Piki’s new web app adds an ultrauseful music bookmarking tool for Pandora, YouTube, & Rdio

In addition to providing a people-powered smart radio service, Piki's new web app offers a good fix for keeping up with songs you hear across other streaming music services.

Spotify acquires music discovery & playlist app Tunigo

Tunigo's app will remain inside Spotify and its team will move to Spotify's offices in Stockholm and New York.

Songza’s new iOS app predicts exactly what music you need to hear now

Ever felt like your favorite music app just doesn't get you? With its latest iPhone app, Songza wants to get to know you better than ever and help find the perfect music for your mood or activity.

Twitter #Music launches on iPhone & web to help you find the best trending tunes

After a month of speculation, Twitter has finally launched a full-fledged app for the iPhone and web dedicated to music discovery.

Pandora launches Windows Phone 8 app, promises ad-free listening through 2013

Popular online radio service Pandora has launched a Windows Phone 8 app, with the added bonus of hearing no advertisements with songs through the end of the year.

Rdio brings its 18M streaming songs to Mexico, Ireland, Italy, Iceland, & 3 other countries

Rdio has made its service available in seven new countries -- Mexico, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, and Austria -- and has opened free music streaming to users in Brazil.

Rhapsody follows Spotify with slick new Windows Phone 8 app

Music streaming service Rhapsody has launched a sleek new app for Windows Phone 8 — just a week after competitor Spotfiy launched its app on the same platform.

Rdio opens up free music streaming to the U.K., Canada, Australia, & 11 other countries

Streaming music service Rdio has finally launched free music streaming in countries outside of the United States, a sign it is serious about fishing for new users around the world.

Rhapsody looks to steal some Spotify magic with sleek new iPad app

Streaming music service Rhapsody has launched an attractive new iPad app that could steal a little attention from its biggest rivals, the company announced today.

Confirmed: Spotify Apps coming to mobile & web in January

Streaming music service Spotify will bring the Spotify Apps third-party ecosystem to its new web-based player and mobile apps in January.

Facebook music apps have racked up 22B song plays in 1 year

Facebook touted new stats around the crop of social newtork-enhanced music applications helping its members stream and share songs. Apparently, song plays through Timeline apps in the past 13 months have amounted to about 210,000 years worth of music.

The xx and Microsoft team up to show how music spreads virally

Intoxicating indie rock band The xx and Microsoft have released a brilliant visualization app that tracks how a stream of the band's new album spread virally around the world.

Grooveshark once again kicked out of Google Play store

In a strange turn of events, streaming music service Grooveshark has had its Android app removed from the Google Play store just days after Google reinstated the app.

How Shazam stayed on top by reinventing itself — twice

Naming that tune has been the name of Shazam’s game for more than decade. But should you confuse Shazam for a predictable, tired old company, you’re even more clueless than the perplexed person who can’t place a familiar track.

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Pandora still in the red despite soaring ad revenue & 3.3B listener hours in Q2

Streaming music service Pandora reported better than expected revenue gains in its second quarter fiscal year 2013 earnings report.

Google reinstates Grooveshark Android app despite legal troubles

Despite being hounded by lawsuits from the biggest U.S. music labels, Google has reinstated popular streaming music service Grooveshark's Android app in the Google Play store.

Pandora updates Android app with fresh U.I., song lyrics, & more

Streaming music service Pandora has updated its popular Android app with a new interface, song lyrics, play history, and more.

Streaming music biz Rdio hits 18M songs, partners with TuneCore & CD Baby

Streaming music service Rdio has partnered with independent music aggregators TuneCore and CD Baby, bringing its catalog to more than 18 million tracks, the company announced today.