Music

Podcasting and music streaming company Spotify Technology SA (NYSE: SPOT) is looking to enter live events as a new revenue stream and a way to monetize its customer data. What Happened: Spotify is exploring expansion into live events and ticketing, according to The Information. Spotify...

Bill Ackman's plan to acquire 10% of Universal Music Group could face a setback with Vivendi shareholders speaking out against the transaction.  What Happened: Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Tontine Holdings Ltd (NYSE: PSTH) announced a plan to acquire 10% of Universal Music Group, a...

Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) unit Beats by Dre finally launched its wireless noise-canceling earbuds dubbed “Beats Studio Buds” on Monday. What Happened: The much-speculated latest earbuds are a successor to the Beats Powerbeats Pro and offer some features akin to Apple’s AirPods Pro...

The long wait is over to see what Bill Ackman will acquire with the Pershing Square Tontine Holdings (NYSE: PSTH) SPAC. Ackman confirmed the company it had been in discussions with Friday morning while also announcing another target could be on the way. The SPAC Deal: Pershing Square Tontine...

Tech giant Apple Inc's (NASDAQ: AAPL) podcasts subscription was slated to start this month with iOS 14.6 What Happened:  Apple has delayed the launch of its new podcast subscription service to June, Reuters reports.  Podcast creators are facing issues with...

In-person music festivals and concerts are making a comeback in 2021 after being silenced by the coronavirus pandemic for a year. “I've never been more excited about the opportunities in front of us. We continue to have a substantial tailwind in the live event industry as consumers,...

Amazon, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) both announced Monday that high-quality streaming music will be available to subscribers of at no extra cost.   Amazon's HD Audio To Stream Free: Amazon Music said its high-quality streaming tier, dubbed Amazon Music HD,...

Grammy award-winning artist The Weeknd has joined a list of personalities capitalizing on the ongoing NFT craze. What Happened: The musician has teamed up with Strange Loop Studios to create artwork, and digital art marketplace Nifty Gateway to release his new collection, which will reportedly...

ImagineAR Inc (OTC: IPNFF) is teaming up with First Tube Media to bring augmented reality (AR) technology to First Tube’s livestream programs. What Happened: GrubHub Inc (NYSE: GRUB) will broadcast the first AR episode, created by ImagineAR and First Tube Media, as part of its Sound Bites...

Guggenheim analyst Jeff Cantwell is bullish on Square Inc’s (NASDAQ: SQ) purchase of Jay-Z’s Tidal, Barron’s reported Thursday. What Happened: “We like Square’s deal for Tidal,” wrote Cantwell in a note, as reported by Barron’s. “We believe adding...

Spotify Technology (NYSE: SPOT) has a United Arab Emirates-based competitor, Anghami, and it plans to list on the Nasdaq via a merger with special purpose acquisition company Vista Media Acquisition Com Inc (NASDAQ: VMAC). What Happened: On Wednesday, Anghami, an Abu Dhabi-based music...

Universal Music Group has bought Bob Dylan's music catalog, which includes more than 600 songs from a nearly six-decade-long career. What Happened: Universal Music Group's music publishing arm acquired Bob Dylan's catalog of songs spanning his more than six-decade-long career, Universal...

Spotify Technology (NYSE: SPOT) shares were trading lower Tuesday after the company announced it will acquire Megaphone for $235 million. In recent years, Spotify has beefed up its podcast streaming library. Earlier this year, Joe Rogan announced he would take his popular "Joe...

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) has completed deals with three large music companies for the right to stream music videos on its social media platform, Bloomberg reported late Thursday. What Happened The Mark Zuckerberg-led company’s partnerships with Vivendi SA-owned (OTC: VIVEF) Universal...

Spotify Technology SA (NYSE: SPOT) has signed a new licensing deal with Vivendi SA’s (OTC: VIVHY) Universal Music Group, which will give it access to the music company’s catalog for streaming, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. What Happened Universal also signed up...