The Secret Lives of Playlists; Tesla Might Launch Its Own Streaming Music Service

Not all Spotify playlists are created equally. To begin understanding this, look at them closely. Literally. Choose a playlist in Browse, and look at its cover art. Look in the corner for a logo. Look at another. Look at all of them.

Why not work directly with Spotify, Apple and others? Good question.

The writer behind Ariana Grande's "Dangerous Woman" has a podcast on songwriters, an undervalued corner of the pop music machine.

"[Older viewers] are appealing to advertisers because they have money to spend and are very attractive to brands," said Dailymotion chair Maxime Saada.

Daniel Ek has a beautiful product, but he needs to make the numbers sing.

Last month Deezer launched Deezer Next, a new programme designed to identify and promote emerging talent. Deezer Next enables users to discover a hand-picked selection of new, emerging artists worldwide. The programme is a plus for upcoming musicians, especially in Africa, as it promotes them to new audiences.

As if he’s not busy enough with his new twins, Beyoncé’s husband and the father of three Jay-Z announced Monday that he’ll be releasing his new album, “4:44,” on June 30.

"The audience controls music now,” says Diplo. “That’s in our favor”

Microsoft needs all the high-profile apps it can get, and this is certainly a major boon for the store.

 Songtradr announced today a long-term partnership with Milamber Ventures PLC to establish essential business development and territorial expansion of Songtradr in the UK.

Parker, co-founder of Napster and ex-President of Facebook, became part of Spotify in 2010 when he reportedly invested $15m for a 5% stake.

His exit comes as Spotify today adds former Disney COO Tom Staggs to its board, in addition to former YouTube product head Shishir Mehrotra.

Guns N' Roses are bringing their legendary hard rock anthems to Harlem's legendary venue for the first time for a private, invitation-only concert for SiriusXM subscribers on July 20. The band will also launch the limited-run Guns N' Roses Radio on July 13 on satellite channel 41.