Beats CEO prodded Steve Jobs to launch an Apple streaming music service

Remember that Apple-branded Internet radio rumor that started a few months ago? Well, it was actually planted in Apple founder Steve Jobs' head by Beat Audio chief exec Jimmy Iovine.

Trent Reznor’s music service ‘Daisy’ gets a CEO and should launch in late 2013

Iconic music man Trent Reznor's new streaming music service will launch sometime in late 2013, announced the service's backer Beats Audio today.

MOG sells ad network to Townsend Media

The online music service MOG has sold its ad network to huge media holding company Townsend Media for an undisclosed amount. The music service itself was bought by Beats Electronics just last month.

Hear that? Beats Electronics officially buys MOG

Streaming music service MOG was officially acquired by audio hardware company Beats Electronics today, reports USA Today.

MOG is a subscription-based streaming music service that’s similar to Rdio, Rhapsody, and Spotify. It offers a free ad-supported version of the service, …

Facebook pulls a MySpace, adds “Listen” button to all artist Pages

The allure of MySpace may be long gone, but that hasn’t stopped Facebook from stealing a little musical inspiration from the former place for friends.

Facebook today made music a much bigger part of the social networking experience with the …

MOG, rumored to be selling to HTC, finally makes its iPad debut

Streaming music service MOG has just released a brand-new app for the iPad, a curious move for a company rumored to be in talks to sell itself to Taiwanese device manufacturer HTC.

Although MOG serves up a great streaming music …

Beats Audio in talks to acquire MOG music service

Beats Audio, the headphone company affiliated with legendary rapper Dr. Dre, is rumored to be in discussions to purchase music startup MOG, according to multiple reports.

MOG is a subscription-based streaming music service that’s similar to Rdio, Rhapsody, and Spotify. …

Streaming music service Rdio spiffs up with social-centric redesign

Streaming music service Rdio is getting a revamp. Rolling out today, the updated web interface and desktop-application design plays up social music sharing and recommendations, and cuts down on clicks with a new unified view.

Only paid subscribers will be …

Streaming music service MOG pushes back (slightly) on report that it’s looking to sell

Streaming music service MOG may be looking to sell itself in the wake of strong competition from Spotify, Rhapsody, and Rdio.

MOG is on a quest for a buyer, CNET reported citing anonymous sources. MOG, however, would have you know …

Looking for Android differentiation, HTC may launch a streaming music service

Taiwanese phone manufacturer HTC is reportedly working on its own music streaming service, a move that would help the company differentiate its Android phones and tablets from its considerable competition.

HTC used to be one of the leading makers of …

Spotify hits 3M paid subscribers, a good sign for streaming music

The debate over whether streaming music is good for artists and labels rages on, but the debate over whether the concept is catching with consumers might be at least be decided. Popular streaming music service Spotify now has 3 million …

If CES was any indication, car tech is going high tech this year (pictures)

More than any other time in the history of the Consumer Electronics Show, car manufacturers showed up in full force to last week’s show in Las Vegas — a major sign that cars are going high tech this year.

While …

MOG and Aha bring on-demand music streaming to Subaru and Honda vehicles

On-demand music streaming service MOG announced today that it has partnered with JVC and Aha, a move that will ultimately put MOG’s unlimited music offering into Subaru and Honda vehicles.

MOG faces heavy competition in the on-demand streaming realm from …

Spotify who? Rhapsody hits 1M paying U.S. subscribers

Streaming music service Rhapsody has now hit the 1 million paid subscriber milestone, the company announced today.

Rhapsody has been around for 10 years, but it is now fighting fiercely with newer competitors like Spotify, MOG and Rdio. Spotify in …

Spotify debuts enhanced radio service with unlimited skips

One of the features popular music service Spotify has lacked most has been radio. No longer. The service has just added a new Spotify Radio function with an unlimited stations and skips.

Spotify has been on a roll with news …

Following Rdio’s lead, Grooveshark redesigns its streaming music site with new social layer

Streaming music service Grooveshark has launched a new design of its website this week with a new emphasis on a better social and search experience.

Grooveshark is different from other prominent streaming music services like Spotify, MOG and Rdio because …

MOG launches first on-demand streaming service for cars with BMW & Mini

On-demand music service MOG has partnered with BMW and Mini to bring a streaming music application to cars for the first time, the company announced today.

MOG is in a seriously heated competition with other on-demand music services such as …

Cloud 101: What the heck do IaaS, PaaS and SaaS companies do?

Anyone who who follows technology trends has undoubtedly heard the term “cloud service” thrown around a few gazillion times over the past few months. But if you don’t know the difference between terms such as PaaS, IaaS and SaaS, don’t …

We’ve listened to 1.5 billion songs on Facebook already

Since the launch of Facebook’s social music tools, Facebook users have listened to songs on the social network 1.5 billion times.

That’s around two songs each for Facebook’s roughly 750 million users.

Facebook announced the addition of streaming music to …

SourceAudio solves major music industry problem with cloud licensing (exclusive)

Since the advent of broadband, the barriers to selling music on the Web have quickly evaporated. But the area of music licensing, an annoying splinter in the music industry’s foot, is still sluggish and inefficient.

Enter SourceAudio, a stealth startup …