
Google said it plans to shut down by the end of January. Google bought the music-streaming service in 2014. Google initially allowed Songza to operate side-by-side with Google Music even though it incorporated Songza’s main feature, human-curated playlists, into Play Music. Play Music users can see Songza’s selections as suggested sets that have names like […]

Google today pushed out an update to its Play Music service that adds new, curated play lists. The refreshed service gains its tools from Songza, which Google purchased over the summer. Play Music now offers a playlist- and song-recommendation engine that uses variables such as the time of day and location to cultivate selections. Google […]

T-Mobile today expanded the availability of its Music Freedom program to include six new music services. Music Freedom already allows T-Mobile customers to stream music from iHeartRadio, iTunesRadio, Pandora, Rhapsody, Samsung Milk, Slacker, and Spotify for free. The music streamed across T-Mobile’s LTE network doesn’t count against customers’ data buckets. Beginning today, customers will be […]

Google and Songza has announced that Google has acquired the small start-up for an undisclosed sum. Songza offers a playlist- and song-recommendation service that uses variables such as the time of day and location to cultivate selections. According to Google, there will be no immediate changes made to Songza’s service. Google did not say what […]