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A third of a billion people will be using streaming video platforms by 2019

Netflix, Amazon Instant, and other over-the-top streaming services are expected to proliferate at a massive rate by 2019.
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YouTube Kids app bashed for Bert and Ernie Casino skit, adult content

Child advocate groups highlight inappropriate content on YouTube Kids app, including an expletive-laced Scorcese scene featuring Bert and Ernie.
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Coffee and streams? Spotify to serve up all music at Starbucks in new deal

Starbucks linking with Spotify in a new partnership, which will make baristas "DJs" and play Spotify music in all stores.
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Have a beer at the new Indiana Jones-themed bar at Disney World this fall

Walt Disney World will open the Indiana Jones-inspired Jock Lindsey’s Hangar Bar this fall.
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Jay Z uses his rap skills to dis the streaming competition

In an intimate Tidal-exclusive show in New York, Jay Z had some choice words on why he backed Tidal instead of joining Spotify, Apple or YouTube.

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Natalie Portman stars as Jackie Kennedy in an upcoming biopic on the First Lady's emotional days following her husband's assassination.
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Songwriters and publishers score a big win in court case against Pandora

Pandora Media will now have to pay songwriter organization BMI 2.5 percent in performance royalties, although Pandora plans to appeal the decision.
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Watch U2 guitarist The Edge fall offstage in Vancouver

U2’s guitarist The Edge accidentally took a fall offstage during a performance of “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For" while 19,000 fans watched.
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CBS’ live, local video streaming service now available in majority of U.S. markets

Streaming video service CBS All Access is now available in more than 60 percent of US households.
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Javier Bardem to channel The King of Cocaine in Escobar biopic

The Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar will getting the biopic treatment in an upcoming film starring Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz.
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CBS’ Limitless series gets its first trailer featuring Bradley Cooper

Would you take a mysterious superpower-enhancing drug from Bradley Cooper? The main character in this thriller does and it leads to a roller coaster ride.
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Is Radiohead putting the finishing touches on their latest album?

Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich recently tweeted out a photo of Jonny Greenwood at the soundboard's helm, perhaps signaling that Radiohead is in the final stages of mixing their ninth album.
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Cannes film festival director bans ‘ridiculous and grotesque’ red carpet selfies

"You never look as ugly as you do in a selfie," said Cannes Film Festival director Thierry Fremaux on the selfie ban at Cannes.
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Warner Music hits a landmark as streaming revenue finally eclipses downloads

Warner Music's latest earning's report, streaming music revenue has surpassed revenue from digital downloads.
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This isn’t a washboard, it’s a digital piano that can bend pitch (and your mind)

The ROLI Seaboard replaces the piano's traditional keys with continuous-touch "key waves" that let musicians bend and manipulate pitches.
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Netflix CEO: 4K’s future is on the Internet, linear TV faces extinction

TVs will be a large iPad with channel-dedicated apps in the future, said Netflix CEO Reed Hastings, as broadcast TV dies out.
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Got vinyl? Qrates uses crowdfunding to help get your next album on record

Qrates wants to help complete your dream of putting an album on vinyl. The all-in-one digital platform assists with funding, pressing, and crowd sourcing.
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Play it in G! Spotify analyses our streams to find the most popular musical key

A new study from Spotify studies key signatures in all of its 30 million songs and crowns the most popular one.
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ABC reboots 1989’s Uncle Buck for TV

ABC added Uncle Buck, a quirky family comedy series starring Mike Epps (The Hangover) to their 2015-2016 programming.
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Orphan Black opens the rabbit hole even deeper with 4th season order

Sci-fi thriller Orphan Black returns for 4th season in 2016 as the clone mystery starring Tatiana Maslani continues.
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Forgive and forget? Comcast pledges better service, $20 credits for tardiness

The cable and internet giant announced three new customer service support centers and a push for more technician accountability.
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New study: Hip-hop, not Brit rock, is the most influential genre since 1960

New British research says that hip-hop is the most influential genre in American pop music of the last 50 years.
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Grooveshark is back, and just as illegal as ever (Update)

Grooveshark is back, for now, in stripped-down form just days after court-ordered shutdowns.
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The Muppets take the Internet in YouTube collaborative series

YouTube's biggest stars are linking up with the Muppets in new collaboration in an effort to connect with younger audiences.
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With Apple’s service closing in, Spotify goes for broke with 3 months of Premium for $1

As the streaming music wars heat up, Spotify quietly rolled out a promotion to try three months of its Premium service for $0.99.
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Netflix-inspired binging comes to NBC for David Duchovny’s crime drama Aquarius

NBC, taking a page from Netflix, will make all 13 episodes of the Duchovny police drama available the day after its broadcast debut.
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Love live music? Jukely offers unlimited local shows in select areas for $25/month

For just $25 per month, Jukely allows avid concertgoers the option to attend unlimited shows.
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Spotify’s mobile ad-revenue jumps almost 400 percent, but subscriptions still rule

Don’t overestimate Spotify’s massive ad growth as the service still receives most of its revenue from premium subscriptions.
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Tidal and Apple face off as music streaming gets more crowded

As alleged App Store difficulties abound, Apple’s apparently making it harder for Jay Z’s Tidal to compete on iOS.
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Verizon caught upselling customer to excessive Internet plans for ‘smoother’ Netflix

Verizon sales associates wrongly told Dan Rayburn, a streaming video analyst, that he should upgrade his service to improve his Netflix experience.
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DTS’ Play-Fi multi-room speakers land Spotify Connect

DTS Play-Fi, which allow users to simultaneously stream lossless audio to multiple rooms, zones and devices, has announced support with Spotify Premium.
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Jay Z defends maligned streaming service on Twitter, launches exclusive performances

Jay Z hoped to assuage some criticisms of his new artist-run streaming service Tidal — which has had a rough first month — yesterday via Twitter.
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No cell phone for you! Mumford and Sons ban cell phones at upcoming pre-release show

As a precaution against their third LP leaking, Mumford & Sons will not allow cell phones at an upcoming pre-release show in Brighton, UK
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Over 40 and love Top 40? Spotify says that’s your ‘musical midlife crisis’ kicking in

Spotify’s data analytics team, which aims to predict your taste in music, claims 42 is the age when Billboard pop hits start to become appealing again.