Spotify Aims to Cash In; 11 Music Conferences for 2018; Google Home Gets Support for Saavn, Gàana

Today the streaming music giant will begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange. Its path ahead, however, is far from clear.

The rising trend in longer albums and more singles is an effort to both take advantage of streaming revenue and get noticed.

Amazon Music tells Billboard it has "tens of millions" of paid customers, with subscriptions having more than doubled in the past six months, according to data provided by the company.

Kobalt Music Group’s revenues increased 23.5% in its 2017 financial year, up to $321m. The figure is up $61m year-on-year, and up nearly $100m on the $226m the firm posted two years previously.

Here's a list of our favorite music conferences in 2018, where you can network with professionals, workshop your ideas and discuss today's pressing topics.

Google has just launched English support in India, but that's not all. It's also rolling out support for a few region-specific music services.

We analyse the coherency of mood playlists by evaluating each song’s sentiment and using the median absolute deviation to robustly measure the variability of the playlist.

The online music-services company celebrates its 20th anniversary this year and Canada's share in its overall growth is reflected in bigger paydays for an eclectic band of homegrown acts.

Rainy Dawg Radio celebrating its 15th anniversary this month

Here's a look at the competition for music streaming, or listening to music over the internet in exchange for paying a flat monthly fee or listening to ads.

Mi Music app has been redesigned to give space to the online streaming service. The new integration is a part of the MIUI Global Beta 8.3.29 ROM that began rolling out a couple of days ago.

Genius and YouTube have joined to launch Song Stories, an audiovisual, interactive experience for fans to interact more deeply with music by their favorite artists.

Machine learning and algorithms are changing the way we listen to music. YouTube now knows which songs to play next based on your history, Soundcloud and Spotify expose you to artists you have never heard before, and machines might soon be writing their own music.

Former Radio 1 Breakfast show presenter Mike Read has officially opened up a new online radio station founded by former Radio Luxembourg presenter Tony Prince.

Spotify’s latest podcasts move is a partnership with lyrics-focused firm Genius. The companies have collaborated on a podcast called Déjà Vu.