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Spotify Technology SA (NYSE: SPOT) is hiring for a role in London or Stockholm related to its payments strategy — for driving activity related to cryptocurrencies of various hues and shades. What Happened: The Stockholm-based company posted a job ad, which lists in detail the responsibilities...

Employees of Spotify Technologies S.A. (NYSE: SPOT) have flagged the audio streamer’s top show, hosted by Joe Rogan, for review by moderators over comments on masks and the polio vaccine, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday. What Happened: Discontent among employees has been brewing after...

Blockchain-based music-sharing and streaming platform Audius gave away 50 million of its AUDIO cryptocurrency to music fans and artists, Decrypt reported Tuesday. What Happened: The "airdrop," as a cryptocurrency giveaway is called, was retroactively implemented on Friday and...

Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) is drawing flak from Spotify Technology SA (NYSE: SPOT) over concerns of anti-competitive behavior. What Happened: Spotify is unhappy over the launch of the iPhone manufacturer's services bundle and asking competition authorities to intervene. "Once again...

Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) announced Tuesday it was rebranding its Beats 1 radio station and launching two new stations. What Happened The Tim Cook-led tech giant said in a statement it's renaming its Beats 1 station, launched in 2015, to Apple Music 1,. The station focuses on artist-led...

Amazon.com, Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) CEO Jeff Bezos is being criticized for not acting on unlicensed songs on subsidiary streaming platform Twitch, even as music rights holders issue “takedown notices,” the Financial Times reported Monday. What Happened The Artists Rights...

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) has completed deals with three large music companies for the right to stream music videos on its social media platform, Bloomberg reported late Thursday. What Happened The Mark Zuckerberg-led company’s partnerships with Vivendi SA-owned (OTC: VIVEF) Universal...

Gamers who care a lot about how their sound environment, and music listeners particular about the aural quality of their tunes may have some overlap. If so, a new partnership could be good for a leading gaming headset maker and a streaming service facing new competition as both try to sound good to...

Music streaming service Spotify Technology SA (NYSE: SPOT) is approaching a key milestone.  The Stockholm, Sweden-based company was founded in 2006, and the music streaming service was first publicly released in Oct. 2008. In the U.S., the service was launched in July 2011. What...

Music streaming platform Spotify Technology (NYSE: SPOT) reports having 180 million monthly active users and 83 million paid subscribers. The service continues to gain momentum against its top rival, Apple, Inc. (NYSE: AAPL) Music. Data from Statista.com shows Spotify has experienced...

By Doug Sears Streaming music has been on the rise within the last decade, and so have prices. However, there is demand for affordable, competitive pricing. For just a Hamilton, the services profiled below offer such musical opportunities. Google Play Music Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ:...

As the music rivalry between Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Sweden's Spotify intensifies, Benzinga looked at which service scores over the other and has emerged the frontrunner. Brief Recap Of Services Spotify, launched in October 2008, offers digital rights management-protected content from...

T-Mobile U S Inc (NASDAQ: TMUS) revealed Wednesday that it struck a deal to buy spectrum to deliver an Extended Range LTE coverage to 10.9 million people in the Chicago metro area. According to the company, after the closing of the spectrum deal, it would have 700MHz A-block spectrum covering all...

Pandora Media Inc (NYSE: P) has seen some recent volatility, down roughly 38 percent over the past one year and roughly 24 percent since January. However, the tides may be turning for the music media giant. Due in large part to its newly launched Ticketfly app, Macquarie Research analyst Amy Yong...

In a report released this week, analysts at JP Morgan reiterated their Overweight ratings on the stocks of LinkedIn Corp (NYSE: LNKD), Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) and Pandora Media Inc (NYSE: P). All three companies are expected to release 4Q14 earnings numbers this week. LinkedIn Analysts like...