Given that this is the first increase in more than a decade, the music industry has a legitimate reason to scream, and shout, and let it all out.
Slacker Radio rolled out a pretty drastic makeover today aimed at making its streaming music service seem fresh in the face of heavy competition from the likes of Pandora, Spotify, and others.
Ratings went down for the Grammys this year, while tweets went up. Check out the most buzzed about celebrities, styles, and events of the night.
In what would become a very expensive game of musical chairs, Google is interested in making a $50 million investment into music video service Vevo.
While we still have no confirmation of Apple-branded streaming music service, a look underneath the hood of iOS 6.1 may provide some evidence.
In addition to today's BlackBerry World event, BlackBerry users are finally getting a chance to buy digital media like those that swear their allegiance to other mobile devices.
Social music service Soundrop announced this morning that it has launched listening rooms on Facebook, which means that artists -- and fans -- can create social music spaces where they can listen to music together, chat, and vote on what they want to hear next.
The four winners of the startup competition at MIDEM, a music industry conference in Cannes, France, show new ways to play and share music.
Editor's Pick A week after launching its brand new, music-focused revamp, Myspace already has its first big problem: credibility.
Recently revamped social network Myspace is facing accusations that its using music from a handful of small independent labels without permission.
Amazon has launched a new HTML5 mobile web store for its library of 22 million MP3 tracks that's specifically optimized for iPhone and iPod touch, the company announced today.
Formerly huge social network Myspace has opened up a completely revamped version of its site to the public today.
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.
Iconic music man Trent Reznor's new streaming music service will launch sometime in late 2013, announced the service's backer Beats Audio today.
How Amazon plans to convert your parents into digital music customers.
Pandora announced a new agreement today that will put its streaming music service into automobile maker Chrysler's line of vehicles.
U.S. music sales grew 3.1 percent in 2012 to set a new record for the music industry, according to year-end report compiled by Nielsen and Billboard.
Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield has recorded “Jewel in the Night,” the first Christmas carol ever recorded on the International Space Station.
Roku has added two new channels to its vast library that should make music fans very happy.
Guest Post The upcoming holidays means new mobile devices under the tree and plenty of time to relax. Keystone Systems takes a look at how digital media companies perform across three-screens.
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