Can Spotify Be Big in Japan? Also, They Want SoundCloud

A tech/media deal that doesn’t make you scratch your head.

The initiative would boost the Amazon Echo's smart home technology in advance of the holiday shopping season. The price point for the service is a cut below most competitors, positioning it as a potential loss leader for Amazon.

If Spotify purchases SoundCloud, the impact will be felt throughout the online streaming world, far extending either of the two platforms' userbase

Expecting Lyor Cohen to make peace with labels is like believing Roger Waters will get back together with David Gilmour for a concert in support of Israeli statehood. This shows how out of touch YouTube is, I hope the ink isn’t dry.

Why would anyone buy SoundCloud for a billion dollars? Put the checkbook down, Spotify. Just put it down and step away and nobody gets hurt.

PledgeMusic today announced that it had finalized deal to acquire Set.fm. Set.fm Founder and CEO Matt Peterson will add the title of PledgeMusic GM, Austin.

A special plaque is being handed over by Apple’s Eddy Cue and Apple Music’s ‘friend of the artists’ Larry Jackson, as well as the Cupertino giant’s overall boss Tim Cook. It is a big deal.

The music streaming service will have to fight record labels that still sell a lot of profitable compact discs.

Says Slacker Radio CEO Duncan Orrell-Jones: “While we’re not commenting on Samsung’s decision to no longer support Milk Music, our hope is that the impact on users will be minimal.

When I was 13, my babysitter showed up with a box of 12 new cassettes. I was amazed that she had been able to afford all this music. I grew up poor and even one...

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Lyor Cohen has been named global head of music at YouTube, the company confirmed today.