Jamming in the cloud: Vinylmint lets you record music with anyone online

Taking the notion of online collaboration to a whole new level, VinylMint has created a cloud-based solution for musicians to jam and record in real time.

Google Music service launches with music sales in the Android Market

Google has launched its answer to iCloud and iTunes with Google Music, a free service to listen to your music from the cloud and download songs from the Android Market.

While Google has done a great job in the mobile …

Hands on: iTunes Match isn’t yet ready for prime time

Apple launched its anticipated iTunes Match music service yesterday, two weeks after the company initially said it would release it. Most likely, the debut was delayed to address bugs, but Apple should have waited longer to fix more issues because …

Google Music Store coming soon and will “have a little twist”

Google is “close” to launching its own MP3 music store, Android head Andy Rubin said today. The company has been in talks to offer a music store for some time, but Rubin shed a little more light on the upcoming …

Facebook to launch music service at f8

Social networking site Facebook will launch its long-rumored music service at its annual developer conference f8 this year, according to a report by CNBC.

Facebook will not actually host its own music but will partner with other services to stream …

Landmark cloud music ruling frees up Google and Amazon for streaming music services

In a significant court ruling Monday, a Manhattan judge ruled that cloud music services are in the clear to store a single copy of a song and allow users to listen to that copy — as long as it can …

Spotify launches in U.S. tomorrow (finally)

European music streaming service Spotify will launch in the United States on Thursday.

Individuals who signed up for an invitation on the site when the company announced it was coming to the U.S. last week will be able to access …

Spotify to bring its online music service to the U.S.

European streaming music startup Spotify is finally about to open its service to people in the United States.

U.S. residents can now sign up on the company’s main website to receive an invitation to the online music service when it …

Will Zynga fare better than Pandora, Groupon in its IPO?

Zynga, the game developer behind smash hits FarmVille and CityVille, is the most profitable Web 2.0 company that has filed to go public this year. If this year’s track record with IPOs is any indication, Zynga’s IPO could easily crush …

Best Buy reveals cloudy ambition with Music Cloud

Electronics retailer Best Buy announced the launch of its own cloud-based music service for the U.S. today, dubbed Music Cloud. The new service will let users register and stream their music libraries for on-the-go listening through iOS, Android, and BlackBerry …

A killer app for Facebook’s Project Spartan: Mobile music

Facebook is apparently planning to launch a new music initiative by partnering with Spotify and other music services, GigaOm reports. That alone isn’t surprising, since focusing on music and media makes complete sense for Facebook after finding success with games.…

Show’s over: Pandora skids in second day of trading

Share prices of online radio service Pandora skidded in its second day of public trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), falling nearly 25 percent from its closing price on Wednesday. Shares are now trading at a price below …

Pandora ups IPO price, valued nearly $2B

Online radio station Pandora increased the share price for its initial public offering today, bringing the company’s valuation to nearly $2 billion, according to a recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Pandora’s shares will now debut on the …