Tidal, despite some missteps, has attracted more than a million paying subscribers.  Will hiring a digital music veteran as CEO, its third in eight months, be able to build on the base to turn Tidal into a top tier competitor?…

“The resale of tickets will not be tolerated.” That’s the stark message which has been confronting fans over the past few days on Adele’s official website. It’s a warning shot to touts looking to nab pre-sale tickets to the star’s 36-date 2016 European tour, which were made exclusively available yesterday morning to registered fans on…

If you’ve got any rock or rap star photos stored on your iPhone or stashed somewhere in your attic, the Smithsonian wants to hear from you….

Ariana Grande has scrapped four upcoming international shows for reasons she hasn’t yet shared. The pop singer’s Honeymoon Tour was due to pull in at the Du Arena in Abu Dhabi (Dec. 3), she was then booked to perform at Capital FM’s Jingle Bell Ball at The O2 in London (Dec. 5), before wrapping things up with two shows at the Saitama Super…

Spotify is now the world’s most popular streaming music service, according to a new report from app analytics firm App Annie. The champion title formerly belonged to Pandora, but in the past year Spotify moved to the top of the game in revenue, active users and app downloads, with predictions the Swedish company’s leading margin will grow in…

Lady Gaga’s “Poker Face” just passed a major milestone that eludes many smash hits — it’s now 10 times platinum-certified by the RIAA. The 2008 dance-pop hit — which hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 — is now diamond. According to the RIAA’s digital singles criteria, one unit is equal to one digital download or 100 streams….

Apple’s quest to make iPhones even thinner may come at the expense of those sweet headphones you bought on Cyber Monday. The latest report in the Apple rumor sack is that the company may chop the 3.5mm headphone jack from next year’s iPhone 7, a move that would require adapters to use old cans and…

Bandcamp is pulling a Costco and giving artists an easy way to sell their albums in bulk. A full discography purchase option was quietly added to user accounts recently, giving artists the ability to bundle their digital albums and sell them for a discounted price….

Headphones are the essential tool of every serious DJ, just like a pickaxe was crucial for a miner of the past to do any work, headphones are the first equipment you have to get, if you want to become a DJ. If for any reasons like thinking average headphones will do or because you don’t have…

  It may seem strange for companies like YouTube and Amazon to be entering the streaming industry, particularly given how notoriously unprofitable it is, but by offering it bundled with other services, profitability becomes less important than long-term customer loyalty….