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Underscoring Death of the Medium, Amazon Music Pulls Support for MP3s

Watching a Format Die: Amazon Music Pulls Support for MP3 Imports

December 21, 2017

While you can still purchase MP3s from Amazon, the e-commerce giant has started slowly backing away from the format. This year, revenue from streaming music platforms has pushed all three major labels’ finan... Read More...

Amazon Scraps Plan to Compete Against Ticketmaster, Sources Say

Daniel Sanchez

November 27, 2017

In the end, despite offering venue owners millions of dollars, Amazon found that it just couldn’t compete against Ticketmaster and Live Nation. Earlier this year, Amazon announced the surprise purchase of Whol... Read More...

Now You Can Earn a Living on YouTube Selling Amazon Products

Daniel Sanchez

August 25, 2017

If YouTube isn't paying your bills, maybe Amazon will. To better help social media influencers earn money on the side, Amazon launched their Influencer Program last April. Accepted influencers could build t... Read More...

Pandora and iHeartRadio Rank As Streaming Favorites For Amazon Echo Users

Pandora and iHeartRadio Rank As Streaming Favorites Among Amazon Echo Users

Daniel Sanchez

February 1, 2017

Image by Rob Albright (CC by 2.0) An Alexa-enabled only device music subscription may help Amazon Music Unlimited route the competition in 2017. Yet, a new study shows dipping numbers for Spotify ahead of the... Read More...

Police Request Amazon Echo Voice Data In Murder Case

Your Amazon Echo Is Recording Your Every Last Word…

Daniel Sanchez

December 27, 2016

Image by Rob Albright (CC by 2.0) Will your smart home device like the Amazon Echo turn into the ultimate crime-solving tool? Can it plead the fifth? In November 2015, police arrested, and subsequently, ch... Read More...

Is Amazon Listening to Your Conversations Through the Echo?

Daniel Sanchez

December 20, 2016

We’re not good at speaking the correct Christmas songs into Alexa. But wait: why is Amazon tracking what we’re saying? What else are they listening to? Amazon scored a huge hit with Alexa-powered devices, in... Read More...

Amazon Music Unlimited Launches in the UK, Germany, and Austria

Daniel Sanchez

November 14, 2016

Amazon Music Unlimited isn’t only unlimited in the U.S. anymore. Back in October, Amazon Music Unlimited suddenly launched in the United States. The biggest surprise didn’t come from its unexpected launch, b... Read More...

1 Out of Every 4 CDs Sold on Amazon Is Counterfeit

Daniel Sanchez

October 31, 2016

Chinese counterfeiters are overrunning Amazon with fake discs. And you don’t need an Amazon Prime account for these deals. Every weekend, in a relatively quiet and quaint part of Los Angeles, you can find che... Read More...

Amazon Music Will Become the Biggest Music Streamer, Research Predicts

Daniel Sanchez

October 13, 2016

Image by Irish Typepad (CC by 2.0) Amazon Music Unlimited might actually lead the way in the U.S. music streaming market. Yesterday, the sudden announcement of Amazon Music Unlimited pretty much took everyon... Read More...

Amazon Launches Amazon Music Unlimited (and a $3.99 Echo-Only Service)

Daniel Sanchez

October 12, 2016

Mexican Standoff image by Martin SoulStealer (CC by 2.0). It’s now Amazon Music vs. Spotify vs. Apple Music (sorry, Tidal). Amazon is out to prove that the best services don't need splashy announcements. ... Read More...

Fun Fact: Amazon Delivers More Streams Than Apple

Daniel Sanchez

October 11, 2016

Stream image by Tim Bustin, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC by 2.0) The music streaming wars may soon ramp up with the entry of a well-funded Amazon music streaming service. Last... Read More...

Amazon to Launch Amazon Music Unlimited and an Echo-Only Music Streaming Service

Amazon to Launch Amazon Music Unlimited and Echo-Only Music Streaming Service

Daniel Sanchez

October 7, 2016

Code image by Austin Gruenweller, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC by 2.0) Amazon is finally pushing into the music business. Amazon has long since been rumored to be preparing to ... Read More...

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