The behind-the-scenes battle between Apple and Spotify was revealed last Wednesday when Apple CEO Tim Cook, as well as the heads of Amazon, Facebook…
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Apple launches new Apple Gift Card for ‘everything Apple’
Apple has launched a new comprehensive Apple Gift Card that covers Apple products, accessories, apps, games, music, movies, TV shows, iCloud storage…
Apple Music on iOS 14 surpasses Spotify, becomes ‘the ultimate music streaming service’
Apple Music on iOS 14 brings over the best of what Spotify offers my opinion, making it the ultimate music streaming service…
Taylor Swift’s ‘Folklore’ sets new streaming record
Taylor Swift’s new “Folklore” album has surpassed 1.3 million global sales in its first twenty-four hours, according to her Republic Records label…
New Apple app for Windows rumored to launch soon
Apple is rumored to soon launch a new first-party app for Microsoft’s Windows 10, a move that could see iTunes replaced with standalone streaming apps…
HomePod beta 2 lets users choose third-party Music, Podcast, Audiobook services
Apple has provided HomePod beta software to a selection of AppleSeed testers, and today released a second version of the HomePod update…
Apple’s App Store, Apple Pay targeted by EU antitrust regulators
On Tuesday, Apple found itself the target of two EU antitrust investigations into its App Store and Apple Pay.The European Commission said…
How Apple TV+ will retain subscribers as year-long free trials expire
Apple’s streaming service started with a dearth of content and programming, even though its library has more than doubled since the service’s launch…
Apple’s iOS 13.5.5 beta hints at ‘Apple Prime’ services bundle
Apple hit a 52-week high on June 5th to close at $331.50. The outperformance can in part be attributed to Apple’s robust Services business, including…
Apple Music joins ‘Blackout Tuesday’ awareness campaign
On Tuesday, Apple Music canceled the radio schedule for Beats 1 radio to support “Blackout Tuesday,” suggesting that listeners tune in…
How Apple’s Zane Lowe became music’s unofficial therapist
Zane Lowe, Global Creative Director of Apple Music, has been profiled today by The New York Times. After hosting a global music show on BBC Radio 1…
Apple Services could be worth $100 billion annually by 2024
Many Apple investors still underestimate the growth potential of services, a Wall Street analyst says. Apple Services could be worth $100 billion…
Apple is on ‘cloud computing hiring spree’
Over the past few months, Apple has gone on a cloud computing hiring spree, snapping up several well-known software engineers working across a range of…
Sonos cofounder calls out Spotify CEO Daniel Ek over Apple criticism
The cofounder of smart speaker firm Sonos called out Spotify’s billionaire CEO Daniel Ek over his remarks on Apple’s closed ecosystem. Ek said Apple…
Apple Music is coming to Samsung smart TVs
Samsung Electronics announced that beginning today, it is the first TV brand to integrate Apple Music on its Smart TV platform…
Apple Services expand to dozens more countries around the world
Even more customers in countries around the world can enjoy many of Apple’s most popular Services. The App Store, Apple Arcade, Apple Music…
Apple Music head Oliver Schusser takes over top post at Beats
Veteran Apple exec Oliver Schusser, who heads up Apple Music and International Content, is taking over Beats’ leadership. The move has been in the works…
Apple Music on the web no longer in beta
Last September, Apple launched a web-based Apple Music experience, Apple Music on the web, offering users a similar experience to the Mac version…
Apple Music launches ‘Stream Local’ to support South African artists
Apple Music on April 11th will launch a new South American initiative dubbed “Stream Local.” The program forms part of the music streaming giant’s…
Apple Music launches $50+ million COVID-19 advance fund for indie labels
Apple Music is offering music industry relief amid the coronavirus pandemic. Apple told indie record labels that they’re launching a $50 million fund …
Apple Music hit 68 million paid subscribers worldwide at end of 2019
It’s been nearly a year since Apple services chief Eddy Cue said Apple Music had reached 60 million paid subscribers. Apple doesn’t regularly disclose…
