With its preferred digital distributor list, should we expect Apple Music to soon allow direct uploads for artists? The Cupertino company has quietly launched its ‘Apple Preferred Distribution Program.’ With the launch of its program, Apple Music has n…
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Apple Rewards 3 ‘Preferred Plus’ Music Distribution Partners With Advanced Features, Analytics
Last week, Apple launched a "Apple-Preferred Distribution Program," naming just three music distributors as "Preferred Plus" partners, and rewarding them with advanced customer features and analytics not available to their competitors. ________________________________ The Orchard, CD Baby and EU based aggregator Kontor New Media were named Apple Preferred Plus music distribution…
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Apple Is Exploring a Sizable Equity Investment in Bankrupted iHeartMedia
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 pie. Sources speaking with the Financial Time…
Apple is reportedly in talks to buy a stake in iHeartMedia
Cupertino technology company in early-stage talks to acquire a stake in US radio giant iHeartMedia
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Spotify subscriber growth slows as paying customer base hits 87m
Spotify has revealed its latest paying subscriber numbers as part of its Q3 2018 earnings announcement. The company ended September with a global subscriber base of 87m people, it has confirmed. That represented a climb of 4m on the 83m subscribers the…
Apple Opens a New Beats 1 Studio in New York
To beat the competition, Apple Music keeps expanding. This time, in Manhattan. Apple has just expanded a key radio station in New York City. The company has opened a studio in the city for its Beats 1 radio team. Per Fast Company, top artists and hos…
How Playlist Pitching Really Works On Apple Music
In this new music economy, pitching to playlists has become an essential part of a musicians promotion, as solid streaming placement can often propel an artist toward major success. Here we look behind the curtain at what the pitching process is actually like when it comes to Apple Music. ________________________…
Apple Purchases Asaii, a Music Analytics Startup That Can Find “the Next Justin Bieber.”
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 it would shut down. In an e-mail to customers, the company wrote, “Asaii will [shut] down operatio…
Apple Buys Asaii To Improve Apple Music Recommendations
Apple has acquired streaming analytics startup Asaii to bolster Apple Music. First word of the deal came when Asaii founder and CEO Sony Theakanath changed his Linkedin to reflect his employment at Apple Music. Without explanation, the startup announced it was shutting down in September, with an acquisition rumored. The…