Streaming Fuels Music Industry's Growth; Apple Music Just Hit 40M Paid Subscribers; 8tracks Returns to Free Streaming

Many of the music industry’s most influential executives have dabbled in or even fled entirely to the worlds of tech, finance and VC. But now, thanks in part to the growth of streaming, the moves are increasingly also moving in the other direction.

In a very quiet announcement on Twitter, Apple released some very significant news today.

As streaming giant Spotify goes public, a look at what types of music do the best (and worst) online.

Thanks to our much-appreciated 8tracks Plus subscribers and the recent introduction of new audio ads, we’re beyond excited to say goodbye to the loathed weekly free listening limit for people in the US.

SoundCloud alums are responsible for 14 Grammy nominations, 41 albums landing on the Billboard charts, and 122 Billboard Hot 100 singles. Now SoundCloud is taking steps to support its homegrown talent.

VNUE will be recording the upcoming West Coast run from veteran American hard rockers King's X and making the shows available for download instantly via VNUE's set.fm app, web site, and at each show with all new Limited Edition VIP laminates.

I for one miss the days of spending at least 30 minutes at every party going through the host’s CDs for the ones I knew, the ones I knew I wanted, and most of all; the ones I didn’t know I wanted…

This amazingly compact streaming device offers 70w of power and a sound big enough to fill most rooms. It works with virtually all music streaming services and is incredibly versatile. Best of all, it sounds great.

Giving up on a traditional initial public offering builds on the streaming service’s past decade of challenging old ways of doing things

Radio is not dead as NPR records highest numbers. The NPR One app is available for smart speakers from Amazon, Google Home, and Apple.

Though you should probably own their LPs already, Drag City has done you a favor and joined Spotify. Now you can stream records by the Silver Jews, Ty Segall, and more.

Apple Music is one of the best music streaming options when you have a local library of unreleased songs, live concerts, or remixes. But this method will also allow you to sync hi-fiedlity music such as ALAC to your iPhone.

Monthly hours per subscriber is on the rise for Spotify, while declining for Netflix.