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Apple Music Officially Hits 50 Million Subscribers

Apple Music Officially Hits 50 Million Subscribers

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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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According to the latest research, the average length of a song is getting shorter by the year. According to a new report, the average length of a song is now significantly shorter. The average length of a so... Read More...
Verizon Bundles Apple Music into 2 Unlimited Plans

Verizon Wireless Bundles Apple Music Into Its Unlimited Plans

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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...
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How much do artists make per stream on the most popular streaming music services? Here's a breakdown for Pandora, Napster, Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer, and more (updated for 2022). Based on information dire... Read More...
Like Ping, Apple Quietly Kills Off Apple Music Connect

Just Like Ping, Apple Quietly Kills Off Apple Music Connect

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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...
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Apple Acquires Platoon, an Indie-Centered Creative Services Firm

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

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'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

Apple Music Now Has 56 Million Subscribers

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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?

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November 7, 2018
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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

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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...
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Apple Opens a New Beats 1 Studio in New York

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October 23, 2018
To broaden its competitive advantage, Apple Music keeps expanding its Beats 1 offering.  This time, in Manhattan. Beats 1 – Apple Music's always-on streaming radio station – is expanding its footprint into N... Read More...
Apple Purchases Asaii, a Music Analytics Startup, to Find "the Next Justin Bieber"

Apple Purchases Asaii, a Music Analytics Startup That Can Find “the Next Justin Bieber.”

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October 15, 2018
Apple’s acquisition of Asaii reveals the company’s two-fold strategy to take on Spotify. Last month, Asaii, a music analytics program, abruptly announced that it was shutting down. In an e-mail to custome... Read More...
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