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Apple Music Officially Hits 50 Million Subscribers

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...

Thanks to Streaming, Songs Have Become Shorter

Pop Songs Have Become Significantly Shorter Over the Past 5 Years

Daniel Sanchez

January 18, 2019

Have Spotify and Apple Music unintentionally made songs shorter? According to a new report, the average pop song is now significantly shorter. The average song length on the Billboard Hot 100 has decrease... Read More...

Verizon Bundles Apple Music into 2 Unlimited Plans

Verizon Wireless Bundles Apple Music Into Its Unlimited Plans

Daniel Sanchez

January 16, 2019

Apple Music has seriously expanded its partnership with Verizon. Your move, Spotify. Last summer, Verizon announced an exclusive promotion. The telecommunications conglomerate offered a new bundle – 6 mo... Read More...

What Streaming Music Services Pay (Updated for 2019)

What Streaming Music Services Pay (Updated for 2020)

Daniel Sanchez

December 25, 2018

Reported per-stream payouts from top music streaming services (updated for 2020; click to enlarge) Find out how much you’ll earn from the most popular streaming music services – Pandora, Napster, Spotify, App... Read More...

Apple Officially Removes All Ads on Shazam — And Continues to Deprioritize Spotify

Daniel Sanchez

December 18, 2018

Apple celebrates its Shazam acquisition by removing all ads from the music identification app. Late last year, Apple made a relatively expensive purchase. In a bid to build up its streaming music service,... Read More...

Just Like Ping, Apple Quietly Kills Off Apple Music Connect

Daniel Sanchez

December 14, 2018

Let’s face it – Apple just doesn’t do social. Apple Music executives found that out the hard way – again. Several years ago, Apple shuttered a highly-publicized feature. Similar to Last.fm, the iTunes-ba... Read More...

What Spotify and Apple Music Really Pay — According to Das Kapital

Daniel Sanchez

December 10, 2018

Looks like it’s not just American artists receiving poor payouts from streaming music platforms anymore, especially on Spotify. Each passing year, major labels continue to report record revenue thanks to the... Read More...

Apple Acquires Platoon, an Indie-Centered Creative Services Firm

Daniel Sanchez

December 7, 2018

Like Spotify, Apple Music is making major moves to scoop up unsigned artists. Last May, under its new Head of Music, Oliver Schusser, Apple Music quietly launched a new global publishing business. Spearhe... Read More...

Apple Files Application for Apple Music for Business

Apple Files a Trademark Application for ‘Apple Music for Business’

Daniel Sanchez

December 5, 2018

'Apple Music For Business' could potentially streamline blanket licensing for small businesses and retailers. Several months ago, following Jimmy Iovine’s departure, Oliver Schusser, Apple’s new Head of Musi... Read More...

Apple Music Now Has 56 Million Subscribers

Daniel Sanchez

November 30, 2018

Apple Music has adopted an "aggressive" strategy to take on Spotify. Looks like it's working. Over the summer, Apple CEO Tim Cook confirmed that the company’s streaming music service had reached a new milest... Read More...

Apple Music Reportedly Unveils Preferred Digital Distributor List

Apple Music Unveils a ‘Preferred Distribution Program’. Are You Thinking What I’m Thinking?

Daniel Sanchez

November 7, 2018

With its 'Preferred Digital Distributor' list, should we expect Apple Music to soon allow direct uploads for artists — or even make a play for a digital distributor? The Cupertino company has quietly launche... Read More...

Apple Could Soon Take a Sizeable Equity Investment in iHeartMedia

Apple Is Exploring a Sizable Equity Investment in Bankrupted iHeartMedia

Daniel Sanchez

November 1, 2018

With an investment in iHeartMedia, Apple could finally catapult its Beats Radio offering into the mainstream. Let's see how this plays out. According to a new report, Apple wants a slice of the iHeartRadio ... Read More...

Here Are Some of the Latest — and Most Significant — Sync Music Deals

“My Whole Source of Income Just Disappeared” — How Two Musicians Are Dealing With Cancelled Concerts

What Does It Take to Succeed In Songwriting? Surprising Lessons from Two Successful Sync Writers

How a Movie Score Is Really Made — According to a Top Hollywood Director

Want to Get Your Music Heard? It Starts With the Winning Pitch

Want Your Music In a Major Gaming Series? Meet the Guys Who Create Their Soundtracks

Artist Branding Isn’t Selling Out Anymore — But What’s the New Balance?

Interview With A Legend: Todd Rundgren

Meet Lady A, the Black Blues Singer Whose Name Got Taken by Lady Antebellum — Our Latest Podcast

Spotify Probably Owes You More Money — Here’s How to Get It (Our Latest Podcast)

Meet the Artist Who Is Literally Saving His Fans’ Lives — Our Latest Podcast

How to Game the Billboard Charts (And Why You Shouldn’t) — Our Latest Podcast

Meet the Single Mom Cellist Who Makes a Living Off Her Music — Our Podcast Interview

How to Protect Yourself From the Copyright Trolls — Our Latest Podcast

Apple Music Officially Hits 50 Million Subscribers

Pop Songs Have Become Significantly Shorter Over the Past 5 Years

Verizon Wireless Bundles Apple Music Into Its Unlimited Plans

What Streaming Music Services Pay (Updated for 2020)

Apple Officially Removes All Ads on Shazam — And Continues to Deprioritize Spotify

Just Like Ping, Apple Quietly Kills Off Apple Music Connect

What Spotify and Apple Music Really Pay — According to Das Kapital

Apple Acquires Platoon, an Indie-Centered Creative Services Firm

Apple Files a Trademark Application for ‘Apple Music for Business’

Apple Music Now Has 56 Million Subscribers

Apple Music Unveils a ‘Preferred Distribution Program’. Are You Thinking What I’m Thinking?

Apple Is Exploring a Sizable Equity Investment in Bankrupted iHeartMedia

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