• Are Spotify, Apple Music, and Other Streaming Services Actually Boosting Record Sales?

    Are music streaming services really as bad as some artists paint them out to be? Are music streaming services really as bad as some artists paint them out to be? In the past, some of the industry's biggest names - from Taylor Swift and AC/DC to Adele and Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke - have called out the likes of Spotify, Apple Music, and Tidal for the paltry royalties they hand out to artists.
  • Taylor Swift, Zane Lowe Talk About Apple Music Documentary, '1989' and World Domination: WATCH

    Taylor Swift has had an incredible 2015 to say the least, but it's not over quite yet. In her most recent announcement, which happened to be her birthday gift to her fans, Swift broke the news that her entire 1989 World Tour had been chronichled and would be turned into a documentary featuring backstage rehearsals, interviews behind the scenes footage and more - all released through Apple Music on Dec. 20.
  • Jimmy Iovine Apologizes For Saying Finding Music Is Very Difficult For Women

    Apple Music's Jimmy Iovine finds himself in hot water after making some remarkable comments yesterday in an interview alongside Mary J. Blige on CBS This Morning. Discussing the streaming service's new campaign targeted women, Iovine showed his age with a hint of demeaning sexism by saying that women "find it very difficult to find music." In response to the uproar of his comments, Iovine has backtracked and apologized.
  • Apple Music's Android App Doesn't Fix its Biggest Problem

    In order to compete in a crowded music streaming market, Apple had to make an Android app for its latest music service and while it's clean and functional just like the iOS app, it doesn't do much to fix some of the key issues it had at launch four months ago.
  • YouTube Red Subscription Video Service Takes on Spotify, Apple Music and Tidal

    In the often talked about battle of music subscription services, three big players are most frequently talked about. Spotify, Apple Music and Tidal lead the pack and the discussions. However, what is usually left out of that conversation is the fact that with more than 1 billion users, YouTube trumps them all in terms of numbers, and today the video service announced the rollout of a new subscription model dubbed YouTube Red, which the company hopes will bring more money to content creators, more videos and more viewership.
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