Seeking to boost the important core of Spotify's business model, the streaming company just joined most of its competition in offering a Premium family plan.
Spotify will be adding video content to its Android app this week. With short video clips and podcasts, Spotify wants users to actively use the app instead of leaving it running in the background.
Some tracks will have extra information included. Spotify is the leader when it comes to streaming music services, but it is always looking to improve.
Over 100 artists are in the class action Spotify might be facing some legal troubles after a class action of over 100 artists have filed a lawsuit seeking over $150 million in damages.
Spotify might only allow premium users to access certain songs and albums Spotify might start limiting certain songs that its free users can listen to.
Apple will focus on Apple Music. Apple plans to kill off the Beats Music service on Nov. 30 in order to concentrate on its new streaming platform Apple Music.
Ad-free videos and offline viewing are benefits YouTube Red, the first pay version of YouTube was introduced Wednesday. For $9. 99 per month, paid users get access to videos without ads and offline viewing of video content as well as other benefits.
Tim Cook says an additional 8.5 million are using the free trial Apple Music has 6. 5 million paid members for its $10 per month streaming music plan. That number is coming directly from Apple's CEO.
Play-by-play and analysis will be streamed to premium TuneIn users TuneIn and the NFL announced a partnership Monday that will allow TuneIn's premium users to receive live play-by-play for all NFL games including the Super Bowl.
Apple Music is now three months old and some users who took advantage of the three-month trial are preparing to cancel their memberships to avoid being charged $9.99 per month.
Commercial breaks will be replaced with songs instead of ads TuneIn Radio is going premium and it is getting rid of the commercials and adding even more content.
Spotify wants to know as much data about their users as possible. A brand new privacy policy will allow the streaming music service to see users' contacts, view their photos and much more.
A survey released by music industry research company MusicWatch is showing that Apple Music trial subscribers have already stopped using the service. This would mean they are not interested in continuing with the paid service, which costs $9.99 per month.
Apple Music has 11 million users now trialing the streaming service, just over a month after its debut. But Apple wants these users and many more to become paid subscribers.
The free version of Play Music will be similar to Pandora and iTunes Radio. Google has been put on notice by Apple Music. Responding to the new streaming music service, Google has announced that Play Music will be offered in a free ad-supported version, Tech Crunch reports.
Apple tried to be different with its relaunch of Beats Music. Apple tried to be different with its relaunch of Beats Music. The streaming service will allow Apple users to listen to a variety of different songs, but the cost will be similar to other competitors, CNET reports.
The Sony Walkman re-emerged last fall as a $300 hi-definition audio device with codec support. Now, Sony has announced a new Walkman model at the CES 2015 conference in Las Vegas this week, and it comes with a hefty price tag of $1,200.
The tiny stick fits perfectly behind wall mounted TVs. What's not to love about the new and improved Roku Streaming Stick? The company dropped the MHL requirement and cut the price in half.
Spotify is one of the most popular programs for legally streaming music. It is a free program, but if you really want to enjoy the service, you have to pay $9.99 per month. Now, however, the company wants individuals to try the service for three months for just $.99.
Brazil has traditionally been a hotspot for pirated music, with some saying the musicians themselves encourage the industry. But Spotify is entering the country- where three similar services already exist- and faces the challenge of spotty internet in order to help grow its reputation as a piracy music quasher.
