Xbox Music

How much can labels really make from streaming music? Pandora: Up To $0.00137 Per Play In June 2013, Cracker vocalist David Lowery claimed that he was paid $16.89 for a song that was played more than 1.15 million times on Pandora (NYSE: P). Pandora co-founder Tim Westergren responded to...

Last fall, Benzinga wrote about the deluge of streaming video players. Now it's time to tackle another area that has become bloated with too many options: streaming music. Ranging from straight radio to full on-demand services, the streaming music business is one of the most overcrowded...

Pandora (NYSE: P) is down more than four percent after the company reported its third quarter results. The company's Q3 EPS came in at $0.06 -- in-line with Wall Street's estimate. Earnings per share were up 20 percent from the year-ago period. Revenue arrived at $180.4 million versus the...

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is scheduled to launch its first online radio service in early 2013. According to Bloomberg, the Cupertino, California-based tech giant has "intensified negotiations" with major music labels to produce the ad-supported service. A deal could be reached by mid-November. While...

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) announced Monday morning that its new Xbox Music service will make its North American debut on Tuesday. The service -- which offers more than 30 million different songs -- will first launch on Xbox Live, the online service for the company's popular video game console. Xbox...