[ad_1] Alongside its Q4 2019 and full-year earnings report this morning, the company announced that it is acquiring The Ringer, a popular sports and culture media company. The Ringer is still relatively new, having only started in 2016. However, its creator, former ESPN writer and commentator Bill Simmons, is well-known to sports fans. Simmons started […]
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Lawsuits claim Amazon, Apple and more are streaming unlicensed music
[ad_1] The defendants include Amazon, Apple, Deezer, Google, iHeartradio, Pandora, Rhapsody, 7digital, SoundCloud and YouTube, so this is a wide-sweeping effort on the part of PMR. The company says it has been proactive in the matter, offering licensing deals to all 10 defendants and educating them about their obligations regarding copyright laws. These efforts had […]
Apple Music partnered with the NBA for its latest curated playlist
[ad_1] As part of a new agreement with the NBA and a startup called UnitedMasters, Apple is curating a weekly playlist called BASE:LINE. It will feature songs from up-and-coming independent hip-hop artists picked by Apple Music director Ebro Darden. The NBA will soundtrack highlights its shares online with songs directly from BASE:LINE. This week, you’ll […]
Streaming now accounts for 80 percent of the US music market
[ad_1] Over the course of the decade, streaming has surpassed both digital downloads and physical products ? , now accounting for 80% of the market. #RIAAMusicData pic.twitter.com/q04FeQBT5a — RIAA (@RIAA) December 30, 2019 Spotify landed in the US in 2011 and Apple Music debuted in 2014. There are many other streaming options around, including Tidal, […]
Jay-Z’s music is back on Spotify after two years away
[ad_1] In 2017, Tidal owner Jay-Z removed his music from several competing streaming services. While much of his catalog returned to some of them, like Apple Music, pretty quickly, it hasn’t been on the largest one ever since. Until now. Spotify announced at midnight ET that on the rapper’s 50th birthday, his catalog is once […]
Spotify’s Sleep Timer is coming to the iPhone today
[ad_1] After selecting your music or an ambient sound, tap the three dots in the upper right corner and scroll down to “Sleep Timer” and select the timer length. If you don’t have any go-to playlists for falling asleep, Spotify’s Sleep Hub has plenty of suggestions to help you clear your mind and pass out. […]
Amazon Music HD expands 3D audio library with Warner Music Group tracks
[ad_1] “Listening to music is by nature a creative and emotional experience, and to take that experience a level deeper through Dolby Atmos is something we wanted to offer to both artists and fans,” Allan Coye, WMG’s SVP of digital strategy and business development, said in a statement. WMG teamed up with Dolby to bring […]
Spotify’s latest feature creates a playlist for your road trip
[ad_1] First, you put in your starting point and destination so Spotify can calculate your drive time with the help of Google Maps. Then you’re led through a series of questions that gather info like who you’re traveling with, your favorite genre for a road trip and what type of car you drive. The questionaire […]
Pandora now works in Spanish on Alexa and Google Assistant
[ad_1] The music streaming service added Spanish support during Latinx Heritage Month — it recently added a station called El Detour to highlight artists at the forefront of Latin music. Along with requesting a song, album, artist, genre or station with your voice, you can thumbs up/thumbs down a track and use the typical playback […]
Tidal is offering a hefty discount for first responders in the US
[ad_1] Like other music streaming services, Tidal was already offering military and student discounts. Now it’s launching a “Community Heroes” discount for first responders. In the US, they’ll receive 40 percent off the premium and HiFi plans. That makes the premium plan $5.99 per month and the HiFi plan $11.99 per month. [ad_2] Source link