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Spotify Adds Google’s Omid Kordestani to Board, Along With René ObermannSpotify Adds Google’s Omid Kordestani to Board, Along With René Obermann
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Deezer Joins a Crowded Music Subscription Market, With a High-End PitchDeezer Joins a Crowded Music Subscription Market, With a High-End Pitch
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If you’ve got the right kind of speakers, the streaming service says it will bring high-fidelity audio into your home. Do you care?

By Peter Kafka
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Music Streaming Is Booming, and That’s a Problem for Music SalesMusic Streaming Is Booming, and That’s a Problem for Music Sales
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Spotify, Pandora and YouTube are all growing. Music sales aren’t. There’s a connection.

By Peter Kafka
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YouTube Music’s Secret Weapon: Music You Can’t Get Anywhere ElseYouTube Music’s Secret Weapon: Music You Can’t Get Anywhere Else
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Every $10-a-month music service is basically the same. But the world’s biggest video site is planning something different.

By Peter Kafka
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As YouTube Gets Ready to Launch a Spotify Competitor, a Top Exec Heads to SpotifyAs YouTube Gets Ready to Launch a Spotify Competitor, a Top Exec Heads to Spotify
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Product boss Shiva Rajaraman was one of the guys in charge of a long-delayed subscription service.

By Peter Kafka
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SoundCloud, Which Wants Big Music Deals, Hires Big Music ExecutiveSoundCloud, Which Wants Big Music Deals, Hires Big Music Executive
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If you want to join them, hire them.

By Peter Kafka
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Rhapsody Hits Two Million Streaming Music SubscribersRhapsody Hits Two Million Streaming Music Subscribers
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By Peter Kafka
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There Have Been No Google-Spotify Acquisition TalksThere Have Been No Google-Spotify Acquisition Talks
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It might make sense, but it has not happened as yet.

By Kara Swisher
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Google’s New Business Head Joins Spotify Board, While Another Former Exec Becomes Special AdviserGoogle’s New Business Head Joins Spotify Board, While Another Former Exec Becomes Special Adviser
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Big guns from the search giant swoop in to help the popular online music service.

By Kara Swisher
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Spotify CEO: Apple’s Beats Deal Was More About Iovine and Dre Than StreamingSpotify CEO: Apple’s Beats Deal Was More About Iovine and Dre Than Streaming
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Rhapsody’s unRadio Service Might Just Strike the Right ChordRhapsody’s unRadio Service Might Just Strike the Right Chord
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For T-Mobile customers, it’s a no-cost no-brainer. But is it worth it for the rest of us?

By Lauren Goode
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Y Combinator Music Startup Bop.fm Raises $2 MillionY Combinator Music Startup Bop.fm Raises $2 Million
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Never mind what’s available where ...

By Dawn Chmielewski
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Music Licensing From a Songwriter’s PerspectiveMusic Licensing From a Songwriter’s Perspective
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We need a music-licensing system that works the way we will be, not -- to paraphrase a great songwriter and friend -- the way we were.

By Paul Williams
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Digital Media Banker Fred Davis Heads to Raine GroupDigital Media Banker Fred Davis Heads to Raine Group
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A high-profile move.

By Peter Kafka
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Some T-Mobile Subscribers Complain Using Spotify Is Running Up Data ChargesSome T-Mobile Subscribers Complain Using Spotify Is Running Up Data Charges
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A handful of T-Mobile customers report they have incurred charges while listening to Spotify, despite the carrier’s promise of unlimited music streaming.

By Dawn Chmielewski
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Google Moves to the Car With Android AutoGoogle Moves to the Car With Android Auto
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Google announces software tools that adapt popular mobile applications for the car.

By Dawn Chmielewski
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Code/red: Keith Alexander’s New Plan -- Back Doors in Dumb Banker WalletsCode/red: Keith Alexander’s New Plan -- Back Doors in Dumb Banker Wallets
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Plus, Intel’s board gets a new director and more Yo stupidity.

By John Paczkowski
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Rhapsody Launches Another New Music Service, With T-Mobile’s HelpRhapsody Launches Another New Music Service, With T-Mobile’s Help
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“Rhapsody unRadio” offers more features than Pandora, but less than Spotify. It’s priced in between the two.

By Peter Kafka
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A Tone-Deaf Ear and the Reform of Music LicensingA Tone-Deaf Ear and the Reform of Music Licensing
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The music-licensing organizations continue to keep their head firmly stuck in the sands of the 20th century.

By Daniel Horowitz
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Like the Show? Listen to This: “Halt and Catch Fire” Characters Come to Life on Spotify.Like the Show? Listen to This: “Halt and Catch Fire” Characters Come to Life on Spotify.
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AMC Networks figures out a clever way to give fans more content, without spending a penny.

