Streaming Fuels the Boom in Smart Speakers; How Indie Artists Will Make Money with SoundCloud Premier

The markets for smart speakers and music streaming are becoming more interdependent, a new study suggests, as high-tech audio shifts the way consumers listen to music.

SoundCloud announced that it is opening up its direct monetization program to the public, finally giving most artists the ability to make money off of the platform. The program, called SoundCloud Premier, was created four years ago but has been limited to an invite-only beta until now.

Yandex.Music, Russia's largest local music streaming service, has made its first step towards expansion beyond the former Soviet Union by launching in Israel.

Spotify unveiled the most-streamed songs, artists, and albums to celebrate 10 years.

Indie music distributor DistroKid has received "a significant investment" from Silversmith Capital Partners, a Boston-based growth equity firm.

Nir Eyal, the author of the "Hooked," offers eight ways that you can help people build listening to your radio station into their daily habits.

Facebook has unveiled its first two smart speakers: the Portal and Portal+. Well, smart 'speakers' - like Amazon's Echo Show, these devices have screens.

Spotify’s UK subsidiary has published its financial results for 2017, and at first glance there’s a shock: revenues *down* by 55% year-on-year to £107.1m ($140.1m).

Offers free access to subscription music services, Pandora Premium.

Watch Phil Cook and The Guitarheels perform songs off of 'People Are My Drug' and 'Southland Mission' for Seattle-based radio station KEXP.