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Cut-price music, Brexit fur and a presidential trio

Cut-price music, Brexit fur and a presidential trio
Why don’t artists make money from streaming? Will Britain ban fur post-Brexit? And how did Peru have three presidents in a week?
11 Dec 2020
Spotify aims for podcast dominance with The Ringer deal

Spotify aims for podcast dominance with The Ringer deal
The audio streaming giant wants to move with consumer tastes, and lessen its dependency on music
6 Feb 2020
Music piracy in UK halves in five years

Music piracy in UK halves in five years
Streaming services such as Spotify and Tidal have reversed illegal downloading trend
3 Aug 2018
Spotify hit with billion-dollar copyright lawsuit

Spotify hit with billion-dollar copyright lawsuit
Online streaming service accused of infringing musicians’ rights in industry test case
4 Jan 2018
Who are the 'fake artists' on your Spotify playlists?

Who are the 'fake artists' on your Spotify playlists?
Streaming music company rejects accusations that it is padding out popular playlists with non-existent artists
11 Jul 2017
Playbase: The 'expressive' speaker changing TV audio

Playbase: The 'expressive' speaker changing TV audio
Buyers will be 'immediately impressed' with the network speaker's 'natural' sound, say critics
11 Apr 2017
Electric Jukebox: Britain's answer to Spotify?

Electric Jukebox: Britain's answer to Spotify?
New Internet of Things music appliance hopes to 'bring music streaming to the masses'
14 Oct 2015

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Prime Music: Amazon enters music-streaming market

Prime Music: Amazon enters music-streaming market
Amazon's music streaming-service is cheaper than Apple Music or Spotify, but offers a far smaller library of songs
28 Jul 2015
Apple Music: what you need to know about the new service

Apple Music: what you need to know about the new service
The tech giant's long awaited music streaming service launches today – but how does it differ from its rivals?
30 Jun 2015
What is Tidal? Jay Z's new streaming service scorned 

What is Tidal? Jay Z's new streaming service scorned
#Tidalforall or #Tidalfornoone? Beyonce, Madonna and Rihanna among stars to support new platform
31 Mar 2015