Amy X. Wang

Billie Eilish’s Virtual Concert Is the Rare Livestream Done Right

Billie Eilish’s Virtual Concert Is the Rare Livestream Done Right

The singer’s “Where Do We Go? The Livestream” show aired Saturday from a stage enhanced by moody, immersive visuals and…

October 26, 2020

Deborah Dugan’s Accuser Says Former Grammys CEO Is Spreading a ‘False Narrative’

Recording Academy administration director Claudine Little, who filed the first complaint against Dugan, claims Dugan “hopes to leverage public opinion…

January 23, 2020

The Grammys Promise to Help Boost the Number of Women in Music

Under new CEO Deborah Dugan, the Recording Academy says it wants to double its female voting members by 2025

December 16, 2019

Apple Music and Spotify Now Have Dueling Awards Shows

Apple will celebrate its new streaming awards with a Billie Eilish extravaganza on Wednesday, while Spotify will head to Mexico…

December 6, 2019

The 50 Most Important Music Moments of the Decade

From 2010 to 2019, both the business and culture of music went through an unprecedented revolution. Here are the biggest,…

November 26, 2019

Spotify Is Gifting Premium Users a Google Home Mini for No Reason

Music-streaming service is offering Google’s smart speaker for free to its Premium subscribers — new and existing — while supplies…

October 22, 2019

Spotify Won’t Raise Its Music-Streaming Prices — Yet

Spotify executive Paul Vogel speaks about the service’s attitude toward subscription pricing, family plans, and hi-res audio

September 19, 2019

Chance the Rapper’s ‘The Big Day’ Comes Free With a … Lyft Ride?

Rapper partners with Lyft to give out free copies of his album, becoming the latest artist to boost chart numbers…

July 30, 2019

Spotify and Apple Music’s Newest Duel Has Nothing to Do With Music

The two music-streaming companies are racing to corner the podcast market with investments and acquisitions, but it’s still anyone’s game

July 29, 2019

Sony’s Music Recording and Music Publishing Companies Are Now One

Sony reorganizes its publishing and recorded music businesses to mirror the structure of Warner and Universal

July 18, 2019