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{{Short description|Free music streaming and recommendation service}}
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| name = Songza
|caption = Songza playing a track from its search results
| logo = [[File:Songza Logo.jpg|frameless|150px]]
|url = [http://www.songza.com www.songza.com]
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|commercial =
|type = [[vertical search|Music Search Engine]]
| type = Free [[internet radio]]
|language = [[English language|English]]
| language = [[English language|English]]
| owner = [[Alphabet Inc.]]
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| author = [[Aza Raskin]] and Scott Robbin
|owner = [[Amie Street]]
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| launch_date = {{start date and age|2007|11|08|paren=yes}}
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|author = [[Aza Raskin]], [[Scott Robbin]]
| current_status = Discontinued (Merged into [[Google Play Music]] and subsequently into [[YouTube Music]])
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|launch date = {{start date|2007|11|08}}
| location = [[Long Island City, New York|Long Island City]], [[Queens]], [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States
|current status = Active
|revenue =
|slogan = The [[music]] [[search engine]] and [[internet]] [[jukebox]].
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'''Songza''' is a [[website|web]] [[search engine]] that finds and plays [[music]] [[file]]s on the [[internet]].<ref name=SongzaAbout>{{cite web| title = A Little Bit About Us| publisher = Songza| accessdate = 2008-08-24| url = http://songza.com/about}}</ref><ref name=Lifehacker>{{cite web| last = Pash |first=Adam| publisher = [[Lifehacker.com]]|title=Listen to Music On-Demand with Songza| accessdate = 2008-08-24| url = http://lifehacker.com/software/music/listen-to-music-on+demand-with-songza-321638.php}}</ref> It was launched on November 13, 2007.<ref name="Humanized">{{cite web| first= Aza|last= Raskin| authorlink=Aza Raskin|publisher= [[Humanized Inc.]] |title=Songza Launch| accessdate = 2008-08-24| url = http://humanized.com/weblog/2007/11/13/songza-launch/|date=November 13, 2007}}</ref> There is no ability to [[download]] these files, however.<ref name=SongzaAbout /> Unlike other [[streaming media|streaming services]], users explicitly search for individual files to play rather than an automatically-generated [[playlist]] they cannot control.


'''Songza''' was a free [[music streaming]] and [[recommender system|recommendation]] service for Internet users in the United States and Canada.
Songza has been widely noted for its unique [[user interface]], which incorporates many ideas that [[Entrepreneur|co-founder]] [[Aza Raskin]] had previously written about and which are generally uncommon, such as [[pie menu]]s,<ref>{{cite web| first= Dion|last= Almaer| publisher= ajaxian.com|title=Songza: Would you like a habituatable pie-menus with your social music?| accessdate = 2008-08-24| url = http://ajaxian.com/archives/songza-would-you-like-a-habituatable-pie-menus-with-your-social-music}}</ref> a very low number of [[icon]]s, and using [[undo]]s rather than warnings.


