Apple Music In The News

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

Zane Lowe on why Apple Music is ‘in the storytelling business’ – and why Billie Eilish is ‘magic’

The Apple Music exec and Beats 1 anchor on what he wants to achieve – and the 17-year-old wunderkind

Apple: Billie Eilish’s record-breaking album shows why ‘pre-adds’ are now the new ‘pre-orders’

Apple's Oliver Schusser and Interscope's Steve Berman on a new pop phenom

Naz Idelji joins JEM Music Group as Managing Director

Idelji will also oversee TS5 Presents, the JV between Colin Lester and Craig David