet, will close down its streaming radio product by the end of April (hat tip to Engadget). Last.fm announced in its forums Tuesday that… Read more »
Data collected by a music tech hacker reveals that people tweet a whole lot more about SoundCloud than about Spotify or Pandora. Read more »
Is Apple getting ready to build its first Android app? Declining digital music sales may force the company to break with long-held beliefs. Read more »
Beats Music raised a big round of new funding, according to multiple reports that put the total amount raised between $60 million and $100 million. The new raise comes after Beats… Read more »