Stating that its playlists are made by music experts, the service would recommend its users on various playlists based on time of day and mood or activity.<ref name="The New York Times">{{cite news| first= Ben| last= Sisaro| work = [[The New York Times]] |title= Pandora Faces Rivals for Ears and Ads| accessdate = June 20, 2012| url= https://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/21/business/songza-and-spotify-challenge-pandora-for-ears-and-ads.html?_r=3| date= June 20, 2012}}</ref><ref name=PandoDaily>{{cite news|first= Erin|last= Griffith|work= [[PandoDaily]]|title= Songza's Founders Realized They Weren't Thinking Radically Enough – Here's How They Changed That|accessdate= August 15, 2012|url= http://pandodaily.com/2012/08/15/songzas-founders-realized-they-werent-thinking-radically-enough-heres-how-they-changed-that/|archive-date= August 17, 2012|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120817222820/http://pandodaily.com/2012/08/15/songzas-founders-realized-they-werent-thinking-radically-enough-heres-how-they-changed-that/|url-status= dead}}</ref> Songza offered playlists for activities such as waking up, working out, commuting, concentrating, unwinding, entertaining, and sleeping.<ref name="The Washington Post" >{{cite news| first= Hayley| last= Tsukayama| newspaper = [[The Washington Post]] |title=TechBits: Songza adapts the music to your mood| accessdate = June 23, 2012| url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/techbits-songza-adapts-the-music-to-your-mood/2012/06/23/gJQAYRzKyV_story.html| date= June 25, 2012}}</ref> Users would vote songs up or down, and the service will adapt to the user's personal music preferences.<ref name="The Washington Post" /> Users would find playlists not just based on artists, songs, or genres, but also based on themes, interests, and eras, such as "[[List of 1990s one-hit wonders in the United States|90s One-Hit Wonders]]", or "Music of [[Fashion Week]]".<ref name=SongzaAbout>{{cite web| publisher= Songza|title= About Us| accessdate = March 25, 2011| url = http://songza.com/page/about/}}</ref>
Originally only searching [[YouTube]] for music, in January 2008, Songza expanded its searches to include results from the website [[Seeqpod]].<ref>{{cite web| first= Erick|last=Schonfeld| publisher= [[TechCrunch]]|title= Songza Adds More Songs With Help From Seeqpod| accessdate = 2008-08-24| url = http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/18/songza-adds-more-songs-with-help-from-skreemr/}}</ref> In March 2008 Songza's web interface was upgraded with improved playlists and the ability to save them.<ref name="DownloadSquad">{{cite web| first= Christina |last=Warren| publisher= Download Squad|title=Songza gets a memory, adds some new bling| accessdate = 2008-08-24| url = http://www.downloadsquad.com/2008/03/04/songza-adds-new-features/|date=March 4, 2008}}</ref> It now also has songs from [[Imeem]].<ref name=SongzaAbout />


Songza was headquartered in the [[Long Island City]] neighborhood of the [[Queens]] [[borough (New York City)|borough]] of [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]].<ref name="NY Daily News">{{cite news| first= Clare | last= Trapasso| work = [[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]] |title= Songza music service streams for success| accessdate = July 27, 2012| url= http://articles.nydailynews.com/2012-07-27/news/32874462_1_spotify-apps-music-download| archive-url= https://archive.today/20130130052627/http://articles.nydailynews.com/2012-07-27/news/32874462_1_spotify-apps-music-download| url-status= dead| archive-date= January 30, 2013}}</ref>
[[Amie Street]] acquired the company in October 2008.<ref>http://bub.blicio.us/interview-with-amie-street-why-keep-acquisition-of-songza-a-secret/</ref>


Songza was purchased by Google on July 1, 2014, and on December 2, 2015, Google announced Songza would merge into [[Google Play Music]] on January 31, 2016.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2015/12/03/streaming-platform-songza-is-finally-closing/#7991e851493b|title=Streaming Platform Songza Is Finally Closing|last=McIntyre|first=Hugh|work=Forbes|access-date=2017-11-08|language=en}}</ref> As of September 24, 2021, the main site is offline, displaying a redirect to [[YouTube Music]].
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*{{cite web| first = Cameron|last= Parkins| title = Songza |publisher= [[Creative Commons]]| accessdate = 2008-08-24| url = http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/7851}}
*{{cite web| first = Kyle|last= Monson| title = The Top 100 Undiscovered Web Sites - Music | publisher= [[PC Magazine]]| accessdate = 2008-08-24| url = http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2327440,00.asp}}
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== See also ==
== History ==
[[Amie Street]] acquired Songza, a product created by [[Aza Raskin]] and Scott Robbin, in October 2008.<ref>{{cite web| first = Kristen| last = Nicole| publisher = bub.blicio.us| title = Interview with Amie Street: Why Keep Acquisition of Songza a Secret?| accessdate = March 25, 2011| url = http://bub.blicio.us/interview-with-amie-street-why-keep-acquisition-of-songza-a-secret/| df = mdy-all}}</ref> In August 2010, Amie Street was sold to Amazon for an undisclosed amount.<ref>{{cite news| first= Michael | last= Arrington| work= [[TechCrunch]]|title= Amazon Acquires Amie Street, But Not in a Good Way| accessdate = September 8, 2010| url= https://techcrunch.com/2010/09/08/amazon-acquires-amie-street-but-not-in-a-good-way/}}</ref> Shortly after this the co-founders{{spaced ndash}} CEO Elias Roman, COO Peter Asbill, CPO Elliott Breece and CCO Eric Davich{{spaced ndash}} refocused their efforts on Songza.<ref name="The New York Times" /> The team discontinued the original version and relaunched a new [[Software release life cycle#Alpha|alpha version]] of Songza, keeping nothing of the original product but the name.<ref name=Upstart>{{cite news| first= Michael| last= del Castillo| work = [[American City Business Journals|Upstart Business Journal]] |title= Downtime: The birth of Songza| accessdate = June 15, 2012| url= http://upstart.bizjournals.com/entrepreneurs/hot-shots/2012/06/15/songza-minigolfs-to-no-1-app.html?page=2}}</ref>
* [[imeem]]

