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Why Jimmy Iovine’s Departure From Apple Should Surprise No One

The music industry mogul’s main contribution at Apple has been helping launch and grow the Apple Music subscription service.

Why Jimmy Iovine’s Departure From Apple Should Surprise No One

Samsung Debuts Milk, A Free Music Streaming Service For Galaxy Phones

“Milk is a very natural, organic music service,” Aline Yu, senior director of marketing at Samsung Media Solutions, says. “It’s a fresh take on music, but it’s really a fresh taste as well.”

Samsung Debuts Milk, A Free Music Streaming Service For Galaxy Phones

A Spotify IPO? Recent Moves Suggest Yes

Is that the sweet sound of success the music-streaming service is hearing? They also buy the Echo Nest to amp up music-discovery features, just as Beats Music nabs merch masters Topspin.

A Spotify IPO? Recent Moves Suggest Yes

Beats Music CEO On Why Delegating Is The Secret To Success

How do you manage tackling a new market? Trust your team and let talented people do what they do.

Beats Music CEO On Why Delegating Is The Secret To Success

Forgotify Streams Only Spotify Songs That Have Never Been Played

About one in five songs have never been played on Spotify.

Forgotify Streams Only Spotify Songs That Have Never Been Played

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The Beats Music App Is Generating Some Awesomely Strange Sentences

The app thinks we’re at band camp and we feel like getting it on with zombies to hardcore hip-hop.

The Beats Music App Is Generating Some Awesomely Strange Sentences

Beats Music Is The Latest Competitor Clamoring For Your Eardrums

It has a real chance to challenge Spotify, but users are reporting significant problems.

Beats Music Is The Latest Competitor Clamoring For Your Eardrums

A First Look At How Beats Music Plans to Take on Spotify, Google, and Apple

The launch also marks Beats Music CEO Ian Rogers’s year at the company.

A First Look At How Beats Music Plans to Take on Spotify, Google, and Apple

Look Out, Spotify: Beats Music Eyes January Launch Date

Soon there will be yet another steaming music service to choose from.

Look Out, Spotify: Beats Music Eyes January Launch Date

Screw Algorithms! The New Music Service From Beats Uses Celebrity Curators To Show You New Music

The market leader in headphones is entering Spotify’s domain with a new digital music service–and it has a twist.

Screw Algorithms! The New Music Service From Beats Uses Celebrity Curators To Show You New Music

Designing Great APIs Means Valuing Laziness

There are three qualities every great API must have to appeal to the sloth in all of us.

Designing Great APIs Means Valuing Laziness

Beats Music Is Starting To Sound A Lot Like Songza

The Beats Electronics spin-off subscription music service is banking heavily on thousands of human-curated playlists to draw in listeners. Which happens to be exactly what Songza does.

Beats Music Is Starting To Sound A Lot Like Songza

Impact

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Co.Design

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Work Life

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