I strongly suspect this is a scheme to make the music industry happy, but it’s user-hostile..
Tag: Spotify
EU to launch investigation into Apple’s App Store over Spotify’s competition claims
The EU will launch a formal antitrust investigation into Apple in the next few weeks…
Expensive NBC? If Apple’s serious with Apple TV+, it needs to shed the ‘clean’ image
If it’s true that Apple is aiming for ‘family-friendly’ material across most of its Apple TV+ shows…
Spotify reaches 100 million subscribers worldwide, still losing money
Spotify now has 100 million paying users around the world, the company said…
Sonos speakers enable Apple Music voice control via Amazon’s Alexa
Owners of Sonos speakers in the U.S. and U.K. can now use Alexa voice controls for Apple Music…
Prince Harry partners with Oprah Winfrey to create Apple TV+ documentary series
The Duke of Sussex is to partner with Oprah Winfrey on a new TV series…
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…
Innovation isn’t required for Apple TV+ to become a big hit
When Apple announced its new TV+ service, they trotted out a parade of celebrities from Steven Spielberg to Jason Momoa…
Apple cuts Apple Music subscription rate in India
The move comes just weeks after both Spotify and YouTube Music started becoming available in India…
Apple Music overtakes Spotify in paid U.S. subscribers
Apple Music has surpassed Spotify Technology SA in paid U.S. subscriptions…
Apple Music comes to Amazon Alexa in the UK with new skill update
Amazon has brought Apple Music to Alexa smart speakers for the first time in the UK…
Apple: Spotify wants all the benefits of a free app without being free
Apple Inc on Thursday responded to Spotify Technology SA’s complaint with EU antitrust regulators…
Apple publicly addresses Spotify’s claims
Apple today publicly addressed Spotify’s claims….
Increasingly desperate Spotify demands a free ride from Apple’s App Store
Music streaming service Spotify has elevated its disputes with Apple into a full blown anti-trust complaint…
Apple Music now available on Amazon Fire TV; Apple Music on Amazon Echo expanding to more countries
Apple Music is now available on the Amazon Fire TV…
Spotify’s Apple Music complaint was a near decade in the making
Spotify Technology SA latest complaint against Apple Inc. highlights the tensions…
Spotify files EU antitrust complaint against Apple
Spotify has filed a complaint with EU antitrust regulators against Apple…
Samsung to preinstall Spotify on phones
Spotify today announced that its streaming music service will be preinstalled…
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…
Captain Marvel star Brie Larson to star in, executive produce Apple original CIA drama series
Oscar-winning Larson, who helms Marvel’s first standalone female superhero film as Captain Marvel…
Michael Jackson songs banned from radio stations around world, but still streaming on Apple Music
Spotify and Apple Music have not taken action against Michael Jackson’s music catalog…
Apple’s original content production reportedly marred by ‘intrusive’ execs, including Tim Cook
Apple’s push into Hollywood is off to a rough start…
Streaming services led by Apple Music account for 75 percent of the U.S. recording industry’s revenue
Downloads represented just 11 percent of US labels’ revenue last year…
Apple further opens walled garden’s gate: Apple Music soon to launch on Google Home speakers
Apple Music is apparently coming to Google Home speakers, yet another sign…
Why did music visualizers disappear? (Actually, they didn’t)
I would like to talk about music visualizers…
Apple Music may be coming to Google Home devices
Apple Music may be soon be available as an option on Google Home devices…
Analyst: Apple’s approach to video ‘will likely remain uninspiring’
Apple’s overall effort appears likely to be sub-scale, years behind key competitors, and lacking in meaningful differentiation…
Classical on Apple Music: What’s wrong and how Apple can fix it
This is a problem that affects nearly every streaming music service, including Apple Music rival Spotify…
Spotify buys Gimlet and Anchor to bolster podcast offerings
In an attempt to catch up and compete with the dominant Apple iTunes for podcast distribution and listening…
Austrian data privacy activist files complaint against Apple, others for failing to fully comply with GDPR
Apple and Amazon are among eight tech firms named in a complaint filed in Austria by non-profit organization noyb…
Apple inks deal with to distribute content on Samsung smart TVs
Samsung also said it would add Apple’s AirPlay 2…
Apple Music now leads Spotify in the U.S., the No. 1 recorded music market
Stockholm-based Spotify, which listed on the New York Stock Exchange earlier this year…
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 close to inking deal for Richard Gere to star in remake of Israeli series ‘Nevelot’
Apple is close to ordering an American adaptation of the Israeli drama series…
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…
iPhone users targeted via fake Spotify and iTunes emails from scammers looking to steal your login details and access your photos, videos and more
Scammers are trying a new way of deceiving people in a bid to steal Apple login information…
Music artists are losing billions because small businesses use personal Apple Music or Spotify accounts
Artists and record companies lose $2.7 billion in revenue annually because small business…
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…
