When it comes to sound quality, many audiophiles argue that Spotify falls short compared to Apple Music. Spotify’s inferior sound quality is…
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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 …
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…
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 Music expands into retailers, restaurants; now providing soundtracks for Harrods, Levi Strauss, and more
Apple Music is getting into the business of music for business….
Amazon takes on Spotify with new ad-supported free music streaming service
Amazon offers paid plans for its music service starting at $9.99 per month and it is also part of its prime bundle…
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….
Comcast bids $65 billion for 21st Century Fox assets, topping Disney
Comcast announced a $65 billion bid for Twenty-First Century Fox units that are currently in an agreement to be acquired by Disney…
Google’s new ‘YouTube Music’ is not a threat to Apple Music or Spotify
Announced earlier this month, Alphabet subsidiary Google is launching its new YouTube Music service today…
Tim Cook confirms Apple Music’s 50 million users, big push into TV and movies
In a wide-ranging interview, Apple CEO Tim Cook divulged Apple Music subscriber numbers…
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 on track to overtake Spotify, become No. 1 streaming service in U.S. this summer
Apple is quietly gaining ground on Spotify in the world’s largest music-subscription market…
Why is Apple Music gaining subscribers so quickly?
Apple’s Services revenue rose 24% YoY (year-over-year) in fiscal 4Q16 to $6.3 billion…
Apple mulls major Apple Music price drop, sources say
Apple Music may be preparing for a major price drop…
Latest Apple iOS 8.4 beta increase Beats streaming music mystery
iOS 8.4 beta 3 was released into the wild yesterday…
Apple is late to the music streaming game; strategy looks increasingly risky
In what could be seen as a rare sign of Apple ignoring a product for too long…