VuHaus announced that the latest station to join its discovery app is WUNC Music from North Carolina Public Radio. WUNC Music is an online and HD2 radio station serving listeners across North Carolina. Continue Reading
Sirius XM announced a new subscription option intended to reach more audiences outside of their cars. The Essential plan includes access to more than 300 channels on mobile phones, tablets, desktops, and connected devices such as smart speakers. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Alexa listens to you, and it’s not the only one. Digital distributors on the rise. Bandcamp to offer vinyl pressing. Continue Reading
Amazon has followed through on the launch of an ad-supported streaming music service, a move that was initially scouted by Billboard earlier this week. However, the early reports did not include one pertinent detail: the platform will only be available through the company’s Alexa voice assistant. Continue Reading
SoundExchange posted its results from the first quarter. Its distributions to artists and copyright holders in the first three months of 2019 totaled $220.7 million, up 16.2% year-on-year. Continue Reading
Video game streaming platform Twitch has unveiled its first original game. The Amazon-owned company is tapping into the current trend toward videos and lip syncing with Twitch Sings. Continue Reading
The BBC Music website has arrived stateside. The UK broadcaster’s online hub for original music reporting across its radio, digital, and television channels rolled out in the United States last week. Continue Reading
Facebook may be looking to launch its own voice assistant. Unnamed sources have claimed that the tech company’s team for augmented and virtual reality has been working on a voice platform since early 2018. Continue Reading
Apple Music is making some minor quality of life improvements to one of its signature features. The “For You” section of the streaming service, which has curated editoral playlists, will be updated with new content multiple times a day. Continue Reading
Universal Music Group’s quarterly earnings continued to grow on the back of a strong streaming performance. The label’s parent company, Vivendi, has released its first-quarter results as it moves ahead with plans to sell off a stake in UMG. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Behind the scenes with The Daily. Building the perfect podcast studio. People still want to pay for records. Continue Reading
Apple Podcasts are going to move toward a standalone web presence. This week, several tech outlets reported that the web listening experience would be getting separated from iTunes. A few podcasts are getting preview versions that show a URL of podcasts.apple.com rather than requiring either the iTunes app or website to play. Continue Reading