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Apple Music is preferred by younger listeners 11 September 2017

According to a new report by Fluent, Apple Music is the least popular streaming music across the U.S, ranking below YouTube, Pandora, iHeartRadio, Google Play Music, Spotify and Amazon Prime music. One of the most obvious reasons for this is … Continue reading

Apple strikes a deal with Warner Music Group 08 September 2017

Apple has partnered with Warner Music Group resulting in Apple Music paying a smaller percentage of revenue than earlier when it was launched in 2015. With the rise in on-demand music, music rights holders are ok with receiving lower rates … Continue reading

Online Music Streaming: Past, Present and Future 22 August 2017

Music is an integral part of most people’s lives. The “music gene” can be traced back to thousands of years ago with biological roots pointing toward cultural events such as tribal dances and religious ceremonies. It is believed that such … Continue reading

Apple vs Spotify, who has more subscribers? 08 August 2017

In the realm of music streaming services, it all drills down to the number of subscribers. Spotify’s 60 million subscribers clearly wins over Apple Music’s 27 million. As per TechCrunch, Spotify has acquired more subscribers in a shorter duration compared … Continue reading

Future of Music Streaming 21 July 2017

There has been a great evolution in the way people consume music, from buying CDs to downloading songs to paying a monthly subscription for online music streaming services. According to the Recording Industry Association of America, last year, for the … Continue reading

Six-month free Apple Music offered by EE 17 July 2017

Ever since Three made an announcement that it was zero-rating data for popular video streaming services like Netflix, it has influenced other operators to provide free access to services as well. For instance, Virgin Mobile added Twitter to the list … Continue reading

On-demand audio streaming reaches a record high, up 62% 12 July 2017

Apple Music has enabled U.S audio streaming hit a record high of 7.5B weekly streams as per Nielsen’s mid-year report on the music industry as per March stats. On-demand audio streaming rose by 62.4% year-on-year. There have been 184.3 billion … Continue reading

Music video streams fizzles out next to audio streaming 07 July 2017

Music consumption in the US rose by 9.9% in the first half of 2017 as per an analysis from BuzzAngle. As per its Mid Year 2017 report, the key trends include a 58.5% increase in audio streams, 29.5% growth in … Continue reading

Apple Music reduces its subscription price 04 July 2017

Apple Music has slashed it’s subscription down to $8.25 a month, nearly a $1.75 cheaper than the standard $9.99 monthly subscription which was the earlier pricing for Apple Music as well as it’s two main competitors namely Spotify and Pandora. … Continue reading

Data consumption of popular video & audio streaming apps compared 14 June 2017

There are tons of video and audio streaming services that exist today that make it easy to access and stream videos and music anywhere, anytime. When not connected to Wi-Fi, streaming on apps like Spotify, Apple Music, Netflix, Hulu or … Continue reading