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…
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Apple Music pays $163.3M into MLC’s black box of unmatched music royalty payments
The MLC announced today that it has received a total of $424,384,787, $163,338,890 of which was paid by Apple Music, in accrued…
Pandora gets HomePod integration, Siri support ahead of HomePod mini launch
During Apple’s HomePod mini unveiling, the company said support for Pandora on HomePod would be arriving in “the coming months,” but it’s…
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…
2019 U.S. subscription app revenue jumped 21% across the top 100 apps
New data from app intelligence firm Sensor Tower indicates U.S. subscription app revenue grew by 21% last year from the $3.8 billion generated by the…
Oliver Schusser, Apple Music’s new leader spurs global growth
In April 2018, Apple announced the promotion of Oliver Schusser to lead Apple Music Worldwide….
Amazon is quietly becoming a threat to Spotify and Apple Music
Spotify finished last quarter with 100 million paid subscribers, Apple hit 60 million paid subscribers earlier this year…
Apple, Amazon, Google, and others sued for selling thousands of pirated recordings
It’s possible to see some of the unauthorized versions cited in the lawsuit in online stores…
‘Over the Rainbow’ composer’s estate sues Apple and others over ‘pirated’ music sales
Apple and a large number of tech companies have become the subject of a new music lawsuit…
Spotify reaches 100 million subscribers worldwide, still losing money
Spotify now has 100 million paying users around the world, the company said…
Apple is the real winner in Spotify’s battle against paying songwriters more
Streaming giant Spotify, after years of attempting to woo the songwriting community, is now at the front of an effort to pay it less…
Apple will not appeal songwriter royalty increase, digital music competitors Spotify, Google, Pandora, and Amazon
Spotify, Google, Pandora and Amazon have teamed up to appeal a controversial ruling by the U.S. Copyright Royalty Board…
Apple Music may be coming to Google Home devices
Apple Music may be soon be available as an option on Google Home devices…
Amazon has record-breaking holiday season with more items ordered worldwide than ever before
Amazon customers shopped at record levels from a wide selection of products across every department…
Apple Music now available on Amazon Echo speakers via Alexa in the U.S.
Apple Music support on Amazon Echo speakers is starting to roll out in the United States…
Apple Music now has 56 million subscribers as Cupertino considers taking stake in iHeartMedia; HomePod sales notch best week since launch
After a slow start in streaming, music industry executives say Apple is gaining confidence…
Apple Music comes to Amazon Echo smart speakers starting December 17th
Apple Music subscribers will be able to enjoy Apple Music’s 50 million songs on Echo devices…
Apple in preliminary talks to take stake in U.S. radio company iHeartMedia
The discussions between the two companies remain at a preliminary stage and no deal has been agreed…
Apple Music continues to take share from Spotify
Apple’s ability to promote its own services like Apple Music, iCloud, and Apple Pay…
Sirius XM to acquire Pandora for $3.5 billion
Satellite radio firm Sirius XM Holdings Inc will buy music streamer Pandora Media…
George Soros’ fund loads up on Apple shares
Soros Fund Management added Facebook, Apple, and Twitter, but trimmed stakes in Alphabet and Amazon…
The EU needs to do more to reign in Apple, Amazon, and Google
The European Union intends to tighten the standards regulating the digital economy…
EU proposes to regulate tech giants’ business practices following Spotify’s complaint against Apple
Tech giants including Google, Apple and Amazon will for the first time face rules governing their commercial relations…
Analyst: Apple Music will average 40% annual growth over the next three years
Apple, the world’s largest company by market value now has more than 40 million paid subscribers…
Apple needs to reconsider its HomePod strategy
Apple may sell only 2 million–2.5 million HomePods over the entire course of 2018…
Apple Music’s hip-hop programming head Carl Chery exiting for Spotify
Carl Chery, Apple Music’s head of artist curation overseeing hip-hop and R&B programming…
No, Apple is not pulling the plug on iTunes Store
Fresh rumours are circulating that Apple may be preparing to wind down iTunes music downloads…
Oliver Schusser named new Apple Music chief as service passes 40 million subscribers
Apple Music is thinking globally as the streaming service officially surpasses 40 million paid subscribers…
Apple Music hits 40 million paid subscribers milestone
Apple Music recently greatly expanded with a Music Videos section…
Spotify opens at $165.90 on first day of trading
Spotify officially opened at $165.90 this afternoon in its public debut…
Apple Music becoming a virtual record label?
Apple Music executive Jimmy Iovine says streaming services are too similar…
Apple Music hits 38 million paid subscribers
Apple Inc’s streaming music service now has 38 million paid subscribers, up from 36 million in February…
Hey Apple, it’s time to drop the ‘Hey’ from ‘Hey Siri’
You don’t have to say “Hey Alexa,” so why do we still have to say “Hey Siri?”
There are nearly 50 million smart speaker users in the U.S.
There are now nearly 50 million smart speaker users in the U.S…
Why I’m thinking about getting an Apple HomePod
When I first saw Apple’s announcement of the HomePod…
Spotify files for direct listing of up to $1 billion; claims 71 million paying subscribers; lost $1.5 billion last year
Music streaming service Spotify filed for a direct listing of up to $1 billion…
Apple Music expands student membership pricing to 82 new countries
Apple Music is expanding its subscription music service to 82 new markets…
Apple Music poised to knock off Spotify
Apple is turning up the volume on Apple Music, the streaming subscription that comes loaded on its devices…
Apple Music was always going to win
Apple Music is about to overtake Spotify as the most popular streaming music service in the United States…
Critics weigh in on Apple’s ‘Planet of the Apps’ show: ‘Tepid,’ ‘tedious,’ ‘boring and self-indulgent’
Apple first original reality show, Planet of the Apps has opened to terrible reviews from critics…
Apple premieres first original series, ‘Planet of the Apps,’ at WWDC
Apple’s Eddy Cue was sold on the concept, which takes viewers into the process of developing a mobile app…
SiriusXM in talks to acquire Pandora
The two companies, while talking, remain in disagreement on value…
