Music

Which music streaming service do YOU use most often? A recent study found that iTunes Radio, which only launched last September, is now the third-most popular choice for music listeners in the U.S. The survey found that iTunes Radio had already surpassed Spotify and finds itself on the heels of iHeartRadio. The study, which polled Continue Reading →

There’s a quiet riot happening on Spotify. Silence is gold for a band that’s urging fans to continually play an album of total silence, earning royalties to fund a tour of free shows. Sleepify by LA funk band Vulfpeck consists of ten 30-second tracks of complete silence. The idea is that fans put the album Continue Reading →

Amazon plans a free, advertising-supported streaming television and music-video service, a departure from its strategy of offering video only to members of its $99-a-year Prime service, according to people familiar with the matter. The new service, which could launch in the coming months, likely will feature original series and may include licensed programming, these people Continue Reading →

Twitter and Billboard are set to launch a new chart that will rank which music is being shared and tweeted about the most in real-time. It will be called the ‘Billboard Twitter Real-Time Charts’ and be available on Billboard.com. The leaderboard will rank the most popular tracks being talked about at any one time, as Continue Reading →

Songza has always been about the feels — about finding the right music to match any moment, whether it’s waking up on a Sunday morning, pre-gaming in your apartment with friends, or moping over a breakup. The service even offers a “3 AM Airport” station that provides relevant jams for when you’re stuck in an Continue Reading →

Streaming music services are getting more popular. How much more popular would they be if they were cheaper? Spotify will start finding out on Tuesday. The subscription music company is cutting the price of its premium service in half, from $10 to $5 a month, for college students in the U.S. The offer is meant Continue Reading →

It’s been months since reports suggested Twitter would shut down its #Music app and service, but now it’s actually happening. The service announced its iOS app is disappearing from the store, although anyone actually using it can continue until the service is shut down April 18th, a year after it originally launched. In a followup Continue Reading →

Music tech hacker Peter Watts has been tracking the popularity of music services on Twitter for the last 15 months. The winner, by a wide margin, is SoundCloud, which was mentioned more than 42 million times on the service during that period. In second place was Spotify, with 16 million mentions, followed by Last.fm, which Continue Reading →

When iTunes Radio launched last fall, the service was designed for music fans (and music labels). Now it is branching out: National Public Radio is adding the first news station to Apple’s audio streaming service, with more on the way. NPR’s station, which should be live today, will offer a free stream, 24 hours a Continue Reading →

Apple has opened exploratory talks with senior label executives about the possibility of launching an on-demand streaming service that would rival Spotify and Beats Music, according to three people familiar with the talks. Apple is also thinking about adding an iTunes App for Android phones, the Google rival that has been growing faster than the Continue Reading →