SiriusXM Debuts Athlete-Curated Playlists; Spotify Sleep Timer Hits the iPhone; Deezer's Most Streamed Global Artist; Pearl Jam Share Holiday Songs for Streaming

SiriusXM and Uninterrupted are teaming up to connect music and sports in an innovative new way, bringing fans closer to the athletes they love through athlete-curated playlists available exclusively for Pandora listeners.

Spotify launched earlier this year the new “Sleep Timer” feature, which stops the music playback after a specific time, but it was only available for the Android version of the app at the time.

J Balvin is Deezer’s most streamed global artist of 2019, the streaming platform announced.

Amid a forest of decade-end and year-end statistics posted by Spotify today, Post Malone and Billie Eilish hit some notable marks.

Apple has managed to keep its latest product under the tightest of wraps for once. In the last few minutes it announced the Apple Music Awards and the hardware is stunning.

Pearl Jam has begun to share their collection of holiday-inspired recordings onto streaming platforms for the first time ever.

iHeartMedia has announced Nashville as its second headquarters city for iHeartRadio Digital. The Nashville HQ will expand the current NYC digital team.

Spotify appears to have leapfrogged Deezer to become the No.1 source of streaming music subscriptions in France.

What does the music tech landscape look like from the investor's point of view—and what are start-ups getting wrong?

As the decade draws to a close, ExchangeWire has invited thought leaders from across the industry to share their predictions and insight into what 2020

If 'Your Daily Podcasts' expedite discovery, that would be a win for listeners and hosts alike. But Spotify will have to prove it can turn up more gems than sludge.

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