A new breed of wireless earbuds are officially part of the Coachella experience, as festival goers will be able to curate their own soundstage thanks to Doppler Labs' piece of crowdfunded audio tech. Previously only available to Kickstarter, Coachella attendees are to be given the chance to receive Doppler's Here Active Listening System before retail gets hold of them. Emails will go out to Coachella attendees inviting them to purchase the earbuds in advance, while demo tents and even stages optimized for use with the devices will be set up for use at the music festival.

(Reuters) – Universal Music Group (UMG), a unit of French media conglomerate Vivendi SA and SoundCloud signed a deal on Wednesday that will allow the popular audio-streaming firm to continue playing music owned by the record label. As part of the deal, Universal Music will gain access to Berlin-based SoundCloud’s promotional tools, analysis and data to help its recording artists and songwriters earn more revenue. Last year, SoundCloud was close to an agreement with Sony Music Entertainment, Warner Music Group and Universal Music for licenses to continue playing their songs and avoid potential legal disputes.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — In 1983, New Zealander Geeling Ching was 23 years old and waiting tables at a Sydney cafe when she was chosen to play the lead role in David Bowie's "China Girl."

The British designer went for animal prints (faux, of course), cropped bellbottoms and silk dresses cut on the bias.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Natalie Cole was remembered as a loyal friend, "the best and bossiest big sister," and a worthy successor to her famous father's legacy in a joyous and music-filled funeral highlighting her Baptist faith on Monday.

The hourlong comedy, due in the summer, could be considered a modern extension of Crowe’s ‘Almost Famous.’

Legions of fans and musicians voiced shock Monday as David Bowie died at 69 following a secret battle with cancer, in a surprise final chapter for one of the most influential artists of his time. Brian Eno, who worked with Bowie on his legendary Berlin Trilogy of albums, said that Bowie sent him an email a week ago that was typical for its wordplay and invented names. "It ended with this sentence: 'Thank you for our good times, Brian.

Bowie prognosticated many things in his career, but his prediction of streaming music services was well before his time.

The rock star, who died at age 69, created some of the world’s biggest hits.

By Se Young Lee SEOUL (Reuters) – Chat app operator Kakao Corp on Monday unveiled a $1.6 billion (1.9 trillion won) deal to buy control of South Korea’s top music streaming service provider, tapping the market for Korean pop to diversify revenues and even expand offshore. The South Korean firm said it would buy a 76.4 percent stake in MelOn streaming service operator Loen Entertainment Inc for $1.6 billion. The deal, Kakao’s biggest since its 2014 all-stock merger with web search operator Daum, gives the mobile chat company access to the biggest streaming service user base in South Korea as well as a library of popular music content.

British music legend David Bowie has died after a long battle with cancer, his official Twitter and Facebook accounts said Monday, prompting an outpouring of tributes for the innovative star. A notoriously private person, Bowie's death came as a surprise just days after he had released his 25th studio album "Blackstar" on his 69th birthday on Friday. "David Bowie died peacefully today (Sunday) surrounded by his family after a courageous 18 month battle with cancer," said a brief statement posted to both his Twitter and Facebook accounts.

Apple's streaming service Apple Music has surpassed 10million subscribers.