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In Taylor vs. Spotify, It's She Said vs. He Said

Her label says she's made just $500K from streaming in a year

(Newser) - The back-and-forth between Taylor Swift and Spotify continues: Though Spotify says Swift would have made $6 million from the streaming service this year had she not pulled all her music from it , Swift's record label tells Time she's been paid less than $500,000 for domestic streaming of... More »

Look Out, Spotify? YouTube Launching Music Service

YouTube Music Key will also give users access to Google Play Music

(Newser) - In what could signal more trouble for Spotify , YouTube announced today that its much ballyhooed subscription music service is launching next week. It's called YouTube Music Key, and like Spotify Premium, it'll set you back $9.99 a month for ad-free and offline listening. Unlike Spotify, it'll... More »

Spotify Swipes Back at Taylor Swift

Founder defends business model, says Swift was on track to earn $6M

(Newser) - Spotify's founder wrote a lengthy defense of his business model today in the wake of Taylor Swift's decision to pull her music from the streaming site, reports MTV.com . Daniel Ek insists that he's on the side of musicians, pointing out that Spotify has paid out $2... More »

Taylor Swift Pulls All Her Music Off Spotify

Streaming service really wants her to come back

(Newser) - In the mood for some Taylor Swift? Well, don't bother heading to Spotify, because she just pulled all her music off the streaming service, in what the Verge says is probably "an attempt to drive sales of her new album, 1989, as well as her earlier albums."... More »

10 Most Popular Wedding 'First Dance' Songs

Etta James is No. 1 on Spotify ranking

(Newser) - This happens to be one of the top weekends of the year for weddings, notes Business Insider , which picks up on new rankings from Spotify of the most popular first-dance songs. And the winners are:
  1. "At Last," Etta James
  2. "I Won't Give Up," Jason Mraz
... More »

Spotify's Most-Streamed Song Ever Is...

Avicii's 'Wake Me Up,' with 235M listens

(Newser) - If Spotify listens are a barometer for musical quality, then the best song of all time is, apparently, "Wake Me Up," by electronic dance music producer and DJ Avicii. The song has been streamed some 235 million times, the Huffington Post reports, making it the music service's... More »

Band Scored $20K Off Silent Spotify Album

But Spotify, alas, has taken it down

(Newser) - Spotify has put an end to a small band's ingenious plan to milk it for money with a silent album—but not before that album racked up a five-figure royalty check. In case you missed it, last month a band called Vulfpeck created a silent album called "Sleepify,... More »

How Band Is Cashing In on Album of Silence

Vulfpeck asks fans to stream 'Sleepify' on Spotify while they sleep

(Newser) - Lots of musicians—notably Thom Yorke of Radiohead —hate Spotify because it pays out a tiny fraction of a cent for every track played. But now a funk band out of Ann Arbor called Vulfpeck has come up with what Quartz calls an "ingeniously simple" way to actually... More »

YouTube Preps Spotify Rival

Free and paid versions of subscription music service planned

(Newser) - Spotify will soon have a new rival in the subscription-music game—and the competition has video. YouTube is readying a subscription service of its own, insiders tell Billboard . It's set to include both free and paid versions. The free one will probably offer unlimited listening, even on mobile devices,... More »

Thom Yorke Slams Spotify, Pulls Music

Streaming is no good for new artists, he says

(Newser) - Spotify is all the rage at the moment, but according to Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke, the streaming service is not good for musicians—at least not when it comes to new music. Things got rolling yesterday, when producer Nigel Godrich started tweeting against Spotify. Then Yorke picked up the cry,... More »

Google's Spotify Rival Is Here

'Google Play Music All Access' is $10 a month

(Newser) - Google today announced its Spotify competitor, although we have to say that when it comes to names, Spotify has the edge: Google's service is called Google Play Music All Access, VentureBeat reports. The streaming music service is available today for $9.99 a month, after a free 30-day trial.... More »

Microsoft Unveils Competition for iTunes

Xbox Music will combine the perks of other services

(Newser) - Itching to compete with iTunes, Microsoft is rolling out a new music player by embedding it into the company's devices and software, the New York Times reports. Called Xbox Music, it will offer a catalog of 30 million songs for purchase, a Pandora-style radio station, and a Spotify-like option... More »

Artist's Income Per Spotify Play: Fraction of a Cent

iTunes Match pays $0.003 per play

(Newser) - Some may call Spotify the savior of the music industry—but for lesser-known artists, it doesn't appear to be a cash cow. The Next Web reviews analyses of what bands are making from Spotify and Apple's iTunes Match, and the numbers aren't impressive. On Spotify, a band... More »

How Spotify's Boss Can Save Music

Daniel Ek creating a revolutionary 'music ecosystem': Forbes

(Newser) - Ever since Napster, the music industry has been desperate for a fix—and Daniel Ek may have finally found it. The 28-year-old Swedish founder and CEO of Spotify is, according to Forbes , "the most important man in music." His service amounts to a profitable way to give people... More »

Facebook Wants to Be Your Social Planner

Site rolls out 'suggested events' feature based on your previous activity

(Newser) - Have you ever stayed home on a Saturday night wishing someone would have sent you a Facebook invitation to something, anything? Well, if so, Facebook has your back. It recently quietly rolled out a new “suggested Events” feature, replacing the old “Friends’ Events” one. It recommends events to... More »

Apps Need Your Facebook Login? Count Me Out

Mark Zuckerberg continues his assault on privacy: Mat Honan

(Newser) - Once again, Facebook has reinvented itself , but its goal hasn’t changed: Mark Zuckerberg wants to “drag us all into publicly sharing everything from everywhere with everyone all the time,” writes Mat Honan at Gizmodo . And it’s getting even harder to keep your online activities private. The... More »

Facebook Music Platform Coming This Month

Spotify, MOG, Rdio get on the act; Facebook won't host files

(Newser) - Facebook plans to join forces with Spotify, MOG, and Rdio to launch its long-rumored music service later this month, sources tell Mashable . Facebook won’t unveil the project until the Sept. 22 f8 developer conference, but it’s been a poorly kept secret—evidence of it was found hidden in... More »

Blackberry Music Service in the Works

RIM aiming to take on iTunes

(Newser) - Blackberry maker Research in Motion is aiming to give itself an edge in the smartphone market with a new music service designed to run on its instant messaging system. The new service, to be called BBM Music, will allow users to access and share up to 50 songs at a... More »

Spotify Makes US Debut

Digital music service poised to upend business

(Newser) - Europe's hottest digital music service has just made its American debut and some analysts are already saying that the download industry is as good as dead. Spotify has a catalog of 15 million songs which users can stream instead of buy. Users can access Spotify for a small monthly... More »

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