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Busy promoting their debut EP (released in December last year), the LA-based duo consisting of New York City producer, songwriter and keyboardist Matt Friedman and Australian singer, guitarist and songwriter Scott Mellis made time for Digital Journal.
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Apple recently rejected an update to Spotify's iOS app, refusing to approve the new version and preventing it getting to users. Spotify now alleges Apple made the move to stifle competition and hurt its business, increasing the growth of Apple Music.
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A list that contains hundreds of Spotify usernames, email addresses and passwords has appeared online. Spotify says it wasn't hacked but users have confirmed many of the details are valid and have reported problems with their account.
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You may not know the name, but chances are you soon will. The French rockers' riff-roaring debut single, "Undone," has been streamed over two million times - with no promotion whatsoever - on Spotify. Digital Journal spoke to band member Martin Dupraz.
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Spotify is closing in on 30 million paying users, but there is one market that has remained underserved by its ascendance in music streaming: businesses.
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Spotify will launch its upcoming streaming video service later this week according to reports. Android users may be able to start watching video within the next few days and iOS users will only be waiting a little longer.
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Apple has announced it will be folding iTunes Radio into Apple Music from the end of January, discontinuing free streaming and requiring users buy an Apple Music subscription to keep listening. The company will continue its free Beats 1 service.
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Streaming leader Spotify has been hit by a new copyright lawsuit seeking $200 million, in the second such case within weeks.
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The music of The Beatles was at last made available for streaming just two weeks ago, on Christmas Eve, and the results are already in. Billboard reports the songs and albums of the Fab Four are doing well.
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Online radio platform, Mixcloud, has recently launched an exclusive app for the latest version of Apple TV. Co-founder, Mat Clayton, filled Digital Journal in on the details.
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Few musicians attracted as intense attention as Oh Wonder, a London duo who were earning rave reviews a year before their first EP was released. How? By teasing fans with posting one song a month for a year on Soundcloud.
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Apple CEO Tim Cook has ended the speculation surrounding how many users Apple Music has managed to retain by saying the service now has over 6.5 million paying subscribers. The number still falls significantly short of industry leader Spotify.
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Spotify's updated privacy policy has had a lot of people up in arms this week owing to its requests to track nearly everything that a user does on their phone. Now, the company has apologised and explained - after debating with Minecraft maker Notch.
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Music streaming service Spotify is looking to move towards a premium-only model next year, according to reports this weekend. Listening for free with adverts will no longer be an option as the music industry pushes for greater revenue from streaming.
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Spotify is launching a new way of discovering music to listen to. The streaming service will be adding a feature that will automatically generate users personalised playlists of tracks that they may like, refreshing the list with new entries each week.
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Just days after Apple Music launched in a new iOS update, a report has indicated that Facebook may be in talks with a view towards launching its own streaming service too. It will bring yet another tech company to an increasingly crowded market.
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Apple's all-new subscription music streaming service announced just two days ago is under investigation by two US states over concerns that the technology giant may have colluded with the music industry to make life harder for its established rivals.
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Coffee chain Starbucks has announced a new streaming music deal with Spotify which will give customers the chance to choose what is played in Starbucks stores via a series of special playlists integrated into the company's mobile app.
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Spotify's free music streaming tier was meant to be the first step in saving the music industry. Since 2009, the streaming service has offered a free tier that uses an ad-supported model to bring in revenue.
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It's been an interesting quarter for streaming music. Platforms are growing, merging and partnering. Valuations are shooting up, plummeting and veering sideways. One company, Vevo, just keeps growing, despite losing its CEO and facing stiffer competition.
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Armin van Buuren has accomplished a major milestone. He has the second most streamed artist playlist on Spotify and he is nearing One Direction.
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For all of its recent controversy over its business tactics, giant German music streaming platform SoundCloud seems to have emerged mostly unscathed. Let's take a closer look.
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Roland Orzabel and Curt Smith are marking the 30th anniversary of Tears For Fears' groundbreaking second album with a first-ever live Spotify Landmark Session and the release of a deluxe edition box set of 'Songs from the Big Chair.'
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As her latest album climbs the charts, musician Taylor Swift and her record label Big Machine Records are insisting as many listeners as possible pay to access her music on their computers or mobile devices.
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Not only has the pop diva hit the top spot on the Billboard charts, but her second album, 'My Everything,' is Number One in 85 countries (on iTunes) and has garnered over 200 million streams (on Spotify). It's truly a historical week for Ariana Grande.
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With its recent investment in social jukebox company Rockbot, Universal Music Group is continuing a trend of teaming with start-ups in the fledgling streaming music sector.
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Can Vevo survive life after YouTube? Will it be sold to the highest bidder? The company is hoping for both, and moving swiftly in the new-media sphere to hedge its bets.
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In his recent keynote address at Music Matters in Singapore, Universal Music Group International CEO Max Hole told the audience of Asia's massive importance in the future of the music industry.
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Iggy Azalea recently achieved the rare feat of having the No. 1 and 2 songs on the Hot 100. Her parent company, Universal Music Group, is trying to match her success.
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The Internet streaming music service Spotify has announced that it has reached 10 million premium subscribers. The service also has also has 40 million monthly active users in 56 countries.
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