Apple Music is catching up with Spotify in global subscribers
Apple Music is catching up with Spotify in global subscribers new research shows. Apple Music’s subscription bas grew 36% year-over-year to grab…
Time for Apple to change strategy, lower prices to grab market share
Obviously, the coronavirus pandemic will really hurt consumer spending this year. Apple’s management teams should look at opportunities to lower prices …
Apple Music now notifies you when your favorite artists release new music
Today, Apple is rolling out a new feature that notifies Apple Music users when new albums, EPs, and videos from their favorite artists are released…
Apple inks multi-year deals with major music labels
Apple has signed multi-year licensing deals with major music labels like Sony Music, Universal Music, and Warner Music in recent…
Apple Music debuts intelligent sorting of alternate album versions
Apple Music has debuted intelligent sorting of alternate album versions, a new feature that makes it easier to find the exact album version …
Spotify hits 124 million subscribers, but reports loss of $231 million
Spotify hit 124 million subscribers at the end of 2019, up 29% from the previous year, the company reported Wednesday. However, tempering that…
Genius’ ‘Verified’ series to explore song lyrics for Apple Music
Genius, one of the leading collections of song lyrics. Now, the series Verified, featuring top artists breaking down their lyrics, is coming to Apple Music …
Amazon Music subscribers surpass 55 million globally
Amazon said on Wednesday that its music streaming service had over 55 million subscribers globally with subscriptions to Amazon Music Unlimited growing …
Apple’s Services can hit $100 billion in annual revenue by 2024 – analyst
Apple’s annual revenue for their Services category, which includes the App Store, Apple TV+ iTunes Store, Appel TV+, Apple Music, Apple Pay, and more…
Apple Music and the NBA ink partnership deal
Apple and the NBA have announced a partnership that includes an Apple Music playlist featuring tracks that will be used in game highlights…
Does ‘Disliking’ music on Apple Music actually do anything?
I would expect that telling Apple Music what I “love” and what I don’t like will have some effect on my recommendations…
College students get half off Apple Music and Apple TV+ included for free
College students get half off Apple Music and free Apple TV+. That’s tens of millions of songs, always ad-free, along with free Apple TV+. All for just $4.99/month…
Apple now accepting donations to aid Australian bushfire relief
Apple is launching a donation campaign in partnership with the Red Cross to help with efforts in Australia to fight widespread, devastating bushfires…
U.S. music streams surpass one trillion milestone in 2019
On-demand streams grew were up 24.8 percent from 2018 to 1.01 trillion. Streaming on services like Apple Music saw the biggest boot, as on demand audio streams grew 32 percent to 706 billion…
Apple rings in new era of Services as App Store sales hit Christmas week record
App Store customers spent a record $1.42 billion between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve, a 16 percent increase over last year, and $386 million on New Year’s Day 2020 alone, a 20 percent increase over last year and a new single-day record…
Jimmy Iovine on what’s wrong with music streaming
In a series of conversations in December, Iovine spoke about his career transition from the studio to the halls of Cupertino…
What the death of Apple’s iTunes says about our digital habits
One of the great cultural events of the 2010s was the slow abandonment and ultimate death of iTunes…
Apple offers six months of Apple Music for free – if you do this
Here’s how to get six months worth of Apple Music for free this Christmas!
Apple Retail Store employees to get Apple Music, Apple TV+, and Apple Arcade for free
Apple is set to give its retail employees a services perk for the new year…
Mossberg: Tim Cook’s Apple had a great decade, but no new blockbusters
In the past decade, Apple has grown huge. Its fiscal 2019 revenues were six times the size of revenues in fiscal 2009….
Introducing MusicBot: The all-in-one Apple Music assistant, powered by Shortcuts
For the past several months, I’ve been working on a shortcut designed to be the ultimate assistant for Apple Music…
