AIM Independent Music Awards Nominees Announced [The Full List]

The nominations for the sixth annual Association of Independent Music Awards was revealed at a launch event in London.  The winners will be revealed at The Brewery, London, on September 6.. Continue reading

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How Apple Music Paid Subscriptions Stack Up Against The Competition [CHART]

Earlier this week, Apple announced that Apple Music has 6.5 million paid subscribers. While its easy to be critical that with Apple's reach and hundreds of millions of active users,. Continue reading

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VOTE: 11 Million Have Signed Up For Apple Music’s Free Trial. Are You Impressed?

Apple Music announced that 11 million users have signed up for Apple Music's free 90 day trial. Pundits across the spectrum are weighing in on what that number means –. Continue reading

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Full Text Of Taylor Swift’s Letter To Apple Music

Overnight Apple reversed course and said that it will compensate artists and labels for streaming during its controversial free 90 day trial. The shift came after a week of protests. Continue reading

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Apple Blames Internal Server Error For Widespread iTunes, App Store Outage

UPDATE: Apple blamed an internal server error for the widespread outage of its iTunes and App stores that impacted customers worldwide yesterday.  The problems appear to have been fixed.

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Music As A Marketing Tool

Guest Post by Colin Shaw on LinkedIn Pulse Music has a unique effect on our brain, especially concerning memory. Apple brilliantly capitalizes on all of them in its holiday ad. When it. Continue reading

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Music Publishing News Roundup 2.9.16: U.S. Copyright Office, Apple, Beats & Spotify

The US Copyright Office released a music licensing Study on Thursday documenting principles that should guide congress in its plan for music licensing reform. Highlights of the 245 page report include performance. Continue reading

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Apple Turns To Music To Help Save Slumping iPad Sales [VIDEO]

iPad sales have slowed a bit in recent months; and Apple is once again turning to music to make one of its touchtone products hip again. A new commercial which. Continue reading

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New Apple DRM Patent Points To Music Sharing, Two Tier Pricing In Beats, iTunes Relaunch

Apple has obtained a patent that could enable music and video sharing and along with other features by adding a new layer of digital rights management (DRM). "The systems and. Continue reading

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Rising Reggae Superstar’s Dreams Get Curbstomped By Apple Employee

In a tragic twist of events, an innocent Apple employee put the kabash on a would-be Reggae superstar when he bans him from completing the recording of his new sure-to-be. Continue reading

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