Industry Apple Apple given green light by EU on Shazam acquisition Merger does not violate antitrust regulations By Cal Jeffrey, September 6, 2018, 2:02 PM
Industry Spotify's direct deals with artists could disrupt the music industry for a second time Spotify has to be careful not to upset the Big Three By Shawn Knight, September 6, 2018, 1:08 PM
Industry Spotify is experimenting with letting free users skip all ads Spotify is exploring a new approach to its free tier By Shawn Knight, August 13, 2018, 2:36 PM
Tech Culture Apple Tim Cook thinks Spotify is 'draining the humanity out of music' Which is better: A human guessing what you would like, or a computer calculating what you would like? By Cal Jeffrey, August 8, 2018, 1:51 PM 17 comments
Industry Spotify hits 83 million paid subscribers, 180 million monthly active users Spotify added 8 million paid subscribers in the second quarter By Shawn Knight, July 26, 2018, 10:20 AM
Tech Culture Senators look at adding missile alerts to Netflix, Spotify Learn about your impending demise while watching Stranger Things By Rob Thubron, July 19, 2018, 8:39 AM 12 comments
Industry Tencent wants to bring its streaming music service to the US Tencent sees an opportunity to follow Spotify into the US By Shawn Knight, July 9, 2018, 3:14 PM
Industry Apple Spotify's subscriber numbers now lag behind Apple Music's in US markets Apple still has a ways to go in global markets, though By Cohen Coberly, July 6, 2018, 12:55 PM 7 comments
Tech Culture Spotify revises policy on hate content and conduct Artist backlash forced a rethink By Shawn Knight, June 1, 2018, 4:37 PM
Industry Spotify reportedly revamping policy on hateful content following artist backlash Some artists reportedly threatened to pull their music over the matter By Shawn Knight, May 25, 2018, 5:20 PM 13 comments
Industry Spotify rolls out hateful content and conduct policy The platform is no longer promoting R. Kelly By Shawn Knight, May 10, 2018, 5:36 PM
Industry Spotify releases first earnings report since IPO, boasting 75 million paid users Spotify's growth isn't stopping anytime soon By Cohen Coberly, May 3, 2018, 2:12 PM
Mobile Spotify rolls out on-demand listening functionality to free users The update comes with a catch By Cohen Coberly, April 24, 2018, 1:11 PM
Apple Industry Apple Music passes 40 million subscribers milestone, gets new boss Oliver Schusser now heads the division By Rob Thubron, April 12, 2018, 10:20 AM
Industry Spotify and Hulu join forces on $12.99 per month bundle A savings of $4.99 per month over individual subscriptions By Shawn Knight, April 11, 2018, 12:27 PM
The Web Spotify is tweaking its free tier to perform better on mobile An announcement is expected in the coming weeks By Shawn Knight, April 11, 2018, 10:40 AM
Software Mobile Spotify says roughly 2 million people have used hacked versions of their app to dodge ads The company amended their IPO filing to account for illegitimate users By Cohen Coberly, March 23, 2018, 2:31 PM
Mobile Software Spotify issues warning to users of 'hacked' apps Spotify has also issued DMCA takedown requests to GitHub and XDA By Cal Jeffrey, March 6, 2018, 7:36 AM
Industry Spotify is going public despite losses of $1.5 billion in 2017 The music streaming service boasts over 71 million paying subscribers By Cohen Coberly, February 28, 2018, 5:06 PM 20 comments
Electronics Apple Spotify job ads suggest development of smart speaker to rival Apple's HomePod Apple and Spotify could soon compete in markets outside of music streaming By Rob Thubron, February 21, 2018, 11:12 AM
Apple Industry Apple Music reportedly set to overtake Spotify in the US But Spotify's global subscriber numbers are almost double Apple's By Rob Thubron, February 5, 2018, 6:12 AM
Gaming Discord and Spotify bring shared listening to your gaming sessions Share your love of music with others By Shawn Knight, February 1, 2018, 12:57 PM
Mobile Spotify takes on Pandora with Stations, a free radio-like music streaming app The app is only an 'experiment' at the moment By Cohen Coberly, January 31, 2018, 12:01 PM
Industry Streaming services will now payout more money to artists A small victory for songwriters and publishers By Greg Synek, January 30, 2018, 9:27 AM
Industry Spotify Spotlight merges audio-first content with visual elements Spotify looks to spice up audio-only formats By Shawn Knight, January 18, 2018, 3:37 PM