Apple Music

• To all the iPods I’ve loved before

  With last week's announcement that Apple is discontinuing its last remaining iPod model, I find myself feeling oddly nostalgic for the iPods of my past.

  Entertainment

  May 15
  
• Alan Cross: 11 predictions for music in 2022

  With a new year dawning, it's time for a little prognostication on what the music industry and fans will face/endure/enjoy in 2022.

  Entertainment

  Jan 2
  
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• The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 932: Things you may not realize about streaming, part 2

  Not too long ago, the technology that goes into streaming music on demand was considered science fiction. Today, though, we take this for granted. Perhaps we shouldn't.

  Entertainment

  Nov 12, 2021
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• The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 931: Things you might not realize about streaming

  The technology that enables us to listen to any song at any time was the stuff of science fiction twenty years ago. Now, though, people rarely give it a second thought.

  Entertainment

  Nov 5, 2021
• COMMENTARY: More hi-res audio is coming to your ears. Alan Cross asks who will pay for it

  You can lead a person to high-quality audio, but you can't make them listen. What are the prospects for Spotify's upcoming hi-res HiFi tier?

  Entertainment

  Feb 28, 2021
• Alan Cross: Would it be nice if Spotify paid more to artists? Yes, but it’s complicated

  Spotify is constantly being called out for its minuscule payouts to artists. The situation is actually more complicated than you might think.

  Entertainment

  Nov 1, 2020
• Drake releases surprise mixtape, teases 6th album

  'Dark Lane Demo Tapes' features 14 tracks and serves as Drake's seventh overall mixtape.

  Entertainment

  May 1, 2020
• Drake officially the most-streamed artist on Spotify and Apple Music

  The streaming giants released their numbers from 2018 and Drizzy topped both platforms.

  Entertainment

  Dec 5, 2018
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• SiriusXM set to acquire Pandora in $3.5B deal

  Pandora has been searching for buyers for years. SiriusXM will now take them on to create the "world's largest audio entertainment company."

  Entertainment

  Sep 25, 2018
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• Rihanna becomes first woman to surpass 2 billion streams on Apple Music

  On Saturday, Apple Music shared the news on social media to reveal the 'Work' singer broke the record with her music streamed 2 billion times worldwide.

  Entertainment

  Mar 12, 2018