Apple acquires music analytics start-up Asaii to better music recommendations
Asaii can help Apple compete with Spotify’s efforts to work directly with smaller artists.
Apple set to win EU antitrust approval for acquiring music discovery app Shazam
The European Commission opened a full-scale investigation into this deal in April.
Amazon's Alexa Cast to let users cast Amazon Music to Alexa-enabled devices
Users can play and control music on their Alexa-enabled devices from Amazon's Prime Music app.
Chinese internet giant Tencent looks to spin off its music business in the US
Tencent Music is seeking an initial public offering worth up to $4 billion, valuing it at about $25 billion.
Spotify Lite's 15 MB size is great, but it comes at the cost of functionality
On Spotify Lite there's a lot you can't do, like searching for single tracks or making playlists.
Russian firm Yandex has launched its $160 smart speaker for its digital assistant 'Alice'
Yandex launched a $160 smart speaker to work with its digital assistant ‘Alice’, becoming the latest challenger to the home helpers from Silicon Valley .
Reliance Jio, Saavn to create digital music platform with a valuation of over $1 billion
Reliance Industries executed definitive agreements for the combination of Saavn with its digital music service, JioMusic.
Former Interscope co-founder Jimmy Iovine to leave Apple Music in August
Music mogul Jimmy Iovine is said to leave Apple Inc’s music streaming service in August, the Billboard magazine reported on Thursday, citing sources.
Spotify buys Stockholm-based online music and audio recording studio Soundtrap
Soundtrap’s rapidly growing business is highly aligned with Spotify’s vision of democratising the music ecosystem, Spotify said in a statement.
Music streaming company Deezer wants to take on Spotify and Apple Music
Deezer is the fourth-biggest music streaming company in the world, by paid users, after Spotify, Apple Music and Amazon.
BookMyShow launches music streaming and digital radio service with Jukebox
BookMyShow's new Jukebox service brings a wide variety of audio shows to the platform.
Spotify edging towards new royalty deal with Warner Music; may clinch the deal by September
Music streaming company Spotify is close to agreeing to a new licensing pact with Warner Music Inc, the last big music royalty deal it needs before pushing ahead with a US stock market listing, four sources familiar with the situation said.
Following the layoff of 40 percent of its staff, SoundCloud can now survive up to Q4 2017
SoundCloud, which was launched in 2008 and has never said how many paying subscribers it has, last month launched a budget subscription package in the hope of persuading more listeners to convert from the free service.
Facebook F8: Apple Music will come to Messenger soon, Spotify already available
"Music on Messenger is going to be a good thing this year," said Marcus.
Google Play Music subscription service launched at Rs 89 per month inaugural price
Google has launched the subscription service for its Google Play Music to let you stream music and radio stations based on your favourite genres and interest areas.
Pandora launches premium subscription service for $9.99 a month
Pandora has introduced a premium subscription service for $9.99 (Roughly Rs 660) a month, and is available only on iOS devices as of now.
SoundCloud introduces SoundCloud Go, a mid tier ad-free subscription plan
SoundCloud has introduced a subscription plan that allows users to listen to 120 million tracks a month without ads, and download them for offline listening.
Apple Music has 20 million subscribers since its launch
Back in September Apple Music subscription numbers were at 17 million which means the last three months saw a 15 percent increase.
Amazon challenges Apple and Spotify with new music streaming service
The new streaming service, called "Amazon Music Unlimited," lets users access a vast catalog of songs on demand, similar to Spotify and Apple Music.
Spotify in advanced talks to buy SoundCloud
Swedish music-streaming service provider Spotify is in advanced talks to acquire German rival SoundCloud