Apple does not have the necessary licensing deals a month before WWDC…
Tag: music subscriptions
Apple pushing music labels to kill free Spotify streaming ahead of ‘iTunes Music’ launch
Apple has been using its considerable power in the music industry to…
Apple’s killer plan for Beats: A little human touch, a little human nature
Apple is currently paying music journalists to write copy for thousands of playlists…
Apple asks Taylor Swift, others to promote revamped Beats Music service
Exclusives will be bait for music lovers loathe to pay for subscriptions…
U.S. feds weigh investigation of Apple’s forthcoming ‘iTunes Music’ streaming service
Regulators in Washington have been holding talks with key music-industry executives…
Why Apple’s glacial response to disruptive streaming music market matters
Spotify and others have quickly created a streaming music market…
Apple’s ‘iTunes Music’ streaming service to cost $9.99/month, no free tier; iTunes Radio to get makeover
Apple recently tried but failed to persuade record labels to agree to lower licensing costs…
With iTunes Music, Apple wants to help music labels roll back the tide of free digital music
Apple executives have been telling the music industry it can help them…
Apple targets big data as it acquires Semetric, makers of Musicmetric
The broader Semetric platform tracks billions of data points…
Apple buys Semetric
Apple has been beefing up its music analytics in the run-up to the expected launch of…
Apple’s Jimmy Iovine talks with music artists for exclusive releases
Apple’s Jimmy Iovine is having fresh talks with artists about doing exclusives…
Apple wants to cut the price of Beats Music subscriptions to $5 per month
In its negotiations with record labels, Apple has said that its best iTunes customers…
Looking to undercut Spotify, Apple asks music labels for a price cut on streaming subscriptions
Apple is talking to the big music labels about a new set of rights and features…
Steven Levy: With Beats Music service, Apple’s Tim Cook goes against the wisdom of Steve Jobs
This is a very un-Apple-like acquisition…
How Tim Cook buying Beats is like Steve Jobs buying SoundJam
The year was 1999. Steve Jobs was on stage at Macworld…
Apple has no idea how streaming music works
Apple is watching its iTunes Radio streaming service flounder…
