The real reasons Apple will pay artists more for Dolby Atmos mixes
Apple offers incentives to artists releasing tracks produced with Dolby Atmos and is reportedly about to pay more for them. Bobby Owsinski digs into why. by Bobby Owsinski of Music. Continue reading
Apple eyes paying extra for music in a format Spotify doesn’t offer
Apple Music may soon pay all artists that release music in the Dolby Atmos spatial audio format a higher royalty rate than regular stereo mixes. “Listeners wouldn’t necessarily have to. Continue reading
Apple’s Shazam adds Concerts tab, discovery powered by Bandsintown
Apple’s Shazam has added a dedicated Concerts tab powered by show listings and ticket information from Bandsintown. The new feature is already available to users in the Shazam iOS app. Continue reading
Apple just bought a record label…
Apple has acquired the major Swedish classical music record label BIS Records and will fold it into Apple Music Classical and Apple’s distribution and creative services platform Platoon. BIS Records. Continue reading
Apple shares 5 Major Updates coming to Apple Music
Apple has shared a list of five updates coming to Apple Music this Fall, along with the release of iOS 17, iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma, watchOS 10, and tvOS 17.. Continue reading
Apple (finally) announces Apple Music Classical app
After over a year of speculation, Apple Music announced Thursday that it would launch its promised Apple Music Classical App on March 28th. Apple Music subscribers can use the dedicated. Continue reading
Eddie Cue celebrates new milestones for Apple Music and Shazam
Apple SVP of Services, Eddy Cue, is celebrating a “groundbreaking year for entertainment,” including major milestones and new features for Apple Music and Shazam. Cue’s 2022 wrap letter touted 900. Continue reading
Apple Music ups subscription price to $10.99
UPDATED: Apple is raising the price for Apple Music, Apple TV+, and Apple One worldwide. As of Monday, October 24th, the basic Apple Music subscription in the US will go up. Continue reading
Apple launches Platoon for Artists app to manage content, streams, revenue
Apple acquired artist services and music marketing agency Platoon in 2018 and has let it operate more or less independently since. Prior to being acquired by Apple, one of Platoon’s. Continue reading
