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Why iRadio Could Be a Hit for Apple and a Dud for Big Music

Peter Kafka in Media on June 10 at 3:00 am PT

Apple makes great ads, but it isn’t great at selling ads. That doesn’t really matter for Tim Cook, but it does for the music labels.

News Byte

Rhapsody Expands Napster in Europe

Peter Kafka in Media on June 3 at 4:00 pm PT

Rhapsody International is expanding its presence in Europe, and will begin offering its Napster streaming music service in 14 countries, including Sweden, France and Spain. The U.S.-based company had previously offered its 9.95€ per month subscription service, which competes with Spotify and Deezer, in the U.K. and Germany.

How the Macarena and Many Bar Mitzvahs Helped Psy Break Big with “Gangnam Style” (Video)

Peter Kafka in D11 on May 29 at 7:01 pm PT

Manager Scooter Braun tells all!

Google Doubles Down on Music Subscriptions, Which Means Google Isn’t Serious About Music Subscriptions

Peter Kafka in Media on May 14 at 8:55 pm PT

Less would be more.

Spotify Takes a Page From the Twitter Playbook, Buys Music Discovery App Tunigo

Peter Kafka in Media on May 3 at 7:07 am PT

Lots of tracks out there. Who’s going to help you find the ones you want to hear?

Where’s Amazon Going With Music, Movies and TV Shows? Ask Media Boss Bill Carr.

Peter Kafka in Media on April 29 at 9:40 am PT

“We’re committed to the idea of reinvention.” A rare Q&A with one of most important guys in the media business.

Now Showing on YouTube: Spotify

Peter Kafka in Media on April 8 at 9:00 pm PT

The world’s biggest paid music service advertises on the world’s biggest free music service.

Twitter’s Music App Will Let You Watch, Too, With Help From Vevo

Peter Kafka in Media on March 13 at 7:02 pm PT

More details about Twitter’s newest app, and why it’s taking a page from Facebook.

News Byte

Spotify Adds One Million Subscribers in Three Months

Peter Kafka in Media on March 12 at 6:58 am PT

Spotify has signed up six million paying subscribers for its streaming music service, CNET reports. In December, Spotify reported five million subscribers, with one million of those in the U.S.

Jimmy Iovine Explains His $60 Million Music Plan

Peter Kafka in Dive Into Media on March 6 at 6:42 am PT

How do you take on Apple, Pandora, Facebook and Google? With awesome taste, the producer and headphone impressario tells Walt Mossberg. Here’s the full Dive Into Media interview.