AM BRIEFING: Apple Proposes New Streaming Rates • Swift, Kardashian Do Battle • New Katy Perry Apple Exclusive • More

MONDAY 7.18.16 Music Business News From Around The Web Apple's streaming rates proposal is little more than a jab at Spotify.  Updated continuously under our More News tab

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TUE. BRIEFING: ‘Vast Majority’ Join Spotify Settlement • Crowdmix Enters Administration • Blink-182 Beats Drake • More

Tuesday 7.12.16 Music Business News From Around The Web NMPA says "vast majority" took the Spotify settlement deal, but that doesn't spell the end of David Lowery and Melissa Ferrick's. Continue reading

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Twice As Many People Listen To Music On Amazon Prime Than On Apple Music, Spotify Premium Combined

Amazon has always been an underappreciated player. First it became the only alternative to the iTunes download store.  More recently, its quietly become a powerful player in streaming.  But few. Continue reading

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Spotify Passes 35 Million Paid Subscribers As Apple Music Struggles To Catch Up

The race for streaming music dominance has heated up in recent months, with Apple Music and Spotify the clear leaders.  Today's report that Spotify has 35 million paid subscribers, coupled. Continue reading

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BIG Trouble Ahead For #Apple: Users Leave Apple Music 3X Faster Than They Do Spotify

Apple Music has a problem with users dropping the service.  It's called their churn rate – "the annual percentage rate at which customers stop subscribing to a service" – and. Continue reading

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Apple Berates Spotify For Asking For “Preferential Treatment”

Apple has now answered the accusation that it caused "grave harm to Spotify and its customers” by rejecting an update to the music streamer's iOS app. “We find it troubling that you. Continue reading

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App Developers Alliance Sides With Spotify In Apple Dispute

Now that Spotify has drawn a line in the sand over Apple's app store rejection, supporters of both sides are starting to comment.  Unsurprisingly, so far most, at least in. Continue reading

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Spotify Says Apple Rejected App Upgrade “As A Weapon” Because It Competes With Apple Music

The battle between Spotify and Apple got much nastier this week, with the music streamer's top lawyer delivering Cupertino a message that they will no longer stand by as Apple uses the. Continue reading

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