Apple HomePods Will Soon Support Spotify, Amazon, Other Non-Apple Music Services

Apple HomePods will soon support an array of non-Apple Music streaming services, including Spotify, Amazon Music, Pandora, and more. Cindy Lin, Apple’s director of program management for media products engineering, briefly highlighted the HomePods’ bol…

Spotify (SPOT) Hits an All-Time High — Analysts Says It’s Going Higher

Leading music-streaming service Spotify (SPOT) has seen its stock reach an all-time-high value – representing a roughly $13 billion increase to the company’s market valuation in about one month – following the announcement of several high-profile podca…

Juneteenth: Live Nation Urban, LiveXLive Announce a Massive Virtual Celebration

Live Nation Urban and LiveXLive have partnered with Color of Change, an Oakland-based civil rights advocacy organization, to deliver a 90-minute-long Juneteenth livestream event. Live Nation Urban and LiveXLive unveiled the program, entitled Lift Every…

Seattle Rapper Raz Simone Enjoys a Surge In Spotify Streams During CHAZ Takeover

During his brief — and controversial — reign as a leader of CHAZ, Seattle rapper Raz Simone has enjoyed a surge in Spotify streams. Many hip-hop fans already knew about Raz Simone before Black Lives Matter protests took over American cities starting in…

Jay-Z’s TIDAL Is Currently Under Investigation for Data Fraud In Norway

After years of battling accusations of manipulating stream counts and royalty payments, Jay-Z’s TIDAL is now officially under investigation by Norwegian authorities. The accusations for fraud first surfaced in 2018, when a sleuthing reporter at N…

Watch Out — Amazon Is Pushing Into Podcasting With a Vengeance

Amazon is now meeting with talent agencies and producers to dramatically expand its podcasting portfolio.  Spotify’s record $100 million deal to land Joe Rogan’s podcast seems to have heated up the competition on all fronts. Podcasting is s…

Want Spotify Premium for Free? Spotify Is Now Cracking Down on Premium-Hacking Tools

Several third-party tools allow Spotify listeners to illicitly access the Premium version for free. Now, the Stockholm-based streaming service is cracking down on those responsible for creating and maintaining the workaround programs. The hacking tools…

Spotify Allows Employees to Work from Home Until 2021

In March, as the coronavirus (COVID-19) started to spread through Europe and North America, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek instructed his employees to work remotely. Now, the leading music streaming platform has revealed that its team members will be able to co…

DJ’s Remix of Cardi B Saying ‘Coronavirus’ Is Quickly Charting

For the first time in recent memory, a relatively lighthearted coronavirus (COVID-19) headline is making waves, as DJ iMarkkeyz’s remix of Cardi B saying “coronavirus” has become immensely popular on music-streaming services and social media. On March …

Media Streaming Poised to Spike 60 Percent Amidst Coronavirus Pandemic

With a significant portion of the United States and the world remaining indoors due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, media streaming—including television, movies, music, and more—is expected to increase by approximately 60 percent, according to …