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Spotify jacks up prices of its premium plans in the U.S
Spotify jacked up prices for its premium plans in the United States on Monday, the latest step by the Swedish music-streaming service in its push to increase margins. Reuters: The company raised prices of its individual plan to $11.99 from $10.99 per month, duo plan to $16.99 from $14.99 and its family plan to $19.99 from $16.99… Spotify has been trying to boost its margins in recent months by…
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Apple Music pays artists double what Spotify pays
Apple Music pays artists double what Spotify pays
Apple’s said it pays music artists and rights holders a penny per Apple Music stream, “roughly double” Spotify‘s rate, The Wall Street Journal reports Friday, citing an Apple Music letter to artists. According to the report, Apple Music pays 52% of its subscription revenue to record labels, while Spotify pays an average of about one-third to one-half penny per stream. Anne Steele for The Wall…
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Tesla looks to create an Apple Music rival
Tesla looks to create an Apple Music rival
“Put this one in the ‘You can do that, but why would you want to do that?’ file: Tesla is talking to the music industry about creating its own streaming music service,” Peter Kafka and Johana Bhuiyan report for Recode.
“Music industry sources say the carmaker has had talks with all of the major labels about licensing a proprietary music service that would come bundled with its cars,…
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Apple debuts Apple Music ad
Apple debuts Apple Music ad
Apple has posted a new ad, “Explore the All-New Apple Music,” to their YouTube channel.
Listen anywhere — even offline. Over 40 million songs. Thousands of handpicked playlists. Exclusive music and video premieres. Shows from the best artists and DJs on Beats 1, radio live or on demand, and more. New members get three months free.
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Analyst: Apple Music already has 8 million subscribers, will hit 20 million in 2016
Analyst: Apple Music already has 8 million subscribers, will hit 20 million in 2016
“Respected music business analyst Mark Mulligan is estimating that Apple Music will have nearly 8m subs at the end of 2015, a number which will more than double in 2016,” Music Business Worldwide reports.
“Mulligan notes that Apple Music ‘went from zero to the No.2 streaming service in a matter of months in mid-2015,'” MBW reports. “He forecasts that Apple Music should hit around 20m…
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iTunes Match vs. Apple Music: Why you'd want to subscribe to both
iTunes Match vs. Apple Music: Why you’d want to subscribe to both
“Apple’s cloud services are confusing to say the least, and things have only gotten more convoluted as these services have proliferated,” Dennis Sellers writes for Apple World Today. “iTunes Match, Apple Music, or both?”
“If you want to use Apple Music, using it along with iTunes Match is your best choice if you already have a large music library,” Sellers writes. “Your Apple Music…
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44 million people listened to Apple Music in July
44 million people listened to Apple Music in July
“According to a new ComScore report, Apple Music is certainly catching the attention of users,” Luke Dormehl reports for Cult of Mac. “The digital analytics company claims that Apple’s Music service was listened to by 44 million users in the U.S. during the month of July — putting it in the top 15 smartphone apps in the U.S.”
“ComScore looked at the usage habits of close to 183 million…
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Why Apple Music is worth every penny
Why Apple Music is worth every penny
Apple’s new Music “app first asks what genres and artists you like. By tapping in your preferences, you essentially create a virtual music nerd, ready to recommend you things based on its encyclopedic knowledge and library of 30 million songs,” Hardeep Phull writes for The New York Post.
“You’re instantly given dozens of playlists to dip into,” Phull writes. “The more you listen, the…
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