New partnership makes Google Play Music the default on all Samsung devices, with double the storage capacity

 Samsung and Google today announced a new partnership that will make Google Play Music the default…

Spotify strikes new deal with indy giant Merlin, ‘competitive’ with big 3 labels

 Spotify — the streaming music company with 50 million paying users — has been working on renegotiating…

Spotify’s artist dashboard exits beta, offering streaming insights, profile management & more

 In the battle to lure artists to its platform, Spotify has used exclusives, free advertising, the…

Spotify’s artist dashboard exits beta, offering streaming insights, profile management & more

 In the battle to lure artists to its platform, Spotify has used exclusives, free advertising, the…

Soundcloud confirms new $70M credit line after failing to close $100M round

 Soundcloud — the popular, but unprofitable platform that lets creators post and share music and other audio…

How Spotify is finally gaining leverage over record labels

 That’s why over the past few years, Spotify has been pushing five different paths to putting…