YouTube Planning Paid Music Service; Apple Said to Be Acquiring Shazam

YouTube plans to introduce a paid music service in March, according to people familiar with the matter, a third attempt by parent company Alphabet Inc. to catch up with rivals Spotify and Apple Inc.

Amazon Music Unlimited, the company’s streaming service, today announced its expansion into 28 additional countries.

A recent Imro report, drawn up by Deloitte, highlights the music industry’s growing contribution to the Irish economy, but how much is actually going into the musicians’ pockets?

The app, which can identify a song just by hearing a few seconds of it, has lost some of its shine but is still used by “hundreds of millions of people.”

Pandora, the largest streaming music provider in the U.S., is still a compelling asset with more than 73 million active monthly users.

The Psychedelic Furs’ classic 1982 song “Love My Way” claims its biggest streaming week ever, largely thanks to its placement in the new movie "Call Me by Your Name."

Facebook has added a "sound collection" of 1,000 free, pre-cleared songs by mostly unknown artists for its users to add to their videos.

Imogen Heap’s Mycelia event in London today wasn’t just about announcing a world tour and Creative Passport initiative for artists. There was also a panel

Como Audio will have its Amico portable battery-powered audio solution on display at CES 2018 in January.

Bell Media has partnered with trade organization Music Canada and music licensing company Re:Sound on a new data project to improve efficiencies in royalty collection for Canadian rights holders.

Union musicians on live TV shows have staged demonstrations to persuade networks to pay band members when they appear on network websites.

Spotify and Chinese tech titan Tencent are investing in each other’s music-streaming services as part of what Tencent president Martin Lau calls a “strategic collaboration.”