IDAGIO Debuts Free Version Worldwide; An Oral History of LimeWire; Cryptocurrency + Music Streaming; SoundCloud Debuts Marketing Tool

IDAGIO is now available free of charge worldwide. IDAGIO Free users can immerse themselves in the entire world of classical music with a catalog of over 2 million tracks, which corresponds to 15 years of back-to-back listening.

And the untold story of a Spotify killer that never saw the light of day.

Can crypto and distributed ledger technology help improve the music industry?

Hollywood is in love with the music industry again, but Vox Lux flips the narrative and captures the value of sequin-clad artifice.

A new podcaster/publisher team-up is yet another example of the impact ripples left by the sharp rise of digital audio in the publishing industry.

Synchtank has partnered with London Grid for Learning and a prominent production library to provide high-quality music to students and teachers in London schools.

The latest addition to Pluto's line-up are pre-programmed music video stations, courtesy of Vevo.

For two emerging artists, Spotify helped them connect, and they’re getting married. The couple are trying to find who's responsible.

A British Academy of Sound Therapy and Deezer study reveals that music that triggers different emotional reactions is “hugely beneficial” for wellbeing

Music streaming is getting big in India and Gaana are showing some great growth despite losses in the last year.

SoundCloud launched Promote, a new self-service tool that will allow Premier creators the opportunity to place their songs atop listeners’ feeds and mobile pages.

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