In the race to the cloud, Slacker has shown resilience and willingness to separate itself from the pack. The latest news from Slacker reveals that they have partnered with ESPN. Continue reading

Last week, Hypebot reported on a study that suggests cloud music will boom in the next five years. For consumers, this moment has be percolating for a decade and is. Continue reading

Early on, the single introduced music to kids. It was a cheap way to decide which albums to buy. Many argue that the single helped establish a record buying habit. Continue reading

Apple is reportedly pressuring the major labels to have all of the music licenses in place for the re-launch of their MobileMe service in April. This would allow users to. Continue reading

Subscription music services like Rhapsody and Spotify are expected to grow significantly by 2016 due to the increased ubiquity of smartphones and a possible lowering in price. According to a. Continue reading

SoundExchange had its biggest year to date in 2010 wherein it dispersed $252 million in digital royalties. This brings its overall distribution to more than $600 million. Such royalty pay-out. Continue reading

If and when Spotify comes stateside, it's likely that not everyone will be pleased with their service. Spotify may be great, but it can't accommodate everyone. As one Swedish writer. Continue reading

Catalog size is an important aspect of subscription services for core music fans. So, who has the largest one of them all? Spotify. As of this month, Spotify has 12.7. Continue reading

Beyond Oblivion, who recently recevied a $77 million investment from News Corp, is building Nokia's "Comes With Music" all over again. Undeterred by the fact that Nokia has scaled back. Continue reading