In a match that seems made in heaven, Internet radio and recommendation service Last.fm has gone into a partnership with music streaming service Spotify. Together the two companies aim to … Continue reading
After a year of hype, Beats Music is finally here, and if it has a definitive pitch, the company’s frenetic, towheaded CEO Ian Rogers served it to me over blaring punk music in a Lower East Side bar last week. "I’ve got [legendary producer] Jimmy Iovine calling me on the weekend and saying, "What the hell is this playlist?"
Earlier today, Spotify removed listening caps
Spotify has just opened the flood gates of music bliss to all free users of its service, at least if you’re using it on your desktop computer. Free users of … Continue reading
Last week, we learned that digital music sales dropped for the first time since iTunes in 2013.
Posted in: Today's ChiliLast week, we learned that digital music sales dropped
In 2013, digital music sales declined for the first time since Apple launched the iTunes Store 10 years ago. Are streaming music services like Rdio and Spotify to blame?
There’s been word that one of the last major hold-outs in the streaming music business, Led Zeppelin, was in negotiations with several companies since early this year. Now that they’ve officially joined up with Spotify for their entire official record collection, it would appear that Spotify has won the battle – according to a NYTimes […]
Spotify is getting an ad-supported mobile version—previously, you had to be a paying subscriber to get mobile access to the service from your iOS or Android phone. Oh, and you’re going to get Led Zeppelin! Yes! Finally! Both the new product, and Zeppelin will be available today.