Weekly survey: Do you still buy digital music files?
The introduction of iTunes in 2001 was a game-changer for the music industry. Steve Jobs was able to convince everyone
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Apple Music
We have entered the last days of iTunes as we know it
When Apple introduced iTunes on January 9, 2001, it was just a music manager for Mac users. Over time, the
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The Ongoing History of New Music, encore presentation: Things you might not realize about streaming
[We’re taking a break over the holidays. New shows start the first weekend in January. – AC] Once upon a
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Apple Music releases its top songs for 2022
It’s that time of year again when we start getting lists summarizing what happened in music. Apple Music has released
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Random music news for Saturday, November 12, 2022
Well, that’s one way to take a stand on climate change. And here’s one way to look at music news
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Prepare to spend more for streaming no matter where you go
Earlier this week, Apple Music bumped its monthly individual subscription price from [insert currency symbol here] 9.99 to 10.99. That
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Apple Music raised prices on Monday. Spotify is probably next.
On Monday, the cost of a subscription to Apple Music went from $9.99 to $10.99 in Canada. The price also
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How many songs are REALLY uploaded to streaming services every day? There’s some dispute.
For the longest time, conventional wisdom in the music industry was that somewhere around 60,000 new songs were uploaded to
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Random music news for Saturday, October 8, 2022
Remember: “All these world are yours except Europa. Attempt no landings there.” And as for music news for October 8, 2022…
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Apple Music now has 100 million tracks available on-demand
In the Before Times when record stores ruled the earth, even the biggest record store might have 100,000 titles in
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Google is working on a new 3D audio format
The buzziest tech in audio right now is Dolby ATMOS, a spatial audio format that gives listeners an immersive 3D
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