* [[Pandora (music service)|Pandora]]
Over the next year the founders experimented with various iterations. When the app originally launched in 2010, it was described by ''[[PandoDaily]]'' as "like a pre-[[Turntable.fm]]. A function called Social Radio allowed users to be DJs for their friends."<ref name="PandoDaily" /> This version of the app allowed it to be social and crowdsourced; the problem with it was that the service as it stood was not sufficiently differentiated from other services on the market and the quality of the crowd sourced playlists was low.<ref name=PandoDaily/> Following a year of testing various iterations of the alpha version of the app, Songza relaunched in [[Software release life cycle#Beta|beta]] on [[iPhone]] and [[Android (operating system)|Android]] apps on September 13, 2011, armed with a team of 25 expert music curators.<ref name="The New York Times" /><ref name="PandoDaily" /><ref name=TechCrunch1>{{cite news| first= Rip| last= Empson| work= [[TechCrunch]]|title= Songza Raises Seven Figure Round; Launches Mobile, Sharable Music Collections in the Cloud| accessdate = September 13, 2011| url= https://techcrunch.com/2011/09/13/songza-raises-seven-figure-round-launches-mobile-sharable-music-collections-in-the-cloud/}}</ref><ref>[http://www.ad60.com/2011/09/19/songza-launches-iphone-android-apps-digitize-mix-tape/ "Songza launches iPhone and Android apps to digitize the mix tape"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120613185321/http://www.ad60.com/2011/09/19/songza-launches-iphone-android-apps-digitize-mix-tape/ |date=June 13, 2012 }}.</ref>
* [[Last.fm]]

* [[Grooveshark]]
In March 2012, Songza released its Music Concierge feature, on iPhone and the web.<ref name="The New York Times" /><ref name = TechCrunch2>{{cite web| first= Jordan| last= Crook| publisher= [[TechCrunch.com]]|title= Songza, the Music Streaming Service That Does All Work for You, Launches an iPad App| date= June 7, 2012| accessdate = June 7, 2012| url= https://techcrunch.com/2012/06/07/songza-the-music-streaming-service-that-does-all-work-for-you-launches-an-ipad-app/}}</ref> The concierge presented users with up to six situations based on time of day, with filters for whatever mood they might be in. For example, on a Wednesday morning a user may have been presented with situations for "Waking Up", "Singing in the Shower", "Working Out" and so on. This feature was rolled out to iPad on June 7, 2012; during the first ten days following the iPad app launch, Songza saw over 1.15 million downloads.<ref>{{cite news| first= Stephanie| last= Mlot| work = [[PC Magazine]]|title= Songza Hits 1.15 Million iOS Downloads in 10 Days| accessdate = June 18, 2012| url= https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2405952,00.asp}}</ref>
* [[Seeqpod]]

