Category: apple music

Music streaming subscriptions grew by nearly a third in 2019

[ad_1] Spotify still had a solid lead at the end of 2019 with 35 percent of subscriptions. However, its rivals are growing fast. Apple Music’s listener base grew 36 percent to give it 19 percent of streaming, while Amazon’s share grew by half to hit 15 percent. This put them comfortably ahead of rivals like […]

Apple Music’s Come Together space puts its upbeat playlists in one place

[ad_1] For instance, the Isolation Icebreakers playlist embedded below features songs from R&B artists like Daniel Caesar and Snoh Aalegra. The Home-School-Strumentals mix, meanwhile, will appeal to lo-fi fans with tunes from Kaytranada, J-Dilla, Nujabes and more. Some of the other artists who make appearances across the space include the Jonas Brothers, Drake and Kanye […]

Apple Music’s AI-generated upbeat playlist helps you cope with reality

[ad_1] Apple says it will start rolling out the playlist to subscribers today. Once it’s available, you’ll be able to find it in the “For You” tab next to your other playlists. If you’re working from home, the company has also released a Home Office DJ playlist for some added motivation. Mac owners can now […]

Apple Music’s Beats 1 station will broadcast from hosts’ homes

[ad_1] Office workers aren’t the only ones who can work from home during the coronavirus pandemic — radio DJs can do so, too. Show hosts on Beats 1, Apple Music‘s internet radio station, will be broadcasting from the safety of their homes starting today. According to Apple, they will use FaceTime on their iPhones to […]

Apple Music’s Replay 2020 playlist tracks your favorites week-by-week

[ad_1] This is partly Apple’s attempt to get ahead of Spotify’s own year-in-review playlist, and it probably won’t be too useful at first when it will only reflect your mood from the past few weeks. Nonetheless, it could be helpful to show how your tastes evolve over the year — not to mention a readily […]

Pandora’s Apple Watch app can stream music without an iPhone

[ad_1] The Pandora Watch app is now completely standalone. Previously, you could download music to the wearable through Pandora, but being able to stream whatever you want without having your phone close by is a neat update. Pandora’s stealing a march on many of its rivals here. Apple, of course, allows direct streaming to Apple […]

Lawsuits claim Amazon, Apple and more are streaming unlicensed music

[ad_1] The defendants include Amazon, Apple, Deezer, Google, iHeartradio, Pandora, Rhapsody, 7digital, SoundCloud and YouTube, so this is a wide-sweeping effort on the part of PMR. The company says it has been proactive in the matter, offering licensing deals to all 10 defendants and educating them about their obligations regarding copyright laws. These efforts had […]

Apple Music partnered with the NBA for its latest curated playlist

[ad_1] As part of a new agreement with the NBA and a startup called UnitedMasters, Apple is curating a weekly playlist called BASE:LINE. It will feature songs from up-and-coming independent hip-hop artists picked by Apple Music director Ebro Darden. The NBA will soundtrack highlights its shares online with songs directly from BASE:LINE. This week, you’ll […]

Streaming now accounts for 80 percent of the US music market

[ad_1] Over the course of the decade, streaming has surpassed both digital downloads and physical products ? , now accounting for 80% of the market. #RIAAMusicData pic.twitter.com/q04FeQBT5a — RIAA (@RIAA) December 30, 2019 Spotify landed in the US in 2011 and Apple Music debuted in 2014. There are many other streaming options around, including Tidal, […]

Apple Music Replay highlights your favorite tunes of the year

[ad_1] Apple Music has been around for long enough that you can start reminiscing about years past, and Apple is banking on that nostalgia for its latest addition. It’s debuting an Apple Music Replay feature that highlights your favorite tunes not just from the past year, but every year you’ve been a subscriber. It creates […]