Amazon is working on a new free, ad-supported streaming music service, ratcheting up its challenge to Spotify, according to a new report. Citing sources familiar with the plans, Billboard reported… Read More
First there was the walkman, then the iPod, and, now, it’s Alexa. The Amazon assistant is transforming how people listen to music. So much so, that Billboard has ranked Amazon CEO… Read More
Eight months after reports began circulating of Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 catching fire, the company has released a detailed report of the device and the battery issues that led to… Read More
Shazam, which has attracted more than 120 million monthly active users with its music recognition app, is getting into video. The company inked a deal this week with Portland-based startup Vadio to… Read More
The music streaming business may be more competitive than it was a year ago, but 14-year-old Rhapsody says its prospects have never been brighter. The company this week released a recap of… Read More
Seattle-based BOOMiO sent a message to users this week letting them know the music streaming service had been shut down so the app creators can take a step back to “rethink the BOOMiO… Read More
Rhapsody, the Seattle-based music streaming company, said today it now has 2.5 million paid subscribers around the world using its Rhapsody and Napster music services. That’s a 60 percent increase… Read More
Pandora has started offering musicians more details about how users on its online radio service are interacting with the songs they play. The company launched the Artist Marketing Platform (AMP) today,… Read More
Amazon made a splash last night when it announced Prime Music, a new service that lets subscribers to its Amazon Prime shipping service stream music for free. As a… Read More
Amazon launched its free Prime Music streaming service today for people who subscribe to its $99/year Amazon Prime service, jumping into the highly competitive subscription music market following a slew of rumors… Read More
It’s makeover time for the Rhapsody iOS app, as the Seattle online music streaming company just debuted a completely redesigned version of the app. There are several differences from the… Read More
Good news for Ford and iPhone owners wanting to blast their tunes with Amazon’s Cloud Player: Amazon’s streaming music service updated its iOS app today to allow iPod Touch, iPhone or iPad… Read More
To many listeners, one benefit of purchasing physical music is the ability to learn who was responsible for the behind-the-scenes production, like the names of songwriters, background vocalists or song… Read More
Jon Maples, Rhapsody VP of Product and Content, has some veteran advice for fellow music streaming competitors Spotify and Rdio: Stop making the same mistakes we did. In this blog post,… Read More