Why Can't Music Be Played In Podcasts? Taylor Swift Returns to the World of Streaming; Pandora Gets More Time

"The difference is the rights that are involved. Streaming involves the “public performance right.” There are organizations in place to collect public performance royalties that cover both the musical compositions and the recorded songs."

She’s been gone since 2014, but she’s coming back.

Pandora has secured more time before closing on a $150 million round of investment from private equity firm KKR.

Deezer CEO Hans-Holger Albrecht pulled no punches in a candid keynote where he touched upon the growth of streaming, lean-back listening, localization vs globalization, fairness in access and just where that money you pay for your service should go.

"We're so fucked!" Read a new excerpt from Steve Knopper's landmark 'Appetite for Self-Destruction' about the industry's embrace of streaming music.

SiriusXM announced that The Beatles Channel, the new channel created in collaboration with and fully authorized by The Beatles' Apple Corps Ltd., will feature special, exclusive guest DJ sessions with a variety of musicians, actors, celebrities and more—all of whom will host extensive specials playing their favorite Beatles music.

Evolving tech and the rise of virtual reality are finally making 3D audio a reality. It might even change the way you experience concerts.

Exclusive music news, big interviews, entertainment, social media trends and video from the news people at BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra.

Recently Instagram rolled out a new feature that lets users discover stories by location from the Explore tab.

Behind any new digital extension for radio, there is usually the question: How can we monetize that effort?

Phone firm EE has said it will be setting up the “most powerful temporary 4G network seen at any UK event” for this month’s Glastonbury Festival, where it is the “official technology and communications partner” no less.

Even before releasing her debut album later this month, singer-songwriter Sam Rui, 20, has already made a splash on the local music scene. She credits much of her success to the music streaming service Spotify, which she joined as an artist last year.

The founders of HDtracks are launching a new hi def streaming music service powered by 7Digital. HDmusicStream will use MQA technology to deliver studio quality music, with 7digital powering app development and delivering tracks from its platform to consumers.