Share this postPlatform & StreamSiriusXM Gets Pandora in $3.5B Streaming Push; Deezer's AI Mood Detection Could Lead to Smarter Song PlaylistsCopy linkFacebookEmailNotesMoreSiriusXM Gets Pandora in $3.5B Streaming Push; Deezer's AI Mood Detection Could Lead to Smarter Song PlaylistsPlatform & StreamSep 25, 2018Share this postPlatform & StreamSiriusXM Gets Pandora in $3.5B Streaming Push; Deezer's AI Mood Detection Could Lead to Smarter Song PlaylistsCopy linkFacebookEmailNotesMoreShareSatellite radio firm Sirius XM Holdings Inc will buy music streamer Pandora Media Inc in a $3.5 billion all-stock deal, as it seeks to build scale to battle heavyweight streaming rivals Spotify and Apple Music.USAstute listeners know that you can't gauge a song's mood solely through the instrumentation or the lyrics, but that's often what AI has been asked to do -- and...Apple has completed its acquisition of audio-recognition mobile app Shazam following approval earlier this month by European regulators.College radio is one of the most effective and fun ways to promote your music to new audiences. Here are ten great stations currently serving indie artists.Apple Music, you’ve ruined my perfectly curated playlists. Isn’t information in the cloud supposed to be identical no matter where you access it?Tuesday evening, the music business scored a political victory that some executives couldn't chew on until after Yom Kippur ended: The Senate passed the Music Modernization Act.The other fascinating session at ‘All About Music’ was a masterclass on audio production.Music streaming services like Spotify are watching you.Spotify is testing the addition of individually personalized tracks to existing editor curated playlists.Several large players, including Audible, Panoply, and BuzzFeed, have exiting the podcast-creating business. Is podcasting dead or just in a slump?Spotify is again expanding its Lower Manhattan office, home of its U.S. headquarters.PreviousNext