Music Industry Activity

Is it just me or is there something happening in the music business recently?

Google acquires Songza
https://plus.google.com/+GooglePlay/posts/9FotaTDAw34

Rdio acquires TastemakerX
http://blog.rdio.com/us/2014/06/company-news-rdio-tastemakerx.html

Apple acquires Beats
http://blog.beatsmusic.com/apple-to-acquire-beats-music-beats-electronics/

Spotify acquires The Echo Nest
http://press.spotify.com/us/2014/03/06/spotify-acquires-the-echo-nest/

I'm sure I'm missing some.