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AM BRIEFING: Apple Proposes New Streaming Rates • Swift, Kardashian Do Battle • New Katy Perry Apple Exclusive • More

MONDAY 7.18.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Apple's streaming rates proposal is little more than a jab at Spotify. Updated continuously under our More News tab

Bruce Houghton on 07/18/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Create, Publish Your Own Ads With New YouTube Director App

Allowing its users to take the reigns for the first time ever, YouTube has released a new app, YouTube Director for Business, giving users the ability to produce and create. Continue reading

Guest Post on 07/15/2016 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (3)

Tags: Advertising, App Store (iOS), Google, Google Play, IPhone, Los Angeles, Online advertising, San Francisco, Washington DC, YouTube

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Rhapsody Is Now Officially Napster, User Growth Flat At 3.5M Globally

[UPDATED] The planned transition uniting the Rhapsody and Napster music streaming services under the Napster brand is complete and with the announcement came paid subscriber stats.

Bruce Houghton on 07/14/2016 in Music Tech | Permalink | Comments (12)

Tags: App Store (iOS), Apple Inc., IOS, IPhone, iTunes, Napster, Rhapsody (online music service), Soundcloud, Spotify, Streaming media

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TUE. BRIEFING: ‘Vast Majority’ Join Spotify Settlement • Crowdmix Enters Administration • Blink-182 Beats Drake • More

Tuesday 7.12.16 Music Business News From Around The Web NMPA says "vast majority" took the Spotify settlement deal, but that doesn't spell the end of David Lowery and Melissa Ferrick's. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/12/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Anti-competitive practices, App Store (iOS), Apple Inc., Bruce Sewell, business, Business model, Consumer, General counsel, Spotify, Streaming media

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REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review

In this week's Rewind, watch Spotify rack up an increasing number of paid subscribers leaving Apple Music in the dust, and more.

admin on 07/09/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Anti-competitive practices, App Store (iOS), Apple Inc., Elizabeth Warren, IOS, iTunes, music industry, Spotify, Streaming media, Subscription business model

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Twice As Many People Listen To Music On Amazon Prime Than On Apple Music, Spotify Premium Combined

Amazon has always been an underappreciated player. First it became the only alternative to the iTunes download store. More recently, its quietly become a powerful player in streaming. But few. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/08/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: App Store (iOS), Apple Inc., Bruce Sewell, Elizabeth Warren, European Union competition law, IOS, IPhone, iTunes, Spotify, Streaming media

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Spotify Passes 35 Million Paid Subscribers As Apple Music Struggles To Catch Up

The race for streaming music dominance has heated up in recent months, with Apple Music and Spotify the clear leaders. Today's report that Spotify has 35 million paid subscribers, coupled. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/07/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: App Store (iOS), Apple Inc., Bruce Sewell, Elizabeth Warren, European Union competition law, IOS, IPhone, iTunes, Spotify, Subscription business model

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BIG Trouble Ahead For #Apple: Users Leave Apple Music 3X Faster Than They Do Spotify

Apple Music has a problem with users dropping the service. It's called their churn rate – "the annual percentage rate at which customers stop subscribing to a service" – and. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/06/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (3)

Tags: Android (operating system), Anti-competitive practices, App Store (iOS), Apple Inc., Bruce Sewell, Churn rate, iTunes, Spotify, Streaming media, Subscription business model

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WED. BRIEFING: Guvera Users Exit • Apple Music Churn Rate • DoJ Ruling Reactions • More

Wednesday 7.6.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Guvera is sinking and Apple can't get subscribers to stay on board. Good news for Spotify or bad news for streaming?. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/06/2016 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: AllRecipes, Anti-competitive practices, App Store (iOS), Apple Inc., Apple Thunderbolt Display, Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, IOS, IPhone, MacBook, Spotify

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Open Source Music Proponent Jason Herskowitz Joins Spotify [UPDATED]

[UPDATED] Jason Herskowitz has joined Spotify. Herscowitz, who developed open-source cross-platform music player Tomahawk, has been an outspoken critic of the music industry. He'll be based in NYC and according. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/05/2016 in Music Tech | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: .NET Framework, App Store (iOS), Apple Inc., Cross-platform, IOS, Microsoft, music industry, Open source, Spotify, Web application

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