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Spotify

Report: Amazon expanding into live audio

Amazon Music is leading an effort to expand the company into live audio, joining the likes of Clubhouse, Twitter, Facebook… Read More

Spotify stock dips after Amazon expands free Amazon Music service to more devices

The news: Amazon expanded the free, ad-supported version of Amazon Music to the iPhone, Android devices, and Fire TV. The… Read More

Alexa will sync podcasts with smartphone apps, letting listeners pick up where they left off

Updated below with additional information. Almost lost amid the flurry of announcements from Amazon’s devices and services team Wednesday was… Read More

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Geared Up: Microsoft’s mystery foldable Surface tablet; updated Nintendo Switch Mini; and Apple vs. Spotify intensifies

This week on Geared Up, we talk about the latest rumors saying that Microsoft is working on a new secret… Read More

Amazon reportedly exploring free, ad-supported music streaming service, Spotify shares slip

Amazon is working on a new free, ad-supported streaming music service, ratcheting up its challenge to Spotify, according to a… Read More

Facebook data-sharing partnerships with Amazon, Microsoft and other tech giants at the center of latest privacy scandal

Facebook is in the news again, but not for the reasons it wants to be. The New York Times published… Read More

Spotify tries its own hand at rocking the vote with midterm elections playlists for each state

Voters looking to drown out last-minute midterm elections noise can turn to Spotify for specially curated playlists in every state… Read More

Spotify, Snapchat taken offline by networking problems at Google Cloud

Google took a turn in the cloud doghouse Tuesday afternoon, after several issues forced popular consumer sites like Spotify, Snapchat,… Read More

Seattle’s new Nordic Museum to hold innovation conference featuring early Spotify investor and other tech leaders

Seattle’s new Nordic Museum is almost ready for its May 5 grand opening, but before the public gets its first… Read More

TLDR: Spotify goes public, Microsoft bets on AI, ‘Brotopia’ of Silicon Valley

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s daily news rundown, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube for every… Read More

Spotify reportedly files for IPO amid new lawsuit

Spotify has confidentially filed for an initial public offering according to an Axios report citing several anonymous sources. The streaming… Read More

Microsoft discontinuing Groove Music Pass streaming service Dec. 31, teaming up with Spotify

Microsoft said Monday it plans to discontinue its Groove Music Pass streaming service, and it will instead partner with streaming… Read More

Spotify arrives on Xbox Live as Microsoft revamps Xbox dashboard with ‘Fluent Design’

Xbox Live is getting a new look. Microsoft is rolling out a redesigned homepage for Xbox Live that gives users… Read More

Microsoft reportedly testing Spotify app for Xbox

Streaming music service Spotify is coming to the Xbox One more than two years after it debuted on rival PlayStation… Read More

Pandora finally gets into the on-demand music streaming game, challenging Spotify and Apple Music

Pandora, the Internet radio giant that pioneered music streaming, is launching a premium subscription service to compete with industry titans Spotify and… Read More

‘Spotify for business’ startup Soundtrack Your Brand raises $22M, plans to grow Seattle-area office

A Spotify-backed company that gives businesses legal and data-driven background music is raising more cash to help expand its operations. Soundtrack… Read More

Alexa’s impact on music lands Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and Steve Boom on Billboard’s Power 100 list

First there was the walkman, then the iPod, and, now, it’s Alexa. The Amazon assistant is transforming how people listen… Read More

New York Times inks deal with Spotify, gives readers free access to streaming music service

The New York Times is partnering with music streaming giant Spotify to attract more readers. The two companies today announced a… Read More

Drake and Rihanna top Spotify’s most-streamed list of 2016

Embed from Getty Images It was all about Drake and Rihanna on Spotify for 2016. The music streaming service revealed… Read More

Video: GeekWire recommends 5 apps to simplify your life on New Day NW

GeekWire’s Monica Nickelsburg caught up with New Day NW host Margaret Larson to talk about five of her favorite apps.… Read More

Sprint integrates with Seattle-based Napster

Little guys have to stick together. Sprint and Napster — two underdogs in their respective industries — announced a new… Read More

Napster sides with Kanye: Exec says exclusive streaming deals are ‘anti-consumer’ and ‘anti-artist’

Exclusive streaming deals with artists have become a powerful, but controversial, source of ammunition in the digital music battle. In… Read More

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Trump insult produces ‘Nasty’ result: Streams of Janet Jackson hit up 250% on Spotify

Things got nasty at the third and final presidential debate on Wednesday night, and on Thursday, Janet Jackson fans got… Read More

Amazon launches new ‘Music Unlimited’ service, starting at $4/month for use on just one Echo

Would you pay a few extra bucks a month to turn your smart home speaker into an intelligent, unlimited jukebox? Amazon… Read More

Uber Rider Music

Uber unleashing inner DJs as riders can control music in app with Pandora or Spotify Premium

If you’re a bit of a control freak when it comes to the music you listen to in the car,… Read More

Sonos will let users control sound systems with Amazon Echo and Spotify Connect

Sonos is opening up. The at-home connected speaker maker today made two key announcements related to Amazon and Spotify. Sonos… Read More

You can now use Spotify or Pandora as the default music player on Amazon’s Echo

Amazon Echo owners can now set Spotify or Pandora to be their default music player. Previously, Echo users could have… Read More

Report: Amazon to launch standalone music streaming service, challenging Spotify and Apple

Amazon, the e-commerce giant that continues to redefine what it means to be “an everything store,” is reportedly launching a… Read More

Is there a ‘Seattle Sound’? Spotify data shows many varied musical tastes across city neighborhoods

The “Seattle Sound” may be a mythical, all-encompassing thing that veers toward indie rock or leftover grunge hits, but according… Read More

Rhapsody International taps Mike Davis as first-ever CEO for streaming music company

Seattle-based Rhapsody International — composed of music streaming services Rhapsody and Napster — announced Mike Davis as the first CEO in… Read More

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