SiriusXM is now standard in all Lucid vehicle dashboards — all new and existing Lucid Air owners will receive access to SiriusXM’s platform and a free 3-month trial subscription. SiriusXM and Lucid Group announced that SiriusXM’s audi…
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Amazon’s Amp Live Radio App Lays Off Half Its Team Eight Months After Debuting — 150 Employees Affected
Back in March, Amazon launched a live-radio app called Amp. Now, amid a broader push to reduce costs, the ecommerce giant has reportedly laid off about half of the team behind the eight-month-old platform. Amazon’s latest staff cut, which is said…
Apple Music Introduces ‘Africa Now Radio’ featuring Afrobeats, Kuduro, Hip-Hop, More
Apple Music is set to release a new Africa Now Radio show hosted by 28-year-old Nigerian DJ and curator Cuppy. Apple Music officials formally announced the African music showcase this morning. Based upon the music streaming platform’s Africa Now playli…
iHeartRadio Replaces Hundreds of Human Workers With ‘Technology and Artificial Intelligence (AI)’
Yesterday, we first reported on iHeartMedia’s mass layoff of employees nationwide. Now, the company has explained why those people were let go. We certainly hear a lot about machines replacing humans in the workforce. And there are certainly so…
TuneIn Downplays Its Major Label Legal Defeat — “The Judgment Will Have Very Little Impact”
Last week, TuneIn suffered a legal defeat against two of the major labels on copyright infringement grounds. In the UK-based decision, TuneIn was found liable for streaming stations based outside of the country. In his decision, judge Colin Birss in L…
Pandora Integrates Stations and Podcasts Into Instagram Stories
More than a year after Spotify, Pandora is finally enabling sharing on Instagram Stories. In an effort to keep up with the competition, SiriusXM-owned Pandora is now allowing users to share content with friends through Instagram Stories. This content …
Super Hi-Fi Granted a U.S. Patent for Its ‘MagicStitch’ Streaming Technology
Super Hi-Fi has announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted a patent on MagicStitch. MagicStitch technology uses artificial intelligence to identify and remove dead air. The result is a cleaner listening experience between tracks. …
iHeartMedia’s CEO Says ‘73% of Spotify’s Listening Comes from Just 3% of Their Audience’ — Spotify’s CEO Responds
Bob Pittman came out swinging against Spotify in iHeartMedia’s recent Q2 earnings call. Now, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek has responded. Pittman noted that quarterly digital revenue for iHeart increased by 32.8% year-over-year. iHeart now reaches around 275 …
SiriusXM’s Q2 2019 — 34.3 Million Subscribers and Pandora Radio’s Gross Profit Climbs 40%
SiriusXM has published its earnings report for the second fiscal quarter of 2019. In the first quarter of 2019 (Q1 2019), the satellite radio giant reached a new milestone, locking down 34.2 million subscribers. The company’s pro forma revenue jumped …
Apple Quietly Expands Siri Support for 100,000+ Radio Stations
Apple has added support for over 100,000 live radio stations through its integration with TuneIn and iHeartRadio. Siri users on iPhone, iPad, and HomePod devices can now access these radio stations. Apple first announced the upcoming integration at WWD…