Lincoln owners with the latest version of Ford’s Sync can now access the Tidal app through their cars. That includes a hi-fi tier for premium drivers. Lincoln owners will also receive up to 12 months of the service for free in a new deal that was anno…
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Amazon’s ‘Echo Auto’ Is Now Shipping to 1 Million Drivers In the U.S.
Smart speakers are the fastest growing tech category in the United States. Now, they’re threatening to transform car dashboards, with potentially huge implications for music. Amazon’s Echo currently leads the pack in a heated race for the home. But w…
Deezer Crosses 7 Million Subscribers, With 14 Million Active Users
Deezer is way behind Spotify and Apple Music. But 7 million is 7 million. CEO Hans-Holger Albrecht says that four years ago, 80% of Deezer’s revenue was telecom driven thanks to bundling deals with mobile operators. The majority of that funding came fr…
Warner/Chappell Names Guy Moot, Carianne Marshall as Co-Chairs
Warner/Chappell Music Publishing announced two new co-chairs today in a widely expected decision. Sony ATV Music Publishing’s former executive Guy Moot lands at the top spot as co-chair and CEO. He’ll be running the company alongside COO Carianne Mars…
RCA Records Faces Heavy Pressure to Drop R. Kelly — So Far, No Response
In the wake of the #MeToo movement, pressure continues to build around R. Kelly. In the past week, Lifetime has aired a six-part documentary featuring women describing sexual misconduct from the singer. The damning biopic, Surviving R. Kelly, chronicl…
1 Out of Every 5 American Adults Currently Owns a Smart Speaker, Study Finds
53 million is a big number. But it’s just 20% of the addressable pie. A survey conducted by NPR and Edison Research has determined that smart speakers are becoming mainstream devices. That part you probably knew — though this process is a long way fr…
Phish, Post Malone, Childish Gambino, Brockhampton to Lead Bonnaroo 2019
Iconic American festival Bonnaroo has revealed its headliners for 2019. The festival in Manchester, Tennessee will be held on June 13th through June 16th. This time, several past Bonnaroo performers will be returning. Phish will play three separate se…
Apple Music Quietly Launches Lyrics In 7 New Countries — Including Germany and France
Yesterday, Apple quietly updated Apple Music’s lyrics support for seven new countries across the globe. France, Germany, Ireland, Mexico, New Zealand, South Africa, and Spain now offer both song lyrics and lyric search. Song lyrics appear onscreen in t…
Perpetrators Behind the Fake Beyonce and SZA Albums Have Been Found
Over the holiday season, Beyonce appeared to have dropped two new albums for fans to enjoy on Spotify and Apple Music. But the two albums were released under a different name and quickly disappeared from both services less than a day later. Using the ‘…
Universal Music Acquires Nashville’s House of Blues Studio for $4.3 Million
Universal Music Group has added another prestigious studio to its umbrella of properties. UMG purchased the House of Blues recording studio in Berry Hill last November for an estimated $4.3 million. Other famous studios under the UMG umbrella now inclu…