The First-Ever Digital Single; Spotify's iMessage App; LiveXLive Acquires Slacker Radio

In September 1997, Capitol Records made history by releasing Duran Duran's "Electric Barbarella" on the internet as the first-ever digital single, heralding a massive shift in how the music industry operates.

Spotify's new iMessage app lets you send and receive songs from friends without closing out of the conversation.

Slacker Radio’s technology team and platform will provide advantages for the audio and video sides of LiveXLive Media.

In the digital era, some job titles at music companies may need to be rebranded thanks to streaming.

With a new head of video, Spotify is trying to determine what its video business will look like. One thing's for sure: music will be the focus.

Music composed by artificial-intelligence agents is increasingly finding its way into the soundtracks of advertisements, videogames, apps, and other contexts where suitable human-authored works are either not available or too costly.

Tencent Music Entertainment CEO Cussion Pang talked up the Chinese music industry during a presentation at the 2017 Music Matters conference.

Taking inspiration from then-emerging streaming sites like Bandcamp and SoundCloud, Joan Hansen led Denver Public Library's initiative to launch Volume, a platform where local musicians can upload their albums and library patrons can stream or download local music.

I finally did it; I reached Spotify’s downloadable content limit. I have 10,000 songs on my phone.

As Spotify continues to clear the decks for an expected public offering this year or next, it has hit another potential roadblock.