Hands-on with Shazam for Mac: It knows what music you’re listening to, for the most part
Shazam, the app that tells you the name of that song whose name you just can't put your finger on, has arrived on Mac OS X. So, we gave it a spin.
Music industry titans unite to standardize high resolution audio
Massive players in the music and electronics industries have joined forces to create a standard definition for hi-res audio files.
A beer and liquor soaked playlist of the 25 best drinking songs
Alcohol and music go together like peanut butter and jelly. Check out our top picks for the 25 best drinking songs, regardless of your musical tastes.
New book on Koji Kondo’s Super Mario Bros. score
Bloomsbury is publishing a new book on Koji Kondo's score for Super Mario Bros and its enormous impact on video game music and music at large.
Open Pandora Radio’s box with these 9 tips
Spotify and Beats Audio didn't always reign supreme. Check out our list of the best tips and tricks for getting the most out of Pandora's radio service.
Study finds online movie pirates are happy to pay while stealing
New research from the University of Portsmouth points to a variety of significant differences between pirates of movies and music.
Songza, Weather Channel team up to tailor your tunes to the weather
The streaming service, which already uses a thorough context-determining system, now includes algorithms that find fitting songs for your local weather.
With record sales dwindling, big brand sponsorships are taking over music
With dwindling record sales and miniscule micropayments from streaming services, musicians are turning to sponsorships to deliver the dough.
Digital music sales decline for the first time since the iTunes Store opened
Digital music sales are no longer increasing year over year and many analysts are looking at services like Spotify and Pandora as the reason why.
Want to wake up to music on Pandora? Try the new alarm feature
Do you enjoy waking up listening to your favorite tunes? Pandora has rolled out a new alarm feature for anyone that owns an Apple mobile device.
Listen up! Shazam shares our 2013 stats, and makes some bold 2014 predictions
Sound discovery service Shazam had a great 2013, and now it's predicting which musical artists will break through in 2014.
Bing makes it easier to find your favorite YouTube, Vimeo, and MTV videos
Are you a Bing user? If so, Microsoft just implemented some new features to make it easier to enjoy music videos.
Pandora released for Google Chromecast, stream music now
Pandora has announced that its service will be available for use with Google Chromecast starting today.
The best Instagram-made music videos
Instagram is getting a star role in music videos with more bands utilizing the technology to give their content the retro edge.
Grammy-nominated rapper Flo Rida wants to help you make music by slapping air
Rapper Flo Rida has unveiled a new theremin toy called Beamz By Flo so you can pretend to be a musician by strumming a few red lasers.
Twitter revisits #Music with an integrated Spotify app
Twitter has launched a Spotify app so users can discover what's trending, rising, and popular according to what's listed as #nowplaying on Twitter.
Judge Miley Cyrus all you want, but a study claims listening to her music makes you smarter
Better stop criticizing Miley Cyrus for her poor choices - a study has found that her songs can improve brain abilities... crank up 'Wrecking Ball,' everybody!