• Pusha T, Tinashe, Diplo Want You To Go "Behind The Lyrics" With Genius & Spotify

    Despite a few lawsuits, Spotify is continuing to expand its empire. Today, Jan. 12, it has announced a new partnership with crowd-sourcing lyrics company Genius that will take user "behind the lyrics." To help inaugurate these new playlists, Spotify has enlisted the help of a few artists well versed in making big tunes, Diplo, Pusha T and Tinashe to take listeners deeper into the meaning of these songs as the artists intended them.

  • Spotify Hit With Another Lawsuit, This Time For $200 Million

    Just two weeks after being sued by artists over alleged unpaid royalties, Spotify is being slapped with another suit over similar alleged damages. The plaintiff, a group of recording artists, led by Melissa Ferrick, are seeking $200 million in damages from the streaming giant. The plaintiffs are being represented by Los Angeles law firm Gradstein & Marzano.

  • Apple Music Reaches 10 Million Subscribers in 7 Months, Still Trails Spotify

    Critics and supporters of Apple Music were unsure how many users would actually stay on board with the service after the three-month trial expired for early adopters, but now the company is reporting an impressive 10 million subscribers paying for the music streaming service just seven months into its existence. Of course, it still trails Spotify.

  • Capital Cities to Peform at 'The Music Run,' L.A.'s Ultimate 5k Running and Music Festival

    Fitness and music often go hand-in-hand and in 2016, the two will combine for an epic collaboration that will reach dozens of cities across the globe. The Ultimate 5K Running and Music Festival will hit 40 cities in over 18 countries over the course of the year. The Music Run is powered by 24 Hour Fitness and will kick off its national debut at the LA Fairplex in Pomona on Saturday, January 9

  • Live Nation Exec Will Not Join SFX, Spotify, TMWRK Terminate Agreements With Company

    The bad news just keeps on coming for SFX Entertainment. The heaving dance music behemoth thought they had found their man in head of electronic music at Live Nation James Barton to join the executive team in what would have been a coup for SFX, but that deal has reportedly fallen through. In addition to the nullified deal, Spotify's deal with Beatport has been terminated and SFX's contract with TMWRK, the management group for artists like Jack Ü, Diplo and Dillon Francis, has been terminated as well.

  • Kygo Is The Fastest Artist To 1 Billion Streams On Spotify

    Kygo's meteoric rise has been nothing short than remarkable. The Norwegian producer went from making Avicii-like piano house tracks a few years ago to championing his own style of tropical house that has allowed to tour the world, soundtrack commercials and rack up some mind boggling play counts in very short periods of time. Now he a new achievement to add to his collection - the fastest artist to eclipse the one billion play mark on Spotify ever.

  • Spotify Wants To Make Your Party Playlists Better With Diplo's Help

    One of the biggest struggles for anyone who hosts a party or attends one is the need to have good music that can appease a larger audience. Music journalists and other industry professionals will hold their nose at this task and try to educate a crowd with some eccentric tunes pumped through the aux chord, but for the rest of the civilized world, this task can be daunting. Now Spotify thinks it has the answer with a new and improved party playlist function that it has launched with the help of Diplo.

  • Are Spotify, Apple Music, and Other Streaming Services Actually Boosting Record Sales?

    Are music streaming services really as bad as some artists paint them out to be? Are music streaming services really as bad as some artists paint them out to be? In the past, some of the industry's biggest names - from Taylor Swift and AC/DC to Adele and Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke - have called out the likes of Spotify, Apple Music, and Tidal for the paltry royalties they hand out to artists.
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