Metallica never plays the same show twice. The American heavy-metal rock band, whose debut album was released 35 years ago this week, caters its live performances to its fans. It looks at what audiences are listening to on Spotify in the city it's playing in, and changes the setlist to include some of the most...
The streaming service will add improvements every two weeks.
Spotify has been experimenting with incorporating non-musical formats over the last couple of years, including videos and multimedia podcasts. Next up: Motion comics based on new Archie stories.
'It is easier to stream music than to pirate it,' say fans, as the number of illegal downloads falls.
French tycoon Vincent Bollore is looking to cash in on the music industry's revival with plans to sell up to half of Vivendi 's iconic Universal Music division - an asset worth up 30 billion euros ($35 billion).
Travis Scott is bringing back his Apple Music radio show .wav radio.
eMusic has announced a $70M token sale to build a decentralized music distribution and royalty management system.
Spotify’s global head of creator services Troy Carter is leaving the company in September, although he will be taking up an advisory role for the music-streaming service after he departs.
While most of Spotify’s ad-supported revenue comes from direct-sold inventory, its programmatic self-serve platform is growing fast – and now brings in 20% of total ad revenue.
Kesha has released the trailer for her Apple Music documentary, Rainbow - The Film, which intends to be an empowering look at her healing process. The doc is due to be released on Aug. 10, which is also the one-year anniversary of her latest album of the same name.
Android users' morning ritual might get a bit more musical.
