The Deals: Sony Korea to Distribute FIFTY FIFTY Label Attrakt; Apple Music Expands Footprint in India
Also: Flo Rida strikes a gaming partnership, Seat Unique raises $19 million, Myst Music signs an agreement with The Orchard and more. …
Apple Music Rolls Out New Analytics Tools
Partners in the program can measure the impact of their marketing efforts and get access to more charts. …
5 Apple Music Deals That’ll Help Score You a Free Subscription
Here’s how to stream your favorite artists, albums and more for the best price: $0. …
Taylor Swift Is Revealing a Hidden Message on Apple Music Ahead of ‘The Tortured Poets Department’: Here’s How to Figure It Out
Let the games begin, Swifties. …
Over 50% of U.S. Internet Users Now Pay for a Music Streaming Service
The number of U.S. subscribers to platforms such as Spotify and Apple Music reached 109 million in 2023, according to MusicWatch’s latest annual study. …
Apple Fined Nearly $2B European Union Over Music Streaming Competition
The EU’s top antitrust enforcer focused on how Apple prevents app makers from telling users about cheaper ways to pay for subscriptions that don’t involve an app. …
Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign’s ‘Vultures 1’ Album Removed From Apple Music
The album and its songs have been wiped from the streamer as well as iTunes. …
Will Kanye West’s New Music Get Support From Streaming Services?
“Streaming services didn’t support ‘Vultures,’ so I would be very shocked” if they support the rest of the album, one marketer says. …
Apple Music’s Spatial Audio Royalty Change Raises Indie Label Concerns Over Cost, Artistry
“We prefer recording artists and producers maintain the freedom to choose whether to deliver a spatial mix, without being financially penalized,” one indie label exec says. …