Music/Audio

It took the music industry more than a decade to embrace streaming music. Now it’s a thing. More precisely: It’s at least a $7 billion-a-year business. That’s what you get wh... More

YouTube, defending itself from attacks by record labels and artists, said it passed on more than $1 billion in sales to the music business in the past 12 months. “YouTube has pai... More

Dolby and The Walt Disney Studios today announced that Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, in theatres December 16, will be available in more than 50 Dolby Cinema locations around the gl... More

An acquisition by Sirius XM Radio of streaming music service Pandora Media (P) would "single-handedly resolve" the satellite radio operator's digital strategy, add advertising sale... More

The Recording Academy has delivered a letter to President-elect Donald Trump, urging him to work with Congress on copyright reform. The letter, whose signees include Academy presid... More

Pandora may be changing its tune. The music streaming service is now open to selling itself and is now willing to engage with one-time suitor SiriusXM specifically, people familiar... More

Many social media networks have tried and failed to become the go-to platform for musicians to engage with their fans. Remember Twitter #Music or Facebook Mentions? Are any musicia... More

iHeartMedia, the largest radio broadcasting company in the U.S., has pulled the curtain off a beta of two new services, iHeartRadio Plus and iHeartRadio All Access, the latter of w... More

A new integration live in Starz’ mobile app today gives users the ability to listen to soundtracks and related playlists powered by Spotify without leaving the app. Spotify subsc... More

The release of Vevo's "Ones to Watch" picks for 2017 is the latest mile marker passed on the road towards a fundamental shift in strategy from the major-label owned (and partnered)... More

Spotify wants to help you cook your Thanksgiving turkey just right. 'Time for Turkey,' the streaming service's holiday-specific program, gives users three steps for a perfectly-don... More

Pandora and Deezer are experimenting with sponsored songs, playlists and radio stations, while advocating for more accessible native ads for independent artists. As with many other... More

Dolby Laboratories on Thursday opened a 230-seat theater that CEO Kevin Yeaman dubbed “the crown jewel” of more than 100 labs inside the company’s Market Street headquarters.... More

With just one month to go until the release of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Dolby Cinema has released a stunning new poster for Disney and Lucasfilms' highly anticipated movie. Do... More

Fans visiting Dolby Cinema at AMC locations can attend a magical opening night for the upcoming film. Dolby and AMC have announced plans to host special fan events for the premier... More

BT is set to transform its YouView TV service with a host of new upgrades early next year, including Dolby Atmos sound technology. It plans to become the first UK broadcaster to of... More

Margarita Mix, a FotoKem company specializing in audio and video post services, has expanded into the virtual reality (VR) arena with the addition of 360-degree sound rooms at thei... More

Dolby is best known for the audio-enhancing technologies developed since the late Ray Dolby founded the company in 1965. Now the company has branched out into movies, video, projec... More

Sony Corp., home to the world's second-largest record label and largest publishing company in Sony/ATV, announced a positive slew of numbers for its music division today. As the co... More

There's something else it might do to improve profits and shore up its power: mimic Netflix by becoming a producer as well as a distributor -- and take other steps to bring more mu... More