A series of interviews with Lava Records, Next Big Sound, The Echo Nest, Spotify and more exploring the evolution of discovering a Hit from traditional methods to innovative data-driven strategies.
Data shows that streaming subscription growth is slowing in the world’s most lucrative markets.
Apple Music has rebranded its The A-List: Alternative playlist as ALT CTRL, spotlighting new music across the broad spectrum of alternative music, Billboard can exclusively reveal.
Search for Beethoven’s 5th on Spotify and it’ll pull up an overwhelming and seemingly arbitrary list of recordings based purely on keywords found in the track title.
The technology may be obsolete, but it’s associated with attractive stories that the streaming generation wants to try on.
The company's playlist that combines music, news and podcast content for the first time and in one single personalized feed.
Leading DJ digital music store Beatport has joined forces with the like-minded Loopmasters, an English record label and online retailer for sound packs and plugins.
The advent of streaming has changed our relationship to music, but where is it taking us?
Listening to music with your friends is a long-time social pastime, and now Spotify is building it directly into its app.
Gregory Porter has announced the launch of his new podcast series, The Hang, to launch on 8 August with his conversation with Jeff Goldblum.
Apple has switched up its "Today at Apple" Music Lab sessions to feature Billie Eilish's "You Should See me in a Crown," replacing Madonna's "Crave" remix session that had started in June.
TIDAL announced it's partnering with international electronic music superstar, deadmau5, and leading independent label mau5trap to release an exclusive documentary.
The retail giant's voice-activated devices are getting a cool new feature.
The music apps that make your phone rock.
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