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Music News 

Weekly survey: Do you still buy digital music files?

January 16, 2023January 15, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple Music, Digital Albums, Digital Files, Digital Songs, Digital Tracks, iTunes, Microsoft, PC Users

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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Tech 

We have entered the last days of iTunes as we know it

January 13, 2023January 13, 2023 Alan Cross 1 Comment Apple, Apple Music, iTunes, Microsoft, PCs

When Apple introduced iTunes on January 9, 2001, it was just a music manager for Mac users. Over time, the

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Ongoing History of New Music 

The Ongoing History of New Music, encore presentation: Things you might not realize about streaming

December 23, 2022December 23, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple Music, CDs, Compact Discs, Napster, Spotify, 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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Music News 

Apple Music releases its top songs for 2022

November 30, 2022November 30, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Apple Music, Replay

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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Music News AJMT
Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, November 12, 2022

November 12, 2022November 12, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments AI, Apple Music, Apple Watch, Billy Corgan, Bono, Headphones, John Hughes, Lorde, MSG Sphere, Soundhound, Spotify, Tesla

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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Music Industry 

Prepare to spend more for streaming no matter where you go

October 28, 2022October 29, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple Music, Deezer, Lossless, Price, Spotify, Streaming

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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Music Industry 

Apple Music raised prices on Monday. Spotify is probably next.

October 26, 2022October 26, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple Music, Daniel Ek, Kanye West, Spotify, Subscribers

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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Music Industry 

How many songs are REALLY uploaded to streaming services every day? There’s some dispute.

October 9, 2022October 9, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple Music, Daily, Spotify, Streaming, Uploads

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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Music News AJMT
Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, October 8, 2022

October 8, 2022October 7, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple Music, Cowboy Junkies, Jacob Hoggard, Jim Steinman, Jonathan Davis, Miley Cyrus, Music Magazines, Neil Young, Radio, Rosalie Trombley, Spotify, Taylor Hawkins, Vinyl

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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Music Industry Music News 

Apple Music now has 100 million tracks available on-demand

October 3, 2022October 4, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment 100 million, Apple, Apple Music, Library

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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Tech 

Google is working on a new 3D audio format

September 22, 2022September 22, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Amazon Music, Apple Music, Dolby ATMOS, Google, Project Caviar, Spatial Audio, Spotify

The buzziest tech in audio right now is Dolby ATMOS, a spatial audio format that gives listeners an immersive 3D

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Each week, the podcast looks at something from the alt-rock universe, from artist profiles to various thematic explorations. Whatever the episode, you’re definitely going to learn something that you might not find anywhere else. Trust us on this.

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