Streaming Music

The popularity of music streaming services has overtaken video sites for the first time in the U.S., according to market monitor BuzzAngle. Services like Apple Music and Spotify delivered 114 billion streams in the first six months of 2016, compared to 95 billion video streams on sites like YouTube and Vevo. Overall, the market for streaming services increased by 58% year-on-year. The...

Rdio is planning to launch a new streaming tier for $3.99 a month with specific limitations this Thursday, according to BuzzFeed. The news comes as Apple's new streaming service, a rebranded version of Beats Music that may be called Apple Music, gears up to launch next month. Rdio says the service, called Rdio Select, will include two components: 1) Pandora-like streaming radio stations,...