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Class-Action Lawsuit Filed Against Apple for Allegedly Selling iTunes Users’ Personal Information

May 27, 2019

Several weeks ago, speaking with ABC’s Diane Sawyer, Apple CEO Tim Cook revealed that online privacy now faces a huge “crisis.” He explained, "Privacy in itself has become a crisis. It's of that proportion... Read More...

Apple Reportedly Prepares to Completely Split Up iTunes

Apple Is Preparing to Break Up iTunes Into Music, Podcast, Video Apps, Report Claims

Daniel Sanchez

April 8, 2019

Will we soon see the end of Apple’s game-changing iTunes? According to a new report, Apple has prepared to break up iTunes. On desktops, at least. Likely examining the iTunes desktop’s code, software dev... Read More...

Why Is a 10-Minute Silent Song Climbing the iTunes Charts?

Daniel Sanchez

August 14, 2017

According to iTunes, the best sound of 2017 is absolute silence. It was initially an iTunes hack. But Samir Mezrahi has now created one of iTunes’ hottest tracks of the summer. How? By uploading a 10-minu... Read More...

Apple Ends Free Streaming Of iTunes Radio Stations Worldwide

Charlotte Hassan

January 29, 2016

Earlier this month, Apple announced that it would end its free iTunes radio-listening at the end of January. That shift is already in effect. True to earlier reports, ''Apple has officially ended free strea... Read More...

By 2021, the Paid Music Download Will Be Dead

Paul Resnikoff

January 6, 2016

Sources: Nielsen (2005-2015); Digital Music News projections (2016-2021) Who downloads anymore? By 2021, the actual answer will be virtually no one, at least on a paid level. Last year, paid song dow... Read More...

Updated: Adele’s ’25’ Has Already Sold 2.5 Million Copies

Paul Resnikoff

November 23, 2015

Updated: November 24th, 9:20 am PT (12: 30 ET): Sales of 25 have now surpassed 2.45 million copies and are rapidly approaching 2.5 million after just 4-5 days on the market, according to data now released b... Read More...

The Popularity of Digital Music Services, 2004-present

Paul Resnikoff

November 12, 2015

From Google’s beta-stage measurement analysis of topics, designed to accurately measure overall interest in a broader topic area, ... Read More...

SoundCloud Has 99 Problems, But Falling Traffic Isn’t One of Them

Paul Resnikoff

October 13, 2015

If SoundCloud has 99 problems, why isn't falling traffic one of them? As this article is being written, Soundcloud is battling a serious copyright lawsuit from UK-based PRS for Music,... Read More...

100 Million Fewer Downloads Have Been Sold In 2015

Paul Resnikoff

October 9, 2015

The year-to-date drop was precisely 92.2 million song downloads as of September 31st, according to stats released today by Nielsen for the first three quarters of 2015. At this rate, the yearly gap will sp... Read More...

Apple Music Now Available for $1.57 a Month (In China)

Paul Resnikoff

September 30, 2015

The official announcement was made this morning, with monthly Apple Music pricing at 10 yuan, or $1.57. That's wildly different that US pricing, though just like the American installation, payment will be ... Read More...

Shazam’s Matching Algorithm Can’t Identify Any Money

Paul Resnikoff

August 30, 2015

Shazam's just-filed annual summary (source: UK Companies House) Despite a monstrous 120 million app installs, 20 million requests daily, a leading position in music recognition, and approximately $150 millio... Read More...

48% of Apple Music Trial Users Have Abandoned the Service

Paul Resnikoff

August 19, 2015

Amongst active Apple iOS users... Are you aware of Apple Music? Are you currently using Apple Music? If you've already started a free trial on Apple Music, are you still using it? ... Read More...

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