
Apple Music
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Spotify Hits 365 Million Users as Q2 Sales Reach $2.8 Billion
By Sean Burch | July 28, 2021 @ 3:58 AMThe music streaming service said its ad revenue more than doubled during the second quarter
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Apple Stock Hits New High on Report of Possible Music, TV Subscription Bundle
By Sean Burch | August 13, 2020 @ 8:53 AMTech giant approaches $2 trillion valuation as Bloomberg reports it will offer combinations of Music and TV+, among other services
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Spotify Hits 124 Million Paid Subscribers in Q4, But Its Stock Still Dropped 5%
By Sean Burch | February 5, 2020 @ 8:20 AMAverage revenue per user dropped 5% in Q4 as streaming giant leans on promotions
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Why Bundling Could Save Apple News+ From Becoming a Newton-Level Flop
By Sean Burch | November 26, 2019 @ 12:19 PM”They feel they’re wasting their money,“ Samir Husni says of News+ customers
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Spotify’s Bet on Podcasts Is Paying Off With Exclusive Content
By Sean Burch | October 28, 2019 @ 11:30 AMSpotify says podcasts are helping drive ”extraordinary“ conversion to paying customers
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Melanie Martinez Mixes Music, Movies and the Macabre With ‘K-12’ (Exclusive Video)
By Zoe Hazen | September 3, 2019 @ 6:48 PMSinger directs her first feature-length film, detailing the education of her fictional alter ego, Crybaby
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7 Big Media Trends of 2019 (So Far), From Streaming Fatigue to DirecTV Now’s Face Plant
By Sean Burch and Matt Lopez | June 20, 2019 @ 12:40 PM”Soon we’ll all start looking at our credit card bills and start saying, ‘Why am I subscribing to all of these services?“” Paul Hardart, a former Warner Bros. executive, told TheWrap
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More Americans Say Streaming Has Hit ‘Saturation Point': So How Can Disney and Others Take on Netflix?
By Sean Burch | May 29, 2019 @ 12:36 PMA quarter of American TV viewers say they can’t add another streaming service or content source to their plate
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Spotify CEO Daniel Ek Says Apple’s Stiff Rules Place a ‘Gag Order’ on Its Competitors
By Sean Burch | March 14, 2019 @ 8:25 AMMusic exec continues to bash Apple’s 30 percent cut of App Store purchases while in Berlin
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20 Most Streamed Women in Apple Music History, From Ariana Grande to Lady Gaga (Photos)
By Sean Burch | March 8, 2019 @ 6:01 AMA look at Apple’s biggest female artists on International Women’s Day
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Ariana Grande Tops List of Most Streamed Female Artists on Apple Music (Exclusive)
By Sean Burch | March 8, 2019 @ 6:00 AMHappy International Women’s Day! Grande tops the service’s rankings as the first and only woman to pull in 3 billion streams
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Two ‘New’ Beyonce Albums Hit Spotify, Apple Music – Then Vanish Hours Later
By Sean Burch | December 21, 2018 @ 7:59 AMSorry, BeyHive, it was just old songs and demos instead of an official release
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Tencent Music Spikes 7 Percent as Chinese Streaming Giant Goes Public
By Sean Burch | December 12, 2018 @ 1:33 PMTME hits Wall Street with a $23 billion market cap — putting it within striking distance of U.S. streaming heavyweight Spotify
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Spotify Drops 10 Percent Despite Unexpected Q3 Profit
By Sean Burch | November 1, 2018 @ 7:49 AMUnderwhelming subscriber projections and a decrease in average revenue per user dings streaming giant
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Innovating at the Intersection of Music and Technology (All Things Video Podcast)
By Matt Lopez | October 22, 2018 @ 8:31 AMThis week’s guest: managing director of Techstars Music, Bob Moczydlowsky