Streaming music

Napster is back... sort of. The infamous peer-to-peer file sharing service was all the rage in the late 1990s. However, the company was riddled with legal battles and forced to shut down in 2001. The company went on to transition itself as a legitimate online music store and was eventually...

Streaming music appears to represent the future of how individuals listen to their favorite artists. It is safe for investors to assume that streaming music is here to stay, but the question remains: Which companies will be profitable and offer shareholders superior returns and which ones will fade...

Spotify, the popular on-demand music streaming app, just hired Lady Gaga's former manager, Troy Carter. The question investors are now asking is if Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) should be worried, as the company struggles to gain market share in the rapidly growing and lucrative streaming music segment...

According to market reports, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is set to implement "sweeping changes" to its music streaming service. Few details are yet known, but Jessica Lessin of The Information and Mike Isaac, a tech reporter for the New York Times shared their views on CNBC's "Squawk Alley." Lessin...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s streaming music customers appear to be unhappy with the streaming service, prompting the company to implement "sweeping changes," at least according to Bloomberg. Bloomberg, citing "people familiar with the product who asked not to be identified," reported that Apple...

Nikki Sixx, co-founder of the band Motley Crue and Sixx: A.M., is pushing Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG)'s YouTube business to "do the right thing." Speaking to CNBC, Sixx said that Spotify and Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) have both "figured out a way to pay artists more than YouTube is...

Beyoncé's latest album release, titled "Lemonade," was released exclusively over the weekend on Tidal, her husband Jay Z's streaming music service. The New York Times, citing a Tidal spokesperson, reported that Tidal would have the exclusive streaming version "in perpetuity." However, Tidal's 3...

Pandora Media Inc (NYSE: P) announced on Monday it has generated more than $2 billion in all-time royalties for the artists and songwriters featured in its streaming music platform. Pandora noted it reached the milestone just nine months after hitting the $1.5 billion royalty mark. "The rapid...

Spotify, the popular music-streaming site, tapped private equity firm TPG, hedge fund Dragoneer Investment Group and clients of Goldman Sachs Group to raise $1 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported after Tuesday's market close. Spotify's $1 billion in convertible debt was the...

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd has resumed talks with Jay Z to acquire his 16-month old streaming music company, Tidal. The New York Post, citing "several sources," noted that Samsung has held on-and-off talks with Tidal and has "long been rumored as an interested buyer."...

Beatles fans are rejoicing Wednesday morning as one of the most iconic music groups in history will make their music available to streaming music services. According to thebeatles.com, The Beatle's music will be available for streaming worldwide as of 12:01 a.m. local time on December 24...

Shares of Pandora Media Inc (NYSE: P) were trading higher by 1.76 percent at $14.47 Tuesday morning after the company announced it signed a licensing agreement with ASCAP and BMI. Pandora agreed to two separate multi-year licensing agreements with ASCAP and BMI for their combined music...

Adele's much anticipated album, "25", is now available for streaming on Pandora Media Inc (NYSE: P). Adele's album is currently not available on Pandora's peers, including Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s Apple Music and Spotify. However, investors are perhaps...