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Google Play Music to make way for YouTube Music by year end; users can move playlists via Takeout
The changes are going to begin sooner than expected, what with Google discontinuing some key Play Music features starting late August.
Azadi Records embraces greater digital presence by amping up online release of their music in lockdown
To adapt to changing times during a pandemic, Indian independent label Azadi Records has taken to releasing their music online, anticipating several months before the world reopens to live gigs.
Music mogul Jimmy Iovine on why music-streaming services should be worried about their business models
Iovine, who co-founded the Interscope label in 1990 has long been one of the sharpest observers of the tug-of-war between the entertainment business and Silicon Valley
Amazon launches ad-supported version of music streaming service called Amazon Music
Amazon offers paid plans for its music service starting at $9.99 per month and it is also part of its prime bundle.
TikTok owner ByteDance is preparing to launch a music streaming service, in talks with music labels: Report
ByteDance is looking to launch its music streaming as soon as next month
Apple Music 'Replay' puts together your top songs from each year into playlists
The Apple Music Replay will update every week so that it can reflect the latest activity of the user in the playlist.
Apple, Spotify are in discussions to let users use Siri to control the music streaming app
Currently, Apple users have to open the app on their devices manually to play music on Spotify.
K-Pop is among the most liked genres by millennial in India: Spotify
Popular trends on Spotify India are collaborative tracks, new artists and meditation songs.
Spotify Lite Beta launched in India to cater to old and low-end smartphones
Spotify Lite can be downloaded separately and can even be used both alongside the main Spotify app.
EU set to launch a formal probe on Apple Music over Spotify's competition criticism
The report suggests that EU's investigation into Spotify's claims would start in the "next few weeks,"
Wynk Tube is Airtel's new music streaming service for Bhojpuri, Punjabi music fans
The Wynk app is currently only available on Android and supports 12 Indian regional languages.
Spotify to take down all tracks by music label Saregama within the next 10 days: Report
Spotify has stated, as per the report, that the litigation is not an adversarial one.
Apple Music's subscriber count in US surpasses that of Spotify: Report
Apple's service had 28 million subscribers as of the end of February compared with Spotify's 26 million.
Apple Music vs Gaana vs JioSaavn vs YouTube Music: The Indian music streaming market is heating up
With nearly 2 billion users, YouTube is the biggest platform for streaming music.
YouTube Music, YouTube Premium now live in India with subscriptions starting from Rs 99 per month
A subscription to YouTube Music Premium has been priced similar to that on Apple Music and Spotify.
Spotify's India launch plan hits hurdle as Warner moves HC alleging copyright breach
Spotify is set to launch in India, even though it hasn’t secured a license to Warner’s catalogue.
Spotify is testing a feature that will let users mute and block artists: Report
Spotify is expected to finally make its official entry in India this month itself, on 31 January.
Tinder is teaming up with Spotify to test sending song clips to matches
The new Tinder test feature will allow users to send 30-second song clips to their matches.
Tencent Music launches US IPO of $1.2 bn after US-China leaders broker truce on trade
The music arm of tech giant Tencent Holdings is looking to raise between $1.07 billion and $1.23 billion in a New York Stock Exchange IPO
Winamp is returning as an all-in-one music player, but it won't be out till 2019
Winamp 5.666, the current version from 2013 is receiving an update (free) to 5.8 later this week.