Can SoundCloud Survive as Rappers Depart?; Drake the First Artist to Surpass 50 Billion Streams; Samsung Partners with Spotify

SoundCloud has become a launchpad for hip-hop's hottest acts. But can the streaming platform survive as its stars depart for more profitable pastures?

Samsung has announced that it’s partnering with Spotify on its devices, including smartphones, TVs, and the newly announced Galaxy Home smart speaker for a "true cross-platform listening experience."

Digital radio outlet Slacker has announced a unique new way of exposing its listeners to more female country artists, joining a handful of new initiatives aimed at shifting the country format’s longstanding and widely-documented gender imbalance.

Drake has become the first artist to surpass 50 billion streams across all global streaming platforms, his record company announced on Wednesday (Aug. 8).

A free webcast of Friday's Phish show at the Coastal Credit Union Music Park At Walnut Creek in Raleigh is available.

Verizon and Apple announced an exclusive partnership on Wednesday (Aug. 8), and the news comes with an exciting new offer.

Streaming has upturned music’s status quo – and labels are looking farther afield for truly fresh talent.

An extensive profile of the company and its CEO offers a view into its plans for the music industry.

SiriusXM announced that Slash Ft. Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators will perform for SiriusXM on Tuesday, September 11 at the famed Whisky a Go Go in Los Angeles. The announcement was made on SiriusXM's Volume channel show, Trunk Nation LA Invasion: Live from the Rainbow Bar & Grill. SLASH joined Eddie Trunk as the special…

A new report by market research and data analytics firm YouGov revealed that more Britons are streaming music today than downloading music

SoundCloud needed help badly when Kerry Trainor took over the company last summer.

The music industry is intensely interested in the growth of the market for smart speaker devices: Amazon Echo, Google Home, Apple HomePod and other speakers controlled via voice assistants like Alexa, Google Assistant and Siri respectively.