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Report: Amazon to launch standalone music streaming service, challenging Spotify and Apple
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Amazon, the e-commerce giant that continues to redefine what it means to be “an everything store,” is reportedly launching a stand-alone music streaming service.

According to Reuters, Amazon will offer the service for $ 9.99 per month, matching Spotify’s current price. The Seattle tech titan is finalizing deals with labels, the report says.

Amazon already...

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Musician David Lowery sues Spotify for “unlawfully” distributing music

Musician David Lowery, frontman for alt-rock bands Camper Van Beethoven and Cracker, sued Spotify in California District Court (PDF) this week for alleged copyright infringement. Lowery’s complaint accuses Spotify of failing to license musicians’ works before putting them up for streaming.

"Spotify reproduces and/or distributes the Works despite its failure to identify and/or locate the owners of those compositions for payment or to provide them with...

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Drake dominates on Spotify and claims most streamed artist of 2015
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If there was a contest to winning the Internets as a musical artist, Drake gets to put on the crown this year. He was the most streamed artist worldwide, according to Spotify, with more than 1.8 billion streams and 46 million listeners. Spotify released the other artists and songs that dominated playlists for the year, reporting that...
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