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Tag: music

Talk of Beats Electronic purchase sparks rumors of Apple acquiring Sirius XM

Wednesday, May 14, 2014 11:50 am14 Comments

Sirius is feeling effects from Apple’s rumored $3.2 billion deal for Beats Electronics…

Apple delivers iTunes Match to Japan

Friday, May 2, 2014 8:25 amThursday, May 1, 20145 Comments

Apple is expanding its iTunes Match service to Japan…

Steve Jobs’ long-lost stereo system rebuilt

Wednesday, April 30, 2014 12:00 pmWednesday, April 30, 201438 Comments

Steve Jobs was a closet audiophile…

Apple to integrate Shazam into iOS 8 for Siri-activated song-IDs; mulls standalone iTunes Radio app, sources say

Wednesday, April 16, 2014 11:03 pmWednesday, April 16, 201415 Comments

Apple is planning to unveil a song-discovery feature in iOS 8…

Should Apple to break up iTunes?

Wednesday, April 16, 2014 12:01 pmWednesday, April 16, 201429 Comments

Apple’s Frankenstein monster has become too unwieldy…

Apple shows a hint of panic over iTunes Store

Tuesday, April 15, 2014 1:01 pmTuesday, April 15, 2014101 Comments

There’s talk coming from various sections of the music business that Apple iTunes Store…

Underwhelming start to iTunes Radio lights fire under Apple; iTunes Store may get dramatic overhaul

Wednesday, April 9, 2014 6:56 pmThursday, April 10, 201449 Comments

Apple is being forced to consider an iTunes store for Google’s Android devices…

The curious design decisions of Apple’s iTunes Radio

Tuesday, April 1, 2014 6:00 pmTuesday, April 1, 201412 Comments

I’ve certainly been using it a lot, but I keep going back…

How Apple’s AirPlay streams audio

Tuesday, April 1, 2014 1:57 pmTuesday, April 1, 20146 Comments

No matter what format your music is in, it gets converted by OS X…

Explicit content slips through Apple’s iTunes Radio profanity filters

Monday, March 31, 2014 5:30 pmMonday, March 31, 201410 Comments

While Apple’s iTunes Radio is set by default to block songs with explicit language…

Make any speaker in your house wireless with Beep

Thursday, March 27, 2014 3:32 pmThursday, March 27, 201416 Comments

Developed by former Google employees, Beep is a Wi-Fi controller…

Billy Joel and Jimmy Fallon create doo-wop magic with Apple iPad (with video)

Friday, March 21, 2014 11:40 am21 Comments

On last night’s “Tonight Show” broadcast, Jimmy Fallon and Billy Joel…

Apple releases GarageBand 10.0.2 for Mac with MP3 export option, new drums, and more

Thursday, March 20, 2014 5:01 pmThursday, March 20, 201413 Comments

GarageBand version 10.0.2 is now available for download…

Pandora raises fee for ad-free streaming radio

Wednesday, March 19, 2014 8:33 am4 Comments

Pandora Media Inc will increase fees for its ad-free service…

How to kill the DRM in your old iTunes Store music purchases

Tuesday, March 18, 2014 12:27 pmTuesday, March 18, 201421 Comments

In 2009, Apple finally decided to drop DRM from the iTunes music library…

Neil Young’s 24 bit/192kHz ‘PonoMusic’ project is a very silly boondoggle

Sunday, March 16, 2014 1:01 pmSunday, March 16, 2014140 Comments

Last week, Neil Young introduced his ‘PonoMusic” Kickstarter project…

Neil Young unveils new music media ‘ecosystem,’ PonoMusic

Wednesday, March 12, 2014 4:31 pmSunday, March 16, 201471 Comments

In a show appropriately resembling an Apple product rollout…

Apple pressures record labels for exclusive iTunes releases as streaming cannibalizes download sales, sources say

Tuesday, March 11, 2014 11:28 amTuesday, March 11, 20149 Comments

Apple Inc. has begun pressuring the major record companies…

Apple’s underwhelming iTunes Radio turns 6 months old

Wednesday, March 5, 2014 10:29 amWednesday, March 5, 201451 Comments

With the approach of iTunes Radio’s six-month anniversary…

What iWant from Apple: an iTunes server

Tuesday, February 18, 2014 1:01 pmTuesday, February 18, 201420 Comments

As media libraries balloon with tons of music, movies, TV shows, podcasts, audiobooks, and apps…

M3U files: How to play or download the contents of an M3U playlist

Friday, February 7, 2014 1:29 pmFriday, February 7, 20145 Comments

If you have ever downloaded an M3U file…

Apple’s iTunes Match still kinda sucks

Wednesday, February 5, 2014 1:29 pmWednesday, February 5, 201436 Comments

Apple really needs to improve the matching algorithm…

When will Apple start selling lossless music on the iTunes Store?

