Spotify may gain Siri voice commands soon, despite antitrust battle
Spotify subscribers may soon be able to play their music via Siri voice commands, thanks to a set of tools released by Apple in June.
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Amber Neely
AT&T adds free Spotify Premium option to Unlimited &More plans
AT&T is increasing the media options it is providing subscribers of its Unlimited &More plans from Tuesday, with customers able to use Spotify Premium at no extra charge, a move that follows shortly after Verizon's similar Apple Music offer was introduced.
Malcolm Owen
Spotify grows to 108M paid subscribers, 232M in total
Further raising the bar for Apple Music, Spotify on Wednesday announced that its paid Premium subscribers climbed 30% year-over-year in the June quarter to 108 million, while total listenership — including its free ad-based tier — rose 29% to 232 million.
Roger Fingas
Streaming holdout Tool coming to Apple Music, others on Aug. 2
Progressive metal band Tool has announced that the band's discography will appear on Apple Music, Spotify, Pandora, and other streaming services starting Friday, Aug. 2.
Jimmy Iovine spent excessively as Apple Music head, current service growth slowing, report claims
A profile of Apple Music chief Oliver Schusser includes claims that his predecessor, Jimmy Iovine, spent "excessive amounts of money," and adds that while the service is still growing faster than Spotify, that pace has slowed.
Amazon now fastest-growing music service, outpacing Apple & Spotify
Driven by inexpensive Alexa products, Amazon is adding customers at a faster rate than either Spotify or Apple Music — but still has a long way to go to catch up.
Mike Wuerthele
Spotify's Stations radio app adds support for Apple CarPlay
Spotify has updated Stations, its Pandora-like spinoff app, with support for Apple CarPlay on compatible vehicles and head units.
Streaming services like Apple Music fueling rise of indies, industry groups say
Even if their artists have to work hard just to make a living, independent record labels are doing better in 2019 thanks to streaming services like Apple Music, Spotify, and Pandora, which are encouraging people to try music beyond mainstream tastes, reports say.
Apple strikes back at Spotify's claims of unfair treatment in the App Store
Data supplied by Apple says that only 680,000 of Spotify's users are paying 15% of the subscription fee to Apple — and none are paying the 30% that the music streamer claims.
Victor Marks
Andrew O'Hara
