In March 2015, a little-known boutique music streaming service became the most talked about thing in the music press. Jay Z’s acquisition and relaunch of Tidal was met with ambivalence at best, ridicule at worst. Yet beyond the uproar, Tidal provides clues about how people like their music.

As the world’s largest online retailer, Amazon sells pretty much everything. It's now expanding its repertoire into the music sphere with Amazon Music Unlimited, a streaming subscription service that offers up a catalogue of ad-free tracks and curated playlists.

We increasingly rely on smartphones to supplement our knowledge and store our memories. But with 31% of people running out of space monthly, these digital brains are getting full. By merging device storage with the cloud, can the Nextbit Robin put an end to ‘post deletion stress disorder’?

With the launch of its paid-for subscription service, which features 'expert curation' and a free 24-hour radio station, Apple is getting serious about music. With a pool of 800 million iTunes accounts to potentially convert from, Apple Music could very quickly become the market leader.