Despite years of unwavering rhetoric, Spotify is said to be considering a loosening of its tight hold on the freemium model….

BitTorrent used to be the ultimate bandwidth hog.  These days, video and audio streaming apps are easily taking that crown.  According to details released this morning from Sandvine, streaming apps like Netflix, YouTube, Amazon Video, Spotify, Apple Music, SoundCloud, and Hulu now consume an impressive 70 percent of internet bandwidth in North America. That figure is likely…

While many operating in and around the music business may question the real value of beingnominated for a GRAMMY these days, many industry veterans such as Sammy Hagar, Cage The Elephant, and Tori Kelly still feel that such a nomination can do a lot of good for one’s career….

Pandora has inked a multi-year licensing deal with SONGS Music Publishing, continuing a trend of direct deals between the Internet radio service and rights holders in the United States. The agreement follows Pandora’s licensing deal with one of the major publishing companies, Sony/ATV Music, a month ago….

Coldplay withheld its last album, Ghost Stories, from Spotify for four months after releasing the physical and digital versions. For the one before that, Mylo Zyloto, the wait was three months. For the band’s seventh studio effort, A Head Full of Dreams, the wait will only be a week. Spotify has confirmed to BIllboard that Dreams will be made available to stream…

With YouTube iterating quickly and adding greater video monetization via its new RED subscription service, Vevo is stepping up its efforts to offer value to both video creators and  fans….

As a part of this new deal, CeeLo will open recording studios in both Atlanta and Las Vegas to work directly with the new artists that he signs to Mothership Entertainment Group….

Apple has confirmed it is rolling out previously teased plans to quadruple the amount of cloud music storage it offers on iTunes Match and Apple Music. In late June, Apple svp Eddy Cue revealed on Twitter that users of the storage service would see the cap bumped from 25,000 to 100,000 tracks….

Messages of love and gratitude shared by One Direction topped Twitter’s charts this year, eclipsing President Barack Obama’s celebration of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision legalizing gay marriage. One Direction members accounted for half of the 10 most recirculated tweets, including the three most popular. All the One Direction tweets were either directed at bandmates or the group’s…

Kendrick Lamar earned 11 nominations for the 2016 Grammys, both Taylor Swift and The Weeknd tie for second with 7 nominations apiece. See the full list of nominations below….