By Peter Kafka
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Amazon’s Sort-of Free and Not Very Big Subscription Music Service Is Finally HereAmazon’s Sort-of Free and Not Very Big Subscription Music Service Is Finally Here
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It’s like Spotify or Beats, minus a lot of music. But it’s free for Amazon Prime members, and that may be enough.

By Peter Kafka
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Changing the Beat: How Jimmy, Dre and Ian Could Transform Apple’s Tech CultureChanging the Beat: How Jimmy, Dre and Ian Could Transform Apple’s Tech Culture
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Digital music is a new world, where content experts and technologists must partner to succeed.

By Jon Maples
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Survey Says: Apple Gains “Cool” Among Students With Beats DealSurvey Says: Apple Gains “Cool” Among Students With Beats Deal
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But only three percent say they use Beats’ streaming music service.

By Noah Kulwin
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Apple’s Jimmy Iovine and Eddy Cue Explain the Beats Deal and Hint at the Future (Video)Apple’s Jimmy Iovine and Eddy Cue Explain the Beats Deal and Hint at the Future (Video)
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A talk that covers music, tech, TV and a few hints about the future.

By Peter Kafka
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Musician Don Was Tries to Make Techies Feel Things (Video)Musician Don Was Tries to Make Techies Feel Things (Video)
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“When I first discovered ProTools ... I ruined a lot of music.”

By Nellie Bowles
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Spotify Has 10 Million SubscribersSpotify Has 10 Million Subscribers
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That’s up from 6 million last year.

By Peter Kafka
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Dropbox Lands Spotify as an Enterprise CustomerDropbox Lands Spotify as an Enterprise Customer
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The cloud service announces the first in a series of deals meant to tout its success as an enterprise player.

By Arik Hesseldahl
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Five Ways to Get the Most Out of Your Streaming Music ServiceFive Ways to Get the Most Out of Your Streaming Music Service
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Someone you work with may have a 13-hour Spotify playlist comprised entirely of calming wind chimes.

By Lauren Goode
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Sprint Stock Rallies as Carrier’s Losses ShrinkSprint Stock Rallies as Carrier’s Losses Shrink
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Sprint trims its quarterly losses by 77 percent from a year ago, but still reports a net loss of subscribers.

By Dawn Chmielewski
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Here’s the Spotify and Sprint Linkup We Told You AboutHere’s the Spotify and Sprint Linkup We Told You About
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Sprint gives Spotify a push; Spotify gives Sprint subscribers a discount.

By Peter Kafka
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The Future of the Music Industry: Selling Audiences to AdvertisersThe Future of the Music Industry: Selling Audiences to Advertisers
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Rebirth will be fueled by the downturn of the $16 billion broadcast radio industry.

By Paul Goldstein
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Beats Bites the Bullet, and Starts Selling Subscriptions From Apple’s AppBeats Bites the Bullet, and Starts Selling Subscriptions From Apple’s App
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Apple will keep 30 percent of each subscription Beats sells. Worth it, says CEO Ian Rogers.

By Peter Kafka
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Sprint and Spotify Plan to Partner UpSprint and Spotify Plan to Partner Up
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Beats and AT&T tried it earlier this year. Here comes another pairing.

By Peter Kafka
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Programmatic Is Eating the (Advertising) WorldProgrammatic Is Eating the (Advertising) World
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If you’re an advertiser, publisher, consumer or investor, it’s pretty clear which side of the divide you want to be on.

By Rajeev Goel
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Startup Launched by Former Spotify Engineers Raises $2.2 millionStartup Launched by Former Spotify Engineers Raises $2.2 million
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Its software is already being used by thousands of companies, including Spotify.

By Dawn Chmielewski
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Spotify Pitches College Kids: Half Off Subscriptions While You’re in SchoolSpotify Pitches College Kids: Half Off Subscriptions While You’re in School
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A burst of new subscribers might be nice before an IPO.

By Peter Kafka
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The Price of MusicThe Price of Music
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Based on the patterns of consumer spending on music, streaming services are priced too high.

By David Pakman
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Streaming Subscriptions Are Now a Billion-Dollar Business, but Music Sales StallStreaming Subscriptions Are Now a Billion-Dollar Business, but Music Sales Stall
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Twenty-eight million people are paying for subscription services like Spotify.

By Peter Kafka
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Our First Tinder Date Was at the Yahoo Party: A Last Look Back at SXSWOur First Tinder Date Was at the Yahoo Party: A Last Look Back at SXSW
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“Yahoo’s too easy,” said one local party-crasher. “Open bar, no line? I’m like, ‘Is this a trick?’”

By Nellie Bowles
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Spotify Buys Music Data Startup The Echo NestSpotify Buys Music Data Startup The Echo Nest
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By Peter Kafka