Music streaming service News

These music editing features might only be accessible through a new paid subscription tier named 'Music Pro'. 

Spotify Technology SA, the world`s most popular paid music streaming service, said it racked up more than 1 million unique users in India across its free and premium tiers since launching less than a week ago.

Spotify co-founder Martin Lorentzon told Swedish radio on Friday there were no plans for a listing, but the source told Reuters that "the implication is that it would be within 12 months from now".

Nearly two years ago, the micro-blogging site had planned to buy SoundCloud but since then, had gone silent on this.

Videos are expected to come from content providers such as ESPN, Comedy Central, the BBC, Vice Media and Maker Studios.

Spotify will be launching a second playlist ‘hits' over the next seven days for those with a short attention span.

The music streaming service has launched a portal for US podcasters that will connect creators to Google Play Music users.

Apple Inc`s new music streaming service has been endorsed by the Worldwide Independent Network, an association for independent musicians, two days after the company reversed its decision of not paying musicians during a three-month trial.

Google Play Music has offered a $9.99 per month subscription service for two years but Tuesday`s launch is the first free version of the streaming service. It is available online and will be available on Android and iOS by the end of the week, Elias Roman, Google product manager, said. 

Music streaming service Spotify has announced that it has reached 20 million subscribers and more than 75 million active users.

Apple announced its new music streaming service on Monday, dubbed Apple Music, entering a hotly competitive market but offering a product that comes with tremendous strengths.