Hasta La Creative!

The company, which made the disclosure on Wednesday, faces potential competition from Apple as it also prepares for a likely initial public offering.

The deal gives Sprint customers in the United States free access to Spotify’s paid version for up to six months, and further discounts beyond that.

An entrant in the growing field of devices and services to stream media, the Fire TV is likable but falls short of some rivals, a reviewer says.

A judge’s decision on royalty rates the streaming-music service must pay to the licensing group, Ascap, appears to have split the issue down the middle.

A 4 percent global decline is fueled by a steep dive in Japan, where digital has barely taken hold.

With the music industry turning digital, music companies can now understand their customers’ listening habits in greater depth than ever before.

Content Creators Coalition is having an event at Le Poisson Rouge on Tuesday to help its on-the-air royalties campaign on behalf of performers.

Pandora is squaring off against Ascap in a closely watched trial over royalty payments determined by a system developed long before digital streams and smartphone apps.

With download sales cooling after a decade of growth, streaming services like Spotify, Pandora and Apple’s new iTunes Radio have become the latest hope for the troubled music business.

The investment was made by Technology Crossover Ventures. Also, the streaming music service Pandora reported an increase in revenue for the quarter.