Category archives: Apple Music

4 Ways Artists, Labels Manipulate Spotify, Apple Streams and How It Hurts Everyone

Music streaming manipulation – artificially boosting stream counts to improve chart positioning, increase market share and royalty payments, or for other non-legitimate purposes – is a real problem for the entire music industry. Not only does streaming manipulation devalue or shut out legitimate artists, but since streaming payments are calculated…

Spotify Triples Premium Free Trial Period, Matches Apple

Spotify has expanded the free trial period for its Premium service from 30 to 90 days. The move aligns Spotify with Apple Music’s 90 day trial and launches today for individual and student plans. The offer will roll out across Duo and Family in the coming months, says the streamer….

Apple Music Connect: What could it have become if it wasn’t scrapped?

Had Apple committed to its social media platform a little more, could it have taken on Insta and TikTok?
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Taylor Swift is getting friendly with Spotify ahead of her new album, Lover. Times have changed.

In the lead-up to launch day, two former foes are getting remarkably cozy…
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A2IM Sets LA SynchUp For Day After Music Tectonics

UPDATED: A2IM is sponsoring its fifth annual SynchUp conference presented by Vydia on October 30th at the Annenberg Community Beach House in Santa Monica, California. Attendees will participate in programs focusing on digital capacity and synch licensing for independent music. The event includes workshops and networking with top indie record…

Official: Subscription streaming revenue growth is slowing down in the UK

Is key global market showing very first signs of streaming saturation?
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71 Great Ways Of Rewarding Your Music Fan Subscribers

Once an artist has started selling fan subscriptions, it’s important to establish a rewards system which consistently gives back and keeps them engaged enough to stay subscribed. Some of these same rewards would also be great additions to a music crowdfunding campaign or just as thank-yous to any artists most…

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Spotify In Talks With Apple To Add Siri Voice Control

Spotify and Apple are in talks to add Siri voice control of the music streamer despite an antitrust complaint lodged by Spotify in the European Union against Apple earlier this year. Apple would let iPhone and Apple device users tell Siri to play songs, playlists, and albums on Spotify, according…