We recently learned more about Apple Music’s upcoming launch…
Drake, Pharrell, and David Guetta are in talks with Apple to DJ for the new service, which will also be available on Android. Jimmy Iovine actually stole Drake from TIDAL about two days before the service launched.
The Wall Street Journal now reports that Apple will be launching two music services.
A premium on-demand service will cost about $9.99. A free ad-supported radio service that is similar to iTunes Radio will also launch.
Guest DJs are expected to curate music for this free service. The WSJ says Apple has been in talks with Q-Tip, in addition to the previously mentioned artists.
Getting the major labels on board is a crucial step, but Apple hasn’t yet signed agreements with Sony Music Entertainment, Warner Music Group, or Universal Music Group. This could delay the launch of the service.
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I don’t see anything about ditching the download.
More of her usual “reporting” from Nina Ullrich on DMN.
Yeah, downloads are going to go gangbusters!
That was me just playing with different titles. Yeah, there’s no info. we have that Apple is getting rid of downloads, but the important part of this is that Apple is actually taking the next step beyond downloads (so many years later). Funny, this company used to be a total leader in music. No more.
That was me just playing with different titles.
Yeah, Edward R. Murrow did that ALL the time. Drove people nuts.
Apple grossed something like 20 billion dollars in music downloads last year.
Look it up.
You don’t give up a revenue stream like that. Duh.
Wrong data.
Total revenues of GLOBAL MUSIC FIASCO hit just $14B.
Rightfully declining McDonald sold twice as many BURGERS in 2014!
http://www.statista.com/statistics/208917/revenue-of-the-mcdonalds-corporation-since-2005/
You’re an idiot. That’s net major label revenue. APPLE’S gross itunes revenue was close to 20 billion.
You do if your final take home is 67 cents.
Why would anyone want to pay for downloads?
A more relevant question would be
Are enough people going to pay $9.99 a month for music to make the system work?
uh what?
Apple grossed over 20 billion dollars in music downloads last year.
So yeah, it works out pretty well for them.
http://www.asymco.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Screen-Shot-2014-02-10-at-10.05.11-AM.png
Huh? Your link shows quarterly gross revenues from music around $1.2 billion ($1,200,000,000), giving an annual total of around $5 billion. It’s not small potatoes, but it’s not $20 billion either!
“Why would anyone want to pay for downloads?”
Because fans want their favorite artists to make music!
(Hint: It’s extremely expensive to produce the kind of songs — and videos — people want.)
And here I am without my jar of tears handy.
Like the other Anonymous said — millions of fans buy music.
They could just steal it, you know. But they like the artists!
So they don’t.
Get RID of ALL music streaming companies.
Yeah, just get rid of ’em!
Apple Watch which seems to have been made just to try to block some of Samsung’s earnings. Same here. Apple is becoming less about innovation and more trying to squeeze everyone else out of their industries
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This seems to be analagous to the Apple Watch, which seems to have been made just to try to block some of Samsung’s earnings
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Unless they’re launching with only a fraction of the content that Spotify et al have, they’re not launching next week.
And giving the early adopters a terrible user experience would be horribly stupid…
This seems to be analagous to the Apple Watch, which seems to have been made just to try to block some of Samsung’s earnings. Same here. Apple is becoming less about innovation and more about trying to squeeze everyone else out of their industries.
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