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Apple’s download chart becomes a new battleground for pop – and politics
Over 20 years after its launch, Apple’s online music store has found a surprising new life – as a battleground for online turf wars of music…
Why Apple TV+ could win streaming rights for ‘Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour’
There are several reasons why Apple TV+ could win the rights to stream “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour,” not the least of which is the synergy…
Apple acquires classical music label BIS Records
Apple has acquired the major classical music record label BIS Records which will become a part of Apple Music Classical and Platoon…
Apple Music’s new ‘Discovery Station’ helps subscribers discover new music
Spotify’s “Discover” feature uses a custom algorithm to diagnose user taste. Now, Apple Music has its new “Discovery Station.”
Apple’s ‘Reality Pro’ will likely offer an in-depth catalog of live concerts
Apple’s Reality Pro headset will pack a number of unique features when it’s announced on Momday (10am PDT / 1pm EDT) at WWDC…
Gene Munster: AR/VR headsets could account for 10% of Apple’s sales by 2030
Longtime Apple analyst Gene Munster believes the trend of more immersive consumer tech experiences will continue to grow in popularity…
With its $3,000 ‘Reality Pro’ headset, will Apple succeed where others have failed?
Apple hasn’t made a major product introduction since it rolled out the Apple Watch in 2015, but with its “Reality Pro” mixed-reality headset…
Apple headset said to offer remote concert attendance
Little birdie tells us that one selling point of Apple’s mixed-reality headset will be attending live and recorded concerts remotely…
Apple’s free GarageBand is your Mac’s most overlooked gem
With Apple’s free GarageBand app, you can ctart making professional‑sounding music right away. Plug in your guitar or mic and choose;
Apple launches new concert discovery features on Apple Music and Apple Maps
Apple Music on Tuesday expanded its curation efforts into live shows, introducing new concert discovery features on Apple Maps and Music…
UMG tells Apple and Spotify to block AI scraping of lyrics and melodies
UMG has told streaming platforms, including Apple and Spotify, to block artificial intelligence services from scraping melodies and lyrics…
Apple TV+ unveils winner of ‘My Kind of Country’ music competition series: Micaela Kleinsmith
On Friday Apple TV+ unveiled Micaela Kleinsmith as the winner of “My Kind of Country,” the new music competition series from…
Apple Music Classical launches on March 28th to Apple Music subscribers at no additional cost
Apple Music Classical, the app designed specifically for classical music, will launch on March 28th to Apple Music subscribers…
Apple backs new music startup ‘Gamma’
Apple is backing a music startup launched by one of its former executives that positions itself as an alternative to traditional labels…
Why Apple’s Mac chime is off key
An excerpt from “What the Ear Hears (and Doesn’t)” by Richard Mainwaring explains wy Apple’s Mac chime is off key …
Apple Music names Bad Bunny 2022 Artist of the Year
Global recording artist Bad Bunny was announced today as Apple Music’s Artist of the Year, in acknowledgement of the musician’s artistic…
Apple Music is now available on Xbox
The newly released Apple Music app on Microsoft’s Xbox One and Xbox Series consoles allows users listen to music while playing…
Apple Music Live presents Billie Eilish Live at O2 Arena in London on September 30th
Apple Music will host an exclusive live stream marking the end of Billie Eilish’s “Happier Than Ever, The World Tour” on September 30th…
Apple’s Shazam turns 20, surpasses 70 billion song recognitions
Apple’s Shazam turns 20 today, and as of this week, it has officially surpassed 70 billion song recognitions. A mainstay in popular culture…
Steven Spielberg’s first music video shot on iPhone
Marcus Mumford has taken on a solo career and, for his first music video, he’s enlisted none other than Steven Spielberg to direct…
The spirit of iPod lives on inside your Apple Watch
Apple earlier this month finally discontinued its last iPod, but “the spirit of iPod” lives on inside your Apple Watch …
Was Apple’s iPod touch really even an iPod?
On Tuesday, Apple announced the discontinuation of iPod touch, the last “iPod.” Or was it? Greg Joswiak, Apple’s senior vice president…
Plays of Spatial Audio tracks on Apple Music have quadrupled since September
Plays of Spatial Audio tracks on Apple Music have quadrupled since September. The majority of Apple Music subscribers have Spatial Audio …
Apple acquires ‘AI Music’ startup that uses artificial intelligence to generate dynamic soundtracks
Apple has acquired a startup called AI Music that uses artificial intelligence to generate tailor-made music, a person with knowledge…
Music CD sales increased in 2021 for the first time in 17 years
Sales of music CDs increased from 40.16 million units in 2020 to 40.59 million in 2021, according to a yearly report from music data…
Apple’s Shazam has been used more than 1 billion times from Control Center
Starting with iOS 14.2 and iPadOS 14.2, users can use Shazam in the Control Center on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. Now, Apple has announced…
Apple’s stock heads toward record after concessions for Netflix, Spotify, other ‘reader’ apps
Apple shares were poised to close at a record high Thursday after the most valuable U.S. company announced it will let Spotify, Netflix…
Apple to allow ‘reader’ apps to link to external websites for users to set up or manage accounts
Apple will let developers of “reader” apps – think Spotify, Netflix, Kindle, etc. – around the world link to an external website to set up…
Apple delays introduction of ‘SharePlay’ feature in iOS 15
Apple has delayed the introduction of the iOS 15 “SharePlay” feature which is meant ot allow users to keep FaceTime conversations going as…
Apple Music’s Zane Lowe: Spatial Audio will transform music
Music is about to change forever. Introducing Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos on Apple Music — high-resolution, three-dimensional Lossless…
Spotify jacks up prices for many of its music subscription plans
Spotify is jacking up the prices of many of its music subscription plans this week in the U.K, and across parts of Europe, with the U.S…
EU antitrust regulators said ready with Apple charges on Spotify complaint
EU antitrust regulators are finalizing a charge sheet against Apple triggered by a complaint by Swedish music streaming service Spotify …
Tom MacDonald’s ‘Fake Woke’ song removed from Apple Music
Apple removed Tom MacDonald’s “Fake Woke” from Apple Music and the iTunes Store at some point on Wednesday night…
iHeart: Radio, Music, Podcasts app is now available on Apple Watch
On Monday, iHeartRadio unveiled its new app for the Apple Watch. The iHeart: Radio, Music, Podcasts app lets you listen to music…
Analyst: Apple Music growing 2.5 times faster than Spotify
Apple’s five-year-old Apple Music, already No.1 in America, the No.1 music market, is gaining on fifteen-year-old Spotify which…
Behind-the-scenes battle between Apple and Spotify revealed
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…
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…
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…
Echosmith’s ‘Lonely Generation’ laments iPhone addiction
Cool kids Echosmith are out with a new album and the title track laments the artificial screen Apple’s iPhone has constructed between reality and “a pixelated version” of real life for a lonely generation…
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…
Apple Music launches new curated playlist ‘New Music Daily’
Updated every day with fresh songs, Apple Music today launched a new curated playlist called “New Music Daily.”
