Apple Music has landed an exclusive deal with Ministry of Sound. Under the terms of the deal, the dance music specialist will only make its curated playlists available on the Apple streaming service beginning October 4. The agreement reflects a shift in how both labels and streaming services are approaching exclusive content. Continue Reading
Google Maps has long been the gold standard for navigation, and the platform’s latest update includes a musical angle. The maps service added integrations with Spotify, Apple Music, and Google Play Music. Continue Reading
Apple Music has received a few tweaks that should streamline the user experience. First, its display of albums has been updated. Second, the streaming service will also present new Top 100 charts. Continue Reading
Today features a duo of updates for Apple Music. First, the streaming service has hired Briean Bumbery as its director of publicity. There’s also a noteworthy beta test in the works for the latest version of Apple Music. Continue Reading
Apple Music is putting a brighter spotlight on classical music thanks to its partnership with Deutsche Grammophon. The classical music label is helping to curate The DG Playlist, which will feature recordings from across its 120 years in operation. The pair is also tapping some of the label’s younger talents to aid in the curation. Continue Reading
Brief news items and worthy reads from around the web: Music Biz Slams Citi Report on Industry & Artist Revenue as ‘Inconsistent,’ ‘Inaccurate.’ The future is ear: Why “hearables” are finally tech’s next big thing. Spotify’s $30 billion playlist for global domination. Cook says Apple not in music streaming for the money. Your Favourite BBC Podcasts, Now on Spotify in the UK. Continue Reading
Apple Music has long been making video a key component in its strategy, from funding viral music videos to landing exclusive visual albums. Now, the streaming service has a new visual project with a decidedly classic bent. Continue Reading
Apple Music is teaming up with Verizon for a telecom bundle. “It gives our customers exactly what they want,” said Angie Klein, vice president of marketing for Verizon, in an official statement. Continue Reading
Apple Music is expanding its standard set of discovery playlists. The streaming music platform has added a Friends Mix, which collects 25 songs that a listener’s friends on the platform have been listening to in heavy rotation. Apple has been expanding the social side of its streaming service with recent operating system updates. Continue Reading
Apple has released yet another quarter of big financial results, but its fiscal Q3 report also included some notable milestones for its streaming music service. “We’re thrilled to report Apple’s best June quarter ever, and our fourth consecutive quarter of double-digit revenue growth,” CEO Tim Cook said. Continue Reading
Spotify’s UK team has promoted Austin Daboh to head of shows and editorial, as well as promoting a new team lead for the unit. Daboh’s new position fills the vacancy left by George Ergatoudis’ departure last month. Continue Reading
Drake continues to exert dominance over the music landscape with a new album that has broken records and demonstrated how extensively streaming has changed the role of longstanding industry standards and expectations. Scorpion dropped on June 29, and it quickly racked up enough streams to crack multiple records. The double album now holds the single-day streaming records for Spotify and Apple Music. Continue Reading