Friday, January 17, 2014 11:01 amFriday, January 17, 201454 Comments

The quality of the AAC files that Apple sells (at 256 kbps) is certainly…

Apple’s App Store: The insidious march of a disruptor

Wednesday, January 8, 2014 10:19 am9 Comments

It’s tempting to look at music and suggest that music downloads are suffering…

The Beatles to release rare, 59-track ‘bootleg’ album exclusively via Apple’s iTunes Store next week

Saturday, December 14, 2013 1:01 pmSaturday, December 14, 201321 Comments

“A collection of The Beatles’ rarities and bootlegs will be released…

Apple brings terrestrial radio exec aboard to helm iTunes Radio ad sales group

Tuesday, December 10, 2013 4:01 pmTuesday, December 10, 201312 Comments

Apple’s iTunes Radio has poached a top radio ad exec as it prepares…

Apple’s iTunes Radio is broken: Here’s how to fix it in a weekend

Monday, November 11, 2013 11:23 amFriday, November 15, 201353 Comments

What Apple released was a half-baked add-on whose only purpose seems to be demonstrating…

Avril Lavigne’s new self-titled album, one of the best pop records of the year, now streaming on Apple’s iTunes Radio

Wednesday, October 30, 2013 1:25 pmWednesday, October 30, 201365 Comments

Yes, that’s right. You heard me…

iPod EOL? How Apple’s new product announcements – not an iPod among them – affect the music industry

Thursday, October 24, 2013 2:58 pm33 Comments

Another Apple special event spectacular has come and gone…

Apple’s Eddy Cue ‘very pleased’ with iTunes Radio, looks to go international ASAP; more than 100 countries targeted

Friday, October 4, 2013 12:02 pmFriday, October 4, 20135 Comments

Top Apple executive Eddy Cue says he’s ‘very pleased’ with iTunes Radio…

With iTunes Radio, Apple is disrupting yet another market

Thursday, September 26, 2013 11:01 amFriday, October 4, 20138 Comments

Today’s superstar businesses are device companies…

Apple’s iTunes Festival streams for free this month

Tuesday, September 3, 2013 7:02 pm6 Comments

Every year Apple puts on the iTunes Festival in London…

Pandora would be wise not to write-off Apple’s potent iTunes Radio

Monday, August 26, 2013 4:02 pmMonday, August 26, 201320 Comments

iTunes Radio is Apple’s foray into online music streaming…

Apple launches iTunes Festival channel for Apple TV along with refreshed iOS app

Wednesday, August 21, 2013 12:31 pmWednesday, August 21, 20137 Comments

As the 2013 iTunes Festival approaches, Apple has…

Apple’s iTunes Store generated $3.9 billion in Q3, up 25% YOY

Tuesday, July 23, 2013 8:22 pm20 Comments

In somewhat of a surprise from Tuesday’s quarterly conference call…

Apple’s Logic Pro X shows company’s position on App Store upgrade pricing

Tuesday, July 16, 2013 3:03 pmTuesday, July 16, 201320 Comments

Since the App Store was first launched 5 years ago (and the Mac App Store in 2011)…

The Loop reviews Apple’s new Logic Pro X: The same professional-level features plus new high-end abilities

Tuesday, July 16, 2013 1:29 pmTuesday, July 16, 20133 Comments

The day many professional audio engineers, musicians and music-making fans have been waiting for is here…

Apple unveils Logic Pro X with modern new interface designed for pros

Tuesday, July 16, 2013 9:41 amTuesday, July 16, 201322 Comments

Apple today unveiled Logic Pro X, the most advanced version of Logic Pro to date…

Pandora drops as analyst warns of Apple advantage in vehicles

Wednesday, July 10, 2013 2:03 pmWednesday, July 10, 20133 Comments

Pandora Media Inc, the biggest online radio service…

Apple patent application details self-adjusting, noise-canceling earbuds

Monday, July 8, 2013 1:29 pmMonday, July 8, 201310 Comments

An Apple patent application has been discovered that describes a set of earbuds…

Billboard: Apple’s iTunes Radio royalties offer indie labels strong upside

Saturday, June 29, 2013 1:35 pmSaturday, June 29, 20138 Comments

iTunes Radio could be very valuable to labels…

Apple’s entire, non-negotiable iTunes Radio and iTunes Store contract posted online

Saturday, June 29, 2013 10:00 amSaturday, June 29, 20137 Comments

Here’s the complete, non-negotiable contract Apple has been mailing independent labels and artists…

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