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Apple Starts Removing iTunes Branding, Including Links, From Its Websites

June 13, 2019

So, is or isn’t iTunes dead? Last week, on the opening day of Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple subtly confirmed its popular download store would go away on macOS 10.15 Catalina. The writing ... Read More...

Apple Confirms That It Isn’t Killing iTunes Music Downloads — Yet

Daniel Sanchez

June 6, 2019

So, is iTunes really dead? Apparently, not just yet. Aiming to ease users’ anxieties over their previously purchased content on iTunes, Apple has officially released a support document detailing exactly w... Read More...

iTunes is Dead — So, What About My Purchased Music, Movies, and TV Shows?

Daniel Sanchez

June 4, 2019

According to most media outlets, Apple’s iconic (albeit often-maligned) iTunes is now dead. CNN’s headline proudly proclaims, “RIP iTunes as we know it. Apple breaks up iconic music platform.” Stating the... Read More...

Apple Shifts Away from iTunes and Toward Its Music App

iTunes Is Dead: Apple Shifts Away from iTunes and Toward Its Separate Music App

Daniel Sanchez

June 3, 2019

According to music industry insiders speaking with Digital Music News, Apple had formally prepared to shut down iTunes music downloads on March 31st, 2019. Pointing to an eventual shutdown of the revolutiona... Read More...

Former App Store Approval Boss Expresses His "Worry" About Apple's Anticompetitive Behavior

Former Apple App Store Boss: ‘I Completely Understand the Complaints from Tidal, Spotify, and Netflix.’

Daniel Sanchez

May 29, 2019

According to CEO Tim Cook, Apple doesn’t focus on gathering and using consumers’ personal information for advertising. On the contrary, a massive Apple billboard in Las Vegas boastfully proclaims, “What hap... Read More...

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

Daniel Sanchez

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...

Patreon Acquires Kit to Help Its Content Creators Better Sell Merch

Lennon Cihak

June 5, 2018

Patreon's new acquisition of Kit, a New York-based e-commerce startup, will hopefully enable content creators to make more money. Patreon is a platform that allows supporters of an artist to "subscribe" to c... 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...

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Apple Starts Removing iTunes Branding, Including Links, From Its Websites

Apple Confirms That It Isn’t Killing iTunes Music Downloads — Yet

iTunes is Dead — So, What About My Purchased Music, Movies, and TV Shows?

iTunes Is Dead: Apple Shifts Away from iTunes and Toward Its Separate Music App

Former Apple App Store Boss: ‘I Completely Understand the Complaints from Tidal, Spotify, and Netflix.’

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

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

Patreon Acquires Kit to Help Its Content Creators Better Sell Merch

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

Apple Ends Free Streaming Of iTunes Radio Stations Worldwide

By 2021, the Paid Music Download Will Be Dead

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

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