On June 12, 2012, Songza was listed as the top free app on iTunes for the iPad and the number two free app for the iPhone.<ref>{{cite web| first= Glenn| last= Peoples| publisher= [[Billboard.biz]]| title= Songza Reaches One Million iOs Downloads in Ten Days, But Is It the Next Big Thing?| accessdate= June 19, 2012| url= http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/others/songza-reaches-one-million-ios-downloads-1007360352.story| archive-date= January 15, 2013| archive-url= https://archive.today/20130115044459/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/others/songza-reaches-one-million-ios-downloads-1007360352.story| url-status= dead}}</ref> Concierge was released on Android on July 10, 2012, and for Android tablets on August 14, 2012.<ref>{{cite web| first= Andrew| last= Kameka| publisher= Androinica.com| title= Songza re-ups with expert Music Concierge playlists, lockscreen controls, and new Holo-like design| accessdate= July 10, 2012| url= http://androinica.com/2012/07/songza-android-app/| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120713034922/http://androinica.com/2012/07/songza-android-app/| archive-date= July 13, 2012| url-status= dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| first= Stephanie| last= Mlot| work = [[PC Magazine]]|title= Songza App Now Available on Android Tablets| accessdate = August 14, 2012| url= https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2408435,00.asp}}</ref> The app expanded to Canada on August 7, 2012, and became the number-one overall free app in Canada on August 13, 2012.<ref name=PandoDaily/><ref>{{cite web| first= Anand| last= Ram| publisher= o.canada.com| title= Songza's Elias Roman wants to provide the music for every mood| accessdate= August 7, 2012| url= http://o.canada.com/2012/08/05/songzas-elias-roman-wants-to-provide-the-music-for-every-mood/| archive-date= July 15, 2013| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130715030258/http://o.canada.com/2012/08/05/songzas-elias-roman-wants-to-provide-the-music-for-every-mood/| url-status= dead}}</ref> Within the week of Microsoft's Build developer event in June 2013, Songza snuck in its official [[Windows 8]] app.<ref>[http://www.wpcentral.com/songza-sneaks-windows-store-wins-our-hearts]. WP Central. June 27, 2013.</ref>

Songza launched in Canada on August 7, 2012, and reached the one million download mark after 70 days.<ref>Dobby, Christine (August 23, 2012). [http://business.financialpost.com/2012/08/23/songza-startup-singing-a-canadian-tune/ "Songza startup singing a Canadian tune"]. ''[[Financial Post]]''. August 23, 2012.</ref><ref>Crook, Jordan (October 18, 2012). [https://techcrunch.com/2012/10/18/songzas-canada-launch-nabs-1-million-new-users-in-70-days/ "Songza's Canada Launch Nabs 1 Million New Users in 70 Days"]. [[TechCrunch]].</ref>

Starting October 2013, Songza began inserting pop-up audio/video ads when initiating a playlist, making it no longer "audio-ad free". Songza reported having 5.5 million regular users at the end of 2013.<ref>{{Cite news|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/02/business/media/google-buys-songza-a-playlist-app-for-any-occasion.html|title = Google in Deal for Songza, a Music Playlist Service|last = Sisario|first = Ben|date = July 1, 2014|work = New York Times}}</ref>

Songza was acquired by Google on July 1, 2014.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/amitchowdhry/2014/07/01/google-has-acquired-music-streaming-startup-songza/#646268501a45|title=Google Has Acquired Music Streaming Startup Songza|last=Chowdhry|first=Amit|work=Forbes|access-date=2017-11-08|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://techcrunch.com/2014/07/01/google-buys-songza/ | title=Google Buys Songza | work= [[TechCrunch]] | accessdate= July 1, 2014}}</ref> No terms were disclosed but speculation put the price at somewhere between $15 million and $39 million.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Chowdhry|first=Amit|title=Google Has Acquired Music Streaming Startup Songza|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/amitchowdhry/2014/07/01/google-has-acquired-music-streaming-startup-songza/|access-date=2020-09-16|website=Forbes|language=en}}</ref> Both companies issued statements saying they were "thrilled" to be doing the deal.<ref name="GoogleSongza">{{cite news|title=Google acquires music app start-up Songza|url=http://www.businesssun.com/index.php/sid/223470673/scat/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/ht/Google-acquires-music-app-start-up-Songza|accessdate=July 3, 2014|publisher=Business Sun|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714150458/http://www.businesssun.com/index.php/sid/223470673/scat/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/ht/Google-acquires-music-app-start-up-Songza|archive-date=July 14, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> In October 2014, following the acquisition, the [[Google Play Music|Google Play Music All Access]] service was updated to include functionality adapted from Songza's Concierge system.<ref name=verge-songzagpm>{{cite web|title=Google brings Songza's best feature to Play Music|url=https://www.theverge.com/2014/10/21/7027707/google-brings-best-songza-feature-to-play-music|website=The Verge|date=October 21, 2014 |accessdate=21 October 2014}}</ref>

