Like Spotify, YouTube Music has also managed to partner with Samsung. Last Friday, Spotify confirmed a major expansion under its strategic alliance with Samsung. The streaming music giant’s app would now be bundled into millions of Samsung’s new device…
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YouTube Music Continues Its Google Home Expansion Into 10 More Countries
Google is well-known for introducing multiple versions of services and apps. YouTube Music is replacing Google Play Music, but it lacked integration with Google Home. YouTube Music also wasn’t available on Android Auto when the service launched, takin…
YouTube Music Continues Its Google Home Expansion Into 10 More Countries
Google is well-known for introducing multiple versions of services and apps. YouTube Music is replacing Google Play Music, but it lacked integration with Google Home. YouTube Music also wasn’t available on Android Auto when the service launched, takin…
Spotify Expands Strategic Partnership With Samsung, Bundling the App on Millions of New Mobile Devices
Spotify has expanded its partnership with Samsung, even bundling 6 months of Premium on select Galaxy devices. Last summer, Samsung officially unveiled a long-term partnership with Spotify. The new deal would allow the streaming music giant to serve as…
SoundCloud Intensifies Its Canadian Advertising Efforts with DAX
SoundCloud has a new agreement with DAX to give Canadian advertisers access to its audience. DAX is the programmatic audio advertising arm of UK-based radio company Global. A similar deal already exists between the two companies in the UK, so this Can…
Can You Tour a Playlist? Spotify Taps Live Nation to Further Expand Its ‘Rap Caviar Live’ Series
Spotify has announced a new Live Nation Urban partnership for another RapCaviar Live concert this year. The early-stage experiment continues. Last year, the RapCaviar Live tour featured artists like 2 Chainz, Lil Pump, Rich the Kid, Migos and more. Ra…
South Korea Has 8.5 Million Paying Music Subscribers — But Physical Is Growing, Too
BTS isn’t the only thing booming in South Korea. But you can thank K-pop for the explosion in streaming — and growth in physical. A new report focusing on the music industry in South Korea has revealed that not only is streaming on the rise, but phy…
SoundCloud Launches SoundCloud Go for Students
SoundCloud is now offering students half off for SoundCloud Go+ streaming. Eligible university and college students can now get the streaming service for $4.99 a month, down from $9.99. SoundCloud Go+ is the premium tier for SoundCloud streaming, which…
Spotify India Hits 1 Million Users In its First Week — But Is That Good?
Spotify launched in India last week while being used by Warner Music. Despite that hiccup, the platform has quickly attracted a million users. There are 1 million paid and free-tier accounts on the service in its first week, according to details from …
De La Soul’s Catalog Pulled from Streaming Services at the 11th Hour
A perfect combination of legal issues, bad contract terms, and other problems led Tommy Boy Records to halt De La Soul’s catalog streaming availability. Several days ago, De La Soul published the news of an ugly ongoing feud with their label, Tommy Boy…