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Apple Music Now Offers College Students a 6-Month Trial — But Only Until September

July 10, 2019

Apple Music is helping out students – and hoping to perk its subscription numbers along the way. Having recently reached 60 million subscribers, the music streaming service has drastically expanded its disco... Read More...

Vodafone's 'My Muze' Music Streaming App Quietly Reaches Over a Million Downloads in South Africa

Vodafone’s ‘My Muze’ Music Streaming App Quietly Surpasses One Million Downloads in South Africa

Daniel Sanchez

July 5, 2019

In March 2018, Spotify went live in South Africa. The company would offer local users a Premium monthly subscription for R5.99, or about $0.42 USD at the time. The low price only lasted for a short time. ... Read More...

Apple Music Dramatically Expands ‘Up Next Live’ With Bad Bunny, Lewis Capaldi, and Khalid

Daniel Sanchez

July 2, 2019

Apple Music has unveiled the lineup for its upcoming Up Next Live tour. Scheduled for this summer, Up Next Live – a series of ‘intimate’ performances from Apple Music Up Next artists – will feature Bad Bunny... Read More...

Apple Music Lists Five Leaked Songs on Playboi Carti’s Channel

Daniel Sanchez

June 27, 2019

Last month, an uploader managed to leak an unreleased Playboi Carti song. Titled ‘Kid Cudi,’ the song quickly reached No. 1 on Spotify’s Viral Top 50 with over 2.3 million streams. That was all thanks to ... Read More...

Apple Music Selects Megan Thee Stallion as Its Up Next Artist

Daniel Sanchez

June 19, 2019

Apple Music has revitalized Up Next and queued up its latest artist. Houston native rapper Megan Thee Stallion – real name Megan Pete – has been selected as Apple Music's featured artist. Her mother, Holly ... Read More...

Apple Music Secures Trademark Filing in Canada for Its ‘Up Next’ Documentary Series

Daniel Sanchez

June 17, 2019

Several years ago, Apple Music officially unveiled a ‘now-forgotten’ mini-documentary series. The concept was hatched to spotlight Apple Music's then-growing indie music catalog. The monthly series – dubbed ... Read More...

Apple Music May Be Worth $15-$20 Billion Alone

Daniel Sanchez

June 12, 2019

Just how much is Apple Music worth exactly? According to one analyst, Apple’s music streaming platform may be more successful than the Cupertino company has let on. In a note published yesterday, Evercore... Read More...

Goldman Sachs Estimates Global Music Revenue Will Reach $131 Billion

Goldman Sachs Says Global Music Revenues Will Reach $131 Billion by 2030

Daniel Sanchez

June 5, 2019

According to a new report from Goldman Sachs, nearly 1.2 billion people will be paying for music streaming in just 11 years. The latest report from the investment bank – dubbed 'Music In The Air' – comes nea... Read More...

Apple Music Strengthens Its Publishing Division By Poaching a Key Google & YouTube Executive

Daniel Sanchez

May 9, 2019

Last year, under its then-new Head of Music, Oliver Schusser, Apple Music quietly unveiled a new global publishing business. The company promoted Elena Segal – previously Legal Director of iTunes Internation... Read More...

Apple Music Caught Taking Down Pro-Democracy Songs in China

Daniel Sanchez

April 10, 2019

The Chinese government may have forced Apple Music to take down songs celebrating democracy. According to a new report, Apple Music has censored pro-democracy songs in China. Ahead of the 30th anniversary... Read More...

The Trichordist Publishes 2018 Streaming Price Bible Based on a Single Source

Streaming Music Royalties are Even Worse Than We Thought — At Least According to This Indie Label

Daniel Sanchez

January 30, 2019

Indie artists aren't the only things not earning enough from streaming music services. Late last month, Digital Music News updated its list of what streaming music services pay. Thanks to information from... Read More...

Apple Music Officially Hits 50 Million Subscribers

Daniel Sanchez

January 30, 2019

The busy holiday season pushed Apple Music up to 50 million paid subscriptions. According to a report from the Financial Times last November, Apple Music had 56 million subscribers. The financial newspape... Read More...

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