YouTube views now influencing Billboard rankings
With more teens listening to music on YouTube than any other medium, Billboard has moved to stay in sync with a rapidly changing reality.
eMusic to ditch subscription requirement, allow a la carte purchasing
You don't have to be a paid member to download new tunes from eMusic anymore. The site now gives users the ability to buy songs and albums a la carte.
Amazon may open a market for selling second-hand digital files
Amazon's latest patent will allow it to manage the resale of used files (books, music, video, and apps) between its customers.
Spotify app for Windows Phone 8 finally launches
Three months after promised, Spotify finally released its Windows 8 app to the Windows Phone Store.
Spotify predicts Grammy winners using song and album streaming data
With the Grammys approaching on February 10, Spotify has taken up the challenge of predicting this year's winners using its trove of streaming data.
Our favorite Bluetooth speakers for every situation
We hand out awards to the JBL Flip, Braven 600, Edge.sound by CubEdge, Rock Steady XS, and JLab Crasher
Productivity-through-music app Focus@will now available to keep you on task
Focus@will helps boost productivity by way of using music to soothe your limbic system. Its founders announced today that the app is now in public beta.
Spotify, you’re wonderful, but I have to quit
I've been using Spotify for more than a year now and it's great, but the more I use it, the more I realize just how much I need to leave. Spotify is a trap.
DMCA takedowns plague DJs no more thanks toTheFuture.FM’s MixSCAN
TheFuture.FM will launch the world's first DJ royalty program, powered by its music identification tech called MixSCAN.
Myspace has crawled back to relevancy; now here’s what it needs to stay
There are a few things the platform needs to get right to win back our patronage and define itself as a different kind of Myspace.
Sony Music hackers avoid jail time in the U.K.
Two British men have avoided going to jail after pleading guilty to illegally downloading music in a British trial.
Spotify’s music download option indefinitely shelved worldwide
Spotify shelved its music download feature worldwide, and sources say the move was due to a lack of user interest.
Google, Yahoo ad networks fund online piracy websites, USC report claims
A report from USC's Annenberg Innovation Lab claims that Google, Yahoo, and others are helping fund online piracy through advertising.
Google Music introduces scan and match for U.S. users
After a long wait, Google's music service is finally bringing a scan and match feature to US users.