Songza was merged into [[Google Play Music]] on January 31, 2016, which itself was shut down on December 1, 2020. As of September 24, 2021, the Songza website is offline, and its former [[URL]] displays a redirect to YouTube Music, Google's current music streaming service.

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Songza
Type of site
Free internet radio
Available inEnglish
HeadquartersLong Island City, Queens, New York City, New York, United States
OwnerAlphabet Inc.
Created byAza Raskin and Scott Robbin
URLsongza.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 2014-07-01)
LaunchedNovember 8, 2007 (17 years ago) (2007-11-08)
Current statusDiscontinued (Merged into Google Play Music and subsequently into YouTube Music)

Songza was a free music streaming and recommendation service for Internet users in the United States and Canada.

Stating that its playlists are made by music experts, the service would recommend its users on various playlists based on time of day and mood or activity.[1][2] Songza offered playlists for activities such as waking up, working out, commuting, concentrating, unwinding, entertaining, and sleeping.[3] Users would vote songs up or down, and the service will adapt to the user's personal music preferences.[3] Users would find playlists not just based on artists, songs, or genres, but also based on themes, interests, and eras, such as "90s One-Hit Wonders", or "Music of Fashion Week".[4]

Songza was headquartered in the Long Island City neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City, New York.[5]

Songza was purchased by Google on July 1, 2014, and on December 2, 2015, Google announced Songza would merge into Google Play Music on January 31, 2016.[6] As of September 24, 2021, the main site is offline, displaying a redirect to YouTube Music.

History

[edit]

Amie Street acquired Songza, a product created by Aza Raskin and Scott Robbin, in October 2008.[7] In August 2010, Amie Street was sold to Amazon for an undisclosed amount.[8] Shortly after this the co-founders – CEO Elias Roman, COO Peter Asbill, CPO Elliott Breece and CCO Eric Davich – refocused their efforts on Songza.[1] The team discontinued the original version and relaunched a new alpha version of Songza, keeping nothing of the original product but the name.[9]

Over the next year the founders experimented with various iterations. When the app originally launched in 2010, it was described by PandoDaily as "like a pre-Turntable.fm. A function called Social Radio allowed users to be DJs for their friends."[2] This version of the app allowed it to be social and crowdsourced; the problem with it was that the service as it stood was not sufficiently differentiated from other services on the market and the quality of the crowd sourced playlists was low.[2] Following a year of testing various iterations of the alpha version of the app, Songza relaunched in beta on iPhone and Android apps on September 13, 2011, armed with a team of 25 expert music curators.[1][2][10][11]

In March 2012, Songza released its Music Concierge feature, on iPhone and the web.[1][12] The concierge presented users with up to six situations based on time of day, with filters for whatever mood they might be in. For example, on a Wednesday morning a user may have been presented with situations for "Waking Up", "Singing in the Shower", "Working Out" and so on. This feature was rolled out to iPad on June 7, 2012; during the first ten days following the iPad app launch, Songza saw over 1.15 million downloads.[13]

On June 12, 2012, Songza was listed as the top free app on iTunes for the iPad and the number two free app for the iPhone.[14] Concierge was released on Android on July 10, 2012, and for Android tablets on August 14, 2012.[15][16] The app expanded to Canada on August 7, 2012, and became the number-one overall free app in Canada on August 13, 2012.[2][17] Within the week of Microsoft's Build developer event in June 2013, Songza snuck in its official Windows 8 app.[18]

