To a cynic, 2012 might have looked a lot like the Year Of The Bellyache. With musicians from Jana Hunter to John Mellencamp candidly addressing their personal economic realities in blog posts and…   Read Story »

"Who the hell is this guy and why is he trying to sell me a warm sack of shit?" This question lit up my mind last week, as I sat in the audience for the Future of Music Coalition Policy Summit in…   Read Story »

According to the Wall Street Journal, Spotify's latest financing round -- which includes investment from financial institutions like Goldman Sachs -- will put the company's value over $3 billion (for…   Read Story »

In 2011, the Internet exploded with subscription-based streaming services. Google, iTunes and Amazon all wanted a piece of that magic digital jukebox in the sky. But the game changer was Spotify. Fan…   Read Story »

In his keynote address at the f8 Developer Conference today, Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook is teaming up with the music streaming service Spotify as one of its new features. The idea is…   Read Story »

The popular European music-streaming service Spotify launched in the States today. There's a free service (for which you'll need to wait to receive an invitation) as well as two different to-pay…   Read Story »