Apple Music is still far behind Spotify — though a sunsetting iTunes could narrow the gap. Apple Music now boasts 60 million paying subscribers, according to figures shared by the company this morning. Apple’s Eddy Cue disclosed the figure to French pu…
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Nielsen: Streaming Reaches Over Half a Trillion Streams & Box Office Success Drives Music Sales
Nielsen has unveiled its 2019 Music Mid-Year report for the United States. Breaking down the study, music streaming services reached over 507 billion on-demand streams. This comes following singles and albums from Ariana Grande, Billie Eilish, Halsey,…
Apple Music Lists Five Leaked Songs on Playboi Carti’s Channel
Last month, an uploader managed to leak an unreleased Playboi Carti song. Titled ‘Kid Cudi,’ the song quickly reached No. 1 on Spotify’s Viral Top 50 with over 2.3 million streams. That was all thanks to a high school sophomore. Speaking about the inci…
Still Lacking Key Features, YouTube Music Unveils ‘Smart Downloads’
YouTube has finally caught up to its music streaming competitors – at least somewhat. Google’s third attempt to break into the music streaming market – YouTube Music – has expanded Offline Mixtape. The feature will now include an option dubbed ‘Smart …
Amazon Music Debuts ‘Handpicked’ Artist-Curated Playlists — Starting With Katy Perry
Amazon Music users can now listen to playlists that have been crafted by popular artists and bands. Amazon revealed the addition to its Amazon Music platform with a debut song collection curated by Katy Perry. The move is just one part of Amazon’s rec…
Spotify Only Paid 0.5% on App Store Commissions to Apple for Premium Subscriptions
Several months ago, and with the help of Anghami and Deezer, Spotify formally lodged an antitrust complaint against Apple in the European Union. The Swedish music streaming company accused its rival of taking a 30% “fee” on the App Store. This, claime…
Despite a Downgrade from Evercore, Spotify’s Stock Recovers and Gains
Over the weekend, Spotify’s stock slid in after-hours trading. The drop came following a bearish report from investment firm Evercore. Spotify’s shares had declined 3.6% in after-hours trading to $143. Knocking the music streaming company’s stock from …
Spotify Says They ‘Overpaid Most Publishers In 2018’ — And They Want Their Money Back
Looks like everybody’s gotta play by the same rules — Spotify’s rules. Not only is Spotify fighting a proposed increase songwriter and publisher royalties. They’re also demanding a refund, based on overpayments made in 2018 on family bundles and colle…
Spotify Faces Backlash Over Axing Beloved Features on Mobile
Once again, users aren’t happy with Spotify’s new mobile update. Spotify doesn’t have a great track record with iOS users as of late. Several months ago, the streaming music company unveiled a controversial new feature aimed at forcing fans to share so…
Amazon Music Will Now Come to Comcast Xfinity X1 Set-Top Boxes
Amazon Music has scored its first major cable TV deal. The e-commerce company’s music service has confirmed Comcast will launch its music streaming service on high-end Xfinity X1 set-top boxes. This marks its first pay-TV distribution deal and comes o…