Last week, two big players in the music streaming market made significant purchases.

Spotify bought music intelligent company The Echo Nest and will use the platform’s services to help provide a personalised listening experience through recommendations based on users' past habits.

Recommendations are part of Spotify’s plan to grow the amount of people who listen to music, says the company’s CEO Daniel Ek. Last year, the exec said the key to driving people away from piracy, and towards legal ...