Songza launched in Canada on August 7, 2012, and reached the one million download mark after 70 days.[19][20]

Starting October 2013, Songza began inserting pop-up audio/video ads when initiating a playlist, making it no longer "audio-ad free". Songza reported having 5.5 million regular users at the end of 2013.[21]

Songza was acquired by Google on July 1, 2014.[22][23] No terms were disclosed but speculation put the price at somewhere between $15 million and $39 million.[24] Both companies issued statements saying they were "thrilled" to be doing the deal.[25] In October 2014, following the acquisition, the Google Play Music All Access service was updated to include functionality adapted from Songza's Concierge system.[26]

Songza was merged into Google Play Music on January 31, 2016, which itself was shut down on December 1, 2020. As of September 24, 2021, the Songza website is offline, and its former URL displays a redirect to YouTube Music, Google's current music streaming service.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Sisaro, Ben (June 20, 2012). "Pandora Faces Rivals for Ears and Ads". The New York Times. Retrieved June 20, 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d e Griffith, Erin. "Songza's Founders Realized They Weren't Thinking Radically Enough – Here's How They Changed That". PandoDaily. Archived from the original on August 17, 2012. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
  3. ^ a b Tsukayama, Hayley (June 25, 2012). "TechBits: Songza adapts the music to your mood". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
  4. ^ "About Us". Songza. Retrieved March 25, 2011.
  5. ^ Trapasso, Clare. "Songza music service streams for success". Daily News. Archived from the original on January 30, 2013. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
  6. ^ McIntyre, Hugh. "Streaming Platform Songza Is Finally Closing". Forbes. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
  7. ^ Nicole, Kristen. "Interview with Amie Street: Why Keep Acquisition of Songza a Secret?". bub.blicio.us. Retrieved March 25, 2011.
  8. ^ Arrington, Michael. "Amazon Acquires Amie Street, But Not in a Good Way". TechCrunch. Retrieved September 8, 2010.
  9. ^ del Castillo, Michael. "Downtime: The birth of Songza". Upstart Business Journal. Retrieved June 15, 2012.
  10. ^ Empson, Rip. "Songza Raises Seven Figure Round; Launches Mobile, Sharable Music Collections in the Cloud". TechCrunch. Retrieved September 13, 2011.
  11. ^ "Songza launches iPhone and Android apps to digitize the mix tape" Archived June 13, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
  12. ^ Crook, Jordan (June 7, 2012). "Songza, the Music Streaming Service That Does All Work for You, Launches an iPad App". TechCrunch.com. Retrieved June 7, 2012.
  13. ^ Mlot, Stephanie. "Songza Hits 1.15 Million iOS Downloads in 10 Days". PC Magazine. Retrieved June 18, 2012.
  14. ^ Peoples, Glenn. "Songza Reaches One Million iOs Downloads in Ten Days, But Is It the Next Big Thing?". Billboard.biz. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved June 19, 2012.
  15. ^ Kameka, Andrew. "Songza re-ups with expert Music Concierge playlists, lockscreen controls, and new Holo-like design". Androinica.com. Archived from the original on July 13, 2012. Retrieved July 10, 2012.
  16. ^ Mlot, Stephanie. "Songza App Now Available on Android Tablets". PC Magazine. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
  17. ^ Ram, Anand. "Songza's Elias Roman wants to provide the music for every mood". o.canada.com. Archived from the original on July 15, 2013. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
  18. ^ [1]. WP Central. June 27, 2013.
  19. ^ Dobby, Christine (August 23, 2012). "Songza startup singing a Canadian tune". Financial Post. August 23, 2012.
  20. ^ Crook, Jordan (October 18, 2012). "Songza's Canada Launch Nabs 1 Million New Users in 70 Days". TechCrunch.
  21. ^ Sisario, Ben (July 1, 2014). "Google in Deal for Songza, a Music Playlist Service". New York Times.
  22. ^ Chowdhry, Amit. "Google Has Acquired Music Streaming Startup Songza". Forbes. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
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  24. ^ Chowdhry, Amit. "Google Has Acquired Music Streaming Startup Songza". Forbes. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
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