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Apple Music reaches milestone of 40 million paid subscribers

Apple Music has officially surpassed the 40 million subscriber mark. It's an impressive milestone for the music streaming service, which has also just found itself a new leader. Earlier this week, the iEmpire announced that Oliver Schusser will be taking on the challenge of leading Apple Music Worldwide.
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What is YouTube Red? What you get, how it works, and how much it costs

Curious about YouTube Red? We cover what you get with a subscription and how much YouTube Red costs, along with how YouTube Red works with Google Play Music to make a great music streaming service.
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Spotify may be working on a stand-alone car speaker

Spotify may be getting into the hardware business. There is some evidence to suggest that the company is working on a standalone speaker for cars.
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Is Spotify too big to fail? It just went public, so we’ll find out soon

Despite a massively popular business, increasing revenues, and hefty valuation, all signs point to Spotify’s direct listing decision being a way out for early investors.
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I ditched Spotify for YouTube Red with Google Play Music and never looked back

Everyone loves Spotify, but sometimes, the most popular streaming platforms just aren't enough. Here's why I switched over to Youtube Red.
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Spotify begins cracking down on third-party playlist services

SpotLister has been now been deemed non-compliant with Spotify's terms of use. It previously placed songs on playlists for a fee.
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Should Spotify launch a record label and become the Netflix of music?

Despite impressive subscriber numbers, Spotify is losing money thanks to high licensing fees. However, one expert recommends Netflix as a model for success.
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Outkast set a high bar for hip-hop. Duo Rae Sremmurd wants to clear it

Rae Sremmurd explains how the group's upcoming three-disc album, Sremmlife 3, is something legends like Outkast have never done and what we can expect from their first Reebok shoe.
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How SiriusXM is dominating in the Spotify era

SiriusXM boasts less than half the subscribers as the most popular on-demand music streaming service, but SiriusXM is booming while Spotify continues to lose money. What’s going on here?
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Spotify is working on its first hardware product — an Amazon killer?

New job listings show Spotify is working on its first-ever hardware, most likely a speaker. Will it take on Amazon's Echo products and Alexa, or the Apple HomePod?
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Sonos throws some shade at the HomePod via a Spotify playlist

To celebrate the arrival of the Apple HomePod onto theconnected speakers market, Sonos is offering some sassy commentary by way of music.
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Producer Cardo on making Drake’s new No. 1 hit, Kendrick Lamar’s “evil genius”

Producer Cardo explains to Digital Trends how he went from making music on Playstations to producing hit records with Drake and Kendrick Lamar using programs anyone can download for free.
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TWB Podcast: SpaceX triumph, Spotify vs. Apple Music, Apple Watch health

After the success of the Falcon launch, what's next for SpaceX and Tesla? Spotify is the kind of streaming music, but Apple Music is hot on the trail. The Apple Watch may soon provide your doctor with valuable information.
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Apple Music is growing fast, but it will be a while before world domination

Apple Music is growing quickly in the United States, but it has a ways to go before it beat the subscribers numbers of popular Swedish music streaming service Spotify on the global stage.
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Apple Music makes gains in the U.S., but a possible Spotify IPO looms

Apple Music is making gains against streaming giant Spotify, at least in the USA, new group pushes back against social media and tech addiction, The Verge takes a closer look at Intel's Vaunt AR glasses.
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Apple CEO Tim Cook rewards Drake for reaching one billion streams

Apple CEO Tim Cook and Eddy Cue presented Drake with a plaque commemorating his album 'Views' with amassing more than one billion streams on Apple Music.
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Spotify quietly files for IPO just before getting hit with $1.6B Wixen lawsuit

Spotify makes a move, then someone else moves against Spotify, Intel CPU flaw has OS devs scrambling, modder thinks inside the Xbox One X box.
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Spotify hit with a $1.6 billion lawsuit over Tom Petty, Neil Young songs

Music streaming giant Spotify has been hit with a $1.6 billion lawsuit brought by major music publisher Wixen.
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Meet the playlist curators who mint new music stars, one pick at a time

Digital Trends spoke to major players in the music industry to find out how Apple Music and Spotify playlists are making stars and hits.
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Microsoft officially draws the curtain on its Groove Music streaming service

As of today, the Groove Music app from Microsoft no longer offers the option to stream, purchase, or download music.
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Spotify has hit 100M users, but have its paid subscriber numbers grown as well?

Spotify has hit a milestone with 100 million active monthly users, up from 75 million when it last discussed those figures in 2015.
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Did you get a new MacBook Pro? You may want the new Spotify, too

If you have a new MacBook, you may want to get the new Spotify to go along with it.
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Drop some serious clues about gifts with Verizon and Spotify’s Holiday Hintlist

Thanks to Holiday Hintlists from Verizon and Spotify, you may finally be able to get something you don't want to return.
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The average person spends about $15 on streaming music all year

According to a recent Nielsen Music study, the average person only spends $156 a year on music, with a fraction for streaming music.
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Kanye West may take on Spotify, Netflix, and TV with new streaming service

Kanye West representatives filed to trademark a Yeezy Sound service which will stream music, cable television, video, and more.
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Getting the ghouls together? Checkout our epic Halloween Spotify playlist

In search of spooky music? We've rounded up the best Halloween songs to help creep you into the most monster-filled weekend of the year.
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Billboard Charts will weigh streaming services more heavily in 2017

Billboard Charts has announced that it adjust is 2018 metrics to more heavily favor streaming sites such as Spotify
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You may soon be able to presave albums on Spotify thanks to Show.co

Pre-saves on Spotify mean that music lovers will be able to hit save for an upcoming album and have the tracks delivered to their library.
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Take a stroll down melody lane with Spotify’s new Your Time Capsule playlist

Spotify has unveiled a new personalized playlist, dubbed Your Time Capsule, that compiles songs from a user's past.
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Spotify and Waze partner to bring music to your ride on iOS

Navigation app Waze is teaming up with Spotify to bring tunes to your ride. New in-app tools will make it easier to pull up your playlist.
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Share Spotify tracks with your friends via the new iMessage app

Thanks to Spotify's new iMessage app, you can easily text your favorite beats to your favorite people with just a few taps of the finger
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Spotify drops Safari browser in stealth system update

In an update, Spotify drops Safari browser support, leaving many apple users with no access to the popular streaming music service.
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It may look retro, but the Ruark R7 MkIII has Spotify inside, and a lot more

The retro Ruark R7 audio system provides a complete musical experience with Spotify Connect, AptX HD Bluetooth, a CD player, radio, and more.
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Spotify support is headed to the Xbox One

A leaked image appears to confirm that Spotify will soon make its way to the Xbox One after three years of PlayStation exclusivity.
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Rock on: Spotify app looks to land on another major game console

Also today: Lenovo trashes their own user interface in favor of some Nougat, The Dark Tower opens today and we have a review of the new movie.
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Spotify reaches 60 million paid subscribers, remains top dog in music streaming

The world of streaming music continues its growth spurt, as Swedish streaming service Spotify reaches 60 million paid subscribers.
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Copyright continues to be an issue for Spotify as the service faces two new lawsuits

Two new lawsuits were launched earlier this week against Spotify in Nashville, Tennessee, and copyright continues to be an issue.
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Sonos gets smarter with Spotify Connect and Amazon Alexa integration

Sonos on Tuesday announced two key partnerships, adding full integration with Spotify and support for Amazon's Alexa.