Music News

If you want to stream Purple Rain or the Batman soundtrack this weekend (and you might, I dunno), you're going to have to head to TIDAL. Or Soundcloud, or You...

Trying Apple Music? Don’t Forget to Turn Off Auto-Renewal

Apple just launched its streaming music competitor, Apple Music, and I'm sure you're at least thinking about trying it out. Apple is offering up a free three-month trial, which is...

Apple Is Censoring Dr. Dre (and Everything Else) on Beats 1 Radio

Today, Apple launched Apple Music to the world. And Apple's always on, "progressive" radio station Beats 1 is currently censoring the music it plays worldwide. Apple, who gave D...

Apple to Pay 0.247 Cents Per Stream During Apple Music Free Trial?

Apple is set to pay labels 0.2 cents per stream during its Apple Music free trial period, which is set to kick off on June 30 and last up the three months. According to the...

Apple Music Scores Some Major Indie Love

It looks like Apple and independent music labels are going to get along after all. Following Apple's...

Google Play Music Now Has a Free, Ad-Supported Radio Tier

To some people Google Play Music, Google's subscription music streaming service, may have gotten lost in a sea of other offerings. But now, just a week before Apple launches its ne...

Apple Will Pay Artists During Apple Music Trial Period, and They Can Thank Taylor Swift

Artists who thought they weren't going to get paid during Apple Music's three-month trial period can thank Taylor Swift, as Apple has responded to her complaints by doing a complet...

Spotify Hits 20M Paid Users, Defends Artist Payouts

Spotify has a message for Apple and its new Apple Music venture – you're starting well in the hole. The streaming music company has...

Apple Music May Force Spotify to Cut Family Plan Prices

How will Apple Music fare in an already crowded field of streaming music providers? That's yet to be seen. But it appears that...

The 1975 Emerges After One Day Social Media Hiatus, Announces New Album And Tour Dates

You could literally taste the panic in the air when countless fans of The 1975 discovered that Matthew Healey, Adam Hann, George Daniel and Ross MacDonald had deleted their...

Spotify Now Offers Videos, Podcasts, Pace-Tracking Running Playlists, and More

It's ambitious, but Spotify would like to be your all day media hub. The streaming company, with over 60 million users worldwide (about a fourth of them paying subscribers), sa...

Starbucks’ Music Experience Is Now Powered by Baristas with Spotify

Coffee kingpin Starbucks and bane of Jay-Z's existence Spotify have just announced a huge partnership to create a "first-of-its-kind music ecosystem." What that means is that so...

Your Spotify Free Ride May Be Coming to an End, Claims Report

File this under interesting, but unconfirmed, reports. Earlier this month, reports said that Apple was doing its damnedest to...

Rdio Launches $4 Budget Plan, Rdio Select

Streaming music is a crowded party, and it's only getting worse. Or better, I guess, if you like options (quality...

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