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Apple Music Officially Hits 50 Million Subscribers

January 30, 2019

The busy holiday season pushed Apple Music up to 50 million paid subscriptions. According to a report from the Financial Times last November, Apple Music had 56 million subscribers. The financial newspape... Read More...

Thanks to Streaming, Songs Have Become Shorter

What’s the Average Length of a Song? It’s Shorter Than You Think

Daniel Sanchez

January 18, 2019

According to the latest research, the average length of a song is getting shorter by the year. According to a new report, the average length of a song is now significantly shorter. The average length of a so... Read More...

Verizon Bundles Apple Music into 2 Unlimited Plans

Verizon Wireless Bundles Apple Music Into Its Unlimited Plans

Daniel Sanchez

January 16, 2019

Apple Music has seriously expanded its partnership with Verizon. Your move, Spotify. Last summer, Verizon announced an exclusive promotion. The telecommunications conglomerate offered a new bundle – 6 mo... Read More...

What Streaming Music Services Pay (Updated for 2019)

How Much Artists Make Per Stream on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon, YouTube, Pandora, More

Daniel Sanchez

December 25, 2018

How much do artists make per stream? Reported per-stream payouts from top music streaming services (updated for 2021; click to enlarge) How much do artists make per stream on the most popular streaming music ... Read More...

Just Like Ping, Apple Quietly Kills Off Apple Music Connect

Daniel Sanchez

December 14, 2018

Let’s face it – Apple just doesn’t do social. Apple Music executives found that out the hard way – again. Several years ago, Apple shuttered a highly-publicized feature. Similar to Last.fm, the iTunes-ba... Read More...

Apple Acquires Platoon, an Indie-Centered Creative Services Firm

Daniel Sanchez

December 7, 2018

Like Spotify, Apple Music is making major moves to scoop up unsigned artists. Last May, under its new Head of Music, Oliver Schusser, Apple Music quietly launched a new global publishing business. Spearhe... Read More...

Apple Files Application for Apple Music for Business

Apple Files a Trademark Application for ‘Apple Music for Business’

Daniel Sanchez

December 5, 2018

'Apple Music For Business' could potentially streamline blanket licensing for small businesses and retailers. Several months ago, following Jimmy Iovine’s departure, Oliver Schusser, Apple’s new Head of Musi... Read More...

Apple Music Now Has 56 Million Subscribers

Daniel Sanchez

November 30, 2018

Apple Music has adopted an "aggressive" strategy to take on Spotify. Looks like it's working. Over the summer, Apple CEO Tim Cook confirmed that the company’s streaming music service had reached a new milest... Read More...

Apple Music Reportedly Unveils Preferred Digital Distributor List

Apple Music Unveils a ‘Preferred Distribution Program’. Are You Thinking What I’m Thinking?

Daniel Sanchez

November 7, 2018

With its 'Preferred Digital Distributor' list, should we expect Apple Music to soon allow direct uploads for artists — or even make a play for a digital distributor? The Cupertino company has quietly launche... Read More...

Apple Could Soon Take a Sizeable Equity Investment in iHeartMedia

Apple Is Exploring a Sizable Equity Investment in Bankrupted iHeartMedia

Daniel Sanchez

November 1, 2018

With an investment in iHeartMedia, Apple could finally catapult its Beats Radio offering into the mainstream. Let's see how this plays out. According to a new report, Apple wants a slice of the iHeartRadio ... Read More...

Apple Opens a New Beats 1 Studio in New York

Daniel Sanchez

October 23, 2018

To broaden its competitive advantage, Apple Music keeps expanding its Beats 1 offering. This time, in Manhattan. Beats 1 – Apple Music's always-on streaming radio station – is expanding its footprint into N... Read More...

Apple Purchases Asaii, a Music Analytics Startup, to Find "the Next Justin Bieber"

Apple Purchases Asaii, a Music Analytics Startup That Can Find “the Next Justin Bieber.”

Daniel Sanchez

October 15, 2018

Apple’s acquisition of Asaii reveals the company’s two-fold strategy to take on Spotify. Last month, Asaii, a music analytics program, abruptly announced that it was shutting down. In an e-mail to custome... Read More...

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