Category: applemusic

‘The Mandalorian’ scores a best drama Emmy nomination for Disney+

[ad_1] Despite the tepid reception the platform has received (to put it mildly), Quibi snagged its first Emmy nominations too. It picked up ten overall, mostly for acting performances in short-form shows. Quibi also earned Outstanding Short Form Comedy Or Drama Series nods for Reno 911! and Most Dangerous Game. Netflix, on the other hand, […]

Beats president Luke Wood is stepping down

[ad_1] Beats president Luke Wood is leaving the company at the end of this month, with Apple Music and international content vice president Oliver Schusser set to take over. Wood’s departure, which was first reported by CNET and confirmed to Engadget by Beats, means the trio that led the audio brand when Apple bought it […]

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 […]

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 comes to browsers today with a beta web player

[ad_1] The browser-based player includes “a core set of features” at the outset. For now, you can search for and play any song in the Apple Music catalog, as well as tunes from your library if you’ve set up the Sync Library option on other devices. You can also access your playlists and the various […]

Amazon may be working on a high-fidelity music streaming service

[ad_1] The rumored upcoming platform will reportedly offer “better than CD quality” music. So far, at least one major record company has signed up to license its recordings, according to Music Business Worldwide, while Amazon is supposedly in talks with other significant rights holders. If the platform comes to light, it could help Amazon differentiate […]