Live radio-like shows have always been the cornerstone of Apple Beats 1 programming, including artist-driven shows from the likes of Nicki Minaj. But that’s jist the beginning of Apple Music’s growing emphasis on live appointment-worthy music programming. Apple won’t share how many people actually listen to Beats 1, but Lowe…
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Apple Says Goodbye To iTunes In Latest Mac Update
Apple has officially killed iTunes with its latest Mac software update dubbed Catalina. Apple has moved each iTunes service into separate apps – Apple Music, Apple TV and Podcasts – replacing the once-revolutionary iTunes, which launched in 2003, two years after the debut of Apple’s iPod. Highlights Apple’s new Music…
Spotify Updates Video Targeting Apple On Same Day As Siri Integration: ‘It’s time to play fair’
[UPDATED] Instead of using yesterday’s announcement that Siri now included voice control of Spotify to make nice with Apple, the streamer seemingly doubled down on criticism of its much larger tech rival. "Apple comes between you and the music you love to listen to" "We love Apple. But we don’t…
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Apple Wants To Offer A Discount Music, TV Bundle and Record Labels Are NOT Happy
Apple is set to launch Apple TV+ on November 1st, priced at $4.99 (£4.99) per month. Bundling Apple Music with Apple TV+ and perhaps other Apple services at a discount would make marketing sense for Apple. Customers who purchase a new iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Mac or iPod touch starting…
Music Business Is Being Re-Defined By Generation Z
While for years millennials were the target demographic of most music business marketing, Generation Z has since risen up as the primary stakeholder in the contemporary marketplace, which is in turn reshaping how artists, labels, and companies market themselves. _____________________________ Guest post by Alyssa Golden of the Berklee College Of…
50 Year After Abbey Road: Two Worlds Of Music Listening
With the Beatle’s Abbey Road near the top of the charts 50 years after release, MIDiA analyst Mark Mulligan explores how older, physical-focused music fans remain the quickest route to high-value, large-scale revenue, as well as, much and how little has changed in the music industry. __________________________ By Mark Mulligan…
45 Best YouTube Channels To Promote Your Music
Veteran music marketer consultant Amber Horsburgh graciously shares her list of the 45 Best YouTube channels to promote music to for artists at all levels. "YouTube channel promo is a great way to find new audiences," says Horsburgh, "which in turn builds your own YouTube subscriber base. Especially for official…
Bandsintown Offers Discounts For 5 Top Artist Services
As part of the launch of its new Bandsintown For Artists platform, which includes free fan messaging, analytics and more, Bandsintown has partnered with a curated group of services and platforms offering special discounts to musicians and their teams and designed to help grow a career in music. The first…
Free 5 City ‘All Access’ Music Career Fairs Begin Tues. sponsored by HoB Music Forward Foundation
The House of Blues Music Forward Foundation begins its second annual series of free music industry-focused career fairs “All Access Fest” in 5 cities starting this Tuesday, Oct. 8. Slated for five U.S. cities – Chicago, Illinois; Las Vegas, Nevada; Los Angeles, California; Orlando, Florida; and New Orleans, Louisiana -…