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Spotify vs artists debate, streaming digital music services, and you

Spotify vs artists debate, streaming digital music services, and you

by Mark Zapata | Mar 13, 2019 | Editorials, News

The latest in the ongoing digital music streaming discussion has to do with artist compensation. Some headlines falsely accuse Sweden’s music streaming giant Spotify of “Suing songwriters” along with Amazon, Pandora and Google as the four leading...
Pandora to stream Metallica’s August 20th concert

Pandora to stream Metallica’s August 20th concert

by Bram Teitelman | Aug 10, 2016 | News Ticker

Metallica’s August 20th concert at Minneapolis’ US Bank Stadium will be streamed live on Pandora. Listeners can tune in here at 10pm EST to listen. Until then, you can go there and hear a playlist curated by the band.

Rdio to shut down as Pandora acquires parts of it

by Bram Teitelman | Nov 16, 2015 | News, Streaming Music

While we’re going to end 2015 with more streaming services than we started it with, the landscape is certainly changing. It was announced today that Rdio will file for bankruptcy and shut down, with Pandora acquiring “key assets” of the on-demand...

Today in streaming: Google buys Songza; Grooveshark in trouble?

by Bram Teitelman | Jul 2, 2014 | News, Rumors and Gossip, Streaming Music

In a move that’s not that surprising given Apple’s purchase of Beats, Google has purchased streaming music service Songza for an undisclosed price. Songza offers music curated for moods, events, times of day and more, using 50 music curators. There are...

Now Amazon has a music streaming service too

by Bram Teitelman | Jun 12, 2014 | News, Streaming Music

While it’s been known that this was going to happen eventually, today Amazon has launched its own music streaming service. They join an already-crowded landscape, with Pandora, Spotify, Beats, iTunes Radio and Google Play Music All Access already in the field....
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Deftones streaming new song “My Mind Is A Mountain;” new album arriving in August
Deftones streaming new song “My Mind Is A Mountain;” new album arriving in August

Deftones have announced their new album, Private Music, which is scheduled to arrive on August 22 via Reprise/Warner Records. To coincide with the announcement, the group has released the album's first single, "My Mind Is a Mountain." The band has also confirmed a...

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Paradise Lost unveil “Serpent on the Cross” video
Paradise Lost unveil “Serpent on the Cross” video

Gothic doom legends Paradise Lost have released a video for their latest single, “Serpent on the Cross.” The track is the second single taken from their forthcoming 17th studio album, Ascension, scheduled to arrive on September 19th via Nuclear Blast Records. Nick...

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Babymetal drop “Kon! Kon!” video featuring Bloodywood
Babymetal drop “Kon! Kon!” video featuring Bloodywood

Babymetal have unleashed a video for their latest single “Kon! Kon!” featuring Bloodywood. The track is taken from their upcoming album Metal Forth, scheduled to arrive on August 8 via Capitol Records. The band is currently on their largest North American tour to...

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New & Noteworthy: Never Enough Insatiable Releases –  6/20/2025 – 06/06/2025

New & Noteworthy: Never Enough Insatiable Releases – 6/20/2025 – 06/06/2025

June 20, 2025 New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week’s new music includes albums from the likes of Badflower, Cryptopsy, Alestorm, Malevolence and Yungblud, among...

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New & Noteworthy: Songs of Last Releases – 5/30/2025

New & Noteworthy: Songs of Last Releases – 5/30/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This final New Music Friday of May will see new music from the likes of Garbage, The Haunted, Rivers Of Nihil and Wolves At The Gate, as...

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New & Noteworthy: Origins of Releases – 5/23/2025

New & Noteworthy: Origins of Releases – 5/23/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week will see new music from the likes of Skunk Anansie, …and Oceans, Age of Apocalypes and Witchcraft, as well as cover and...

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