British musicians and playback singers have taken over the largest chunk of music sales globally in 2015. However, BPI or the British Polyphonic Institute, which is the organized body of the British…
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Spotify user details emerge on Pastebin; company is still denying hack
Spotify has again come under fire and has become a part of media scrutiny. Account details of hundreds of Spotify users have been leaked and put on text sharing website Pastebin….
Spotify re-revises privacy policy; this time explains it in plain English
Last month music-streaming service Spotify faced a user backlash and was accused of Orwellian practices when it updated its privacy policy. However, on Thursday, Spotify once again updated its privacy policy in…
Spotify CEO tries to clear up privacy policy confusion
In a post on Spotify’s site, CEO Daniel Ek has offered his apologies for the recent confusion caused by privacy policy updates and has tried to address concerns of the service’s users…
Spotify wants your contacts, photos, location information, sensor data, and more
Spotify has changed its privacy policy and in what many have dubbed as rather ‘eerie’ changes, the music streaming company is seemingly going overboard with the amount of information it wants to…
Spotify planning to take on YouTube with new online video service: Report
New reports suggest Spotify is eyeing to make an entry into the world of online video. The Wall Street Journal has reported that Spotify in currently in talks with several digital media…
US antitrust officials investigating Apple’s dealing with record labels: Report
U.S. antitrust officials have reportedly launched a probe into Apple’s dealings with a number of record labels, ahead of Cupertino’s music streaming service launch. According to a Bloomberg report, citing people familiar…
Adidas teams up with Spotify to roll out new music app ‘Adidas Go’
Adidas has teamed up with Spotify to roll out a new music app dubbed Adidas Go targeted at runners. The new music app uses the iPhone’s accelerometer to match music in Spotify…
Google Now adds support for 70 more third-party apps
Back in January, Google started allowing third-party app developers to place cards in Google Now. The search giant has now expanded the support for 70 new apps, including Spotify, Feedly, Runkeeper, OpenTable,…
Sony to shut down music streaming service ‘Music Unlimited’ in March
Sony on Wednesday announced it is shutting down its streaming music service ‘Music Unlimited’ in favour of a new service in partnership with Spotify. Sony’s partnership deal with Spotify will see the…
Spotify’s new ‘Family’ plan will let family members share premium accounts at discounted price
Spotify on Monday announced a new ‘family’ plan that will allow up to five members of a family to jointly subscribe to the music steaming service’s premium offering at almost half the…
Tango rolls out new media content channels
Yet another reason for you to never leave the messaging app – Tango channels!!
Spotify security breach affected only one user; asks Android users to upgrade
Spotify revealed that it was subject to a security breach in which details on just ‘one’ user were compromised.
Rdio announces ads-laden free streaming on the web
Following the footsteps of Spotify, Rdio has announced free web-based unlimited streaming for all US users. “If you love something, set it free. Well, we couldn’t agree more. So starting today Rdio…
Spotify removes time limit on free desktop streaming
Spotify has removed the time limit on free desktop streaming shortly after it did so for its tablet app allowing users to stream music for unlimited number of hours. Though tablet and…