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Verizon Offers 6 Months of Apple Music For Unlimited Customers

Will Verizon’s deal solidify Apple Music’s lead in the US? Verizon has announced an exclusive promotion. In partnership with Apple, the telecommunications conglomerate has offered a new bundle — 6 months of Apple Music for free.  The promotion starts o…

Spotify inks global deal with Samsung to be Apple rival’s ‘go-to music service provider’

Daniel Ek says deal will “help artists reach new fans”
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Does Spotify Dehumanize Music?

Is Spotify’s over-emphasis on algorithm playlists ultimately de-humanizing artists’ work? Apple CEO Tim Cook recently revealed the company’s streaming music service, Apple Music, has clearly surpassed Spotify in subscribers in the US, Canada, and Spoti…

Latest Industry: Apple Music vs. Spotify, Warner Music Group, YouTube, Niniola, Riptide Music Group, UTA, More…

Apple Music tops Spotify once again in total streams – this time for Travis Scott. According to Music Business Worldwide, Travis Scott’s newest album, Astroworld, has drawn 80 million global streams on Apple Music within the first 24 hours, up 16.5 mil…

The Music Industry Generated $43 Billion in Sales Last Year. Artists Only Received 12%.

Major labels and tech companies now earn billions from artists’ work.  Well, here’s a small consolation – at least they get to keep the breadcrumbs. Earlier today, for the period ended June 30th, 2018, Warner Music Group (WMG) CEO Steve Cooper re…

Latest Industry: The Rolling Stones, Pink, Stream Ripping Sites, Viagogo, Amazon Prime Music, Concord Music, More…

The Rolling Stones earn $238 million from the No Filter tour. The Rolling Stones earned $238 million from 28 sold-out shows in the group’s recent No Filter tour in Europe.  Fans purchased 7,802,307 tickets.  The tour wrapped up on July 8th in Warsaw. P…