Apple Music In The News

Apple Music has more paying US subscribers than Spotify – report

Apple Music had 28m subscribers in the US as of February, says WSJ

Apple Music is now available on Amazon Echo devices in the UK

Echo users can now stream via Apple Music in the UK

Deezer hires ex-BBC and Nothing Else Matters exec Nigel Harding as VP of Artist Marketing

Harding joins from Sony imprint Nothing Else Matters Records

There were 255m paid streaming users in 2018 – driving a 9.7% rise in global recorded music revenues to $19.1bn

2018 marked the global recorded music market's fourth consecutive year of growth, says IFPI

Billie Eilish proves that young people WILL stream blockbuster albums… when they’re encouraged to do so

Average listener of album on day one listened through 81% of 14-track album

SoundCloud hires Apple Music exec Anthony Gabriele as SVP, Subscriptions & Marketing

Exec was previously head of subscription marketing at Apple

‘Market dominance is unhealthy for consumers and rightsholders’

Songtrust's Molly Neuman discusses the state of the publishing sector, direct deals and gender parity in music

Warner Music Group signs deal for records made by an algorithm

A sound app called Endel has become the first-ever algorithm to release music via major label