2021-10-21
NEW: Spotify is partnering with Shopify to allow artists to sell merchandise directly through the Spotify app. The streaming service says it won't take a cut of revenue from sales through its app. https://www.billboard.com/...
Variety
Spotify partners with Shopify to let artists list merch on profiles for $29/month to $299/month, starting in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand
2021-10-20
NEW: Spotify is partnering with Shopify to allow artists to sell merchandise directly through the Spotify app. The streaming service says it won't take a cut of revenue from sales through its app. https://www.billboard.com/...
Variety
Spotify partners with Shopify to let artists list merch on profiles for $29/month to $299/month, starting in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand
Spotify on Wednesday announced a new partnership with ecommerce provider Shopify to let artists list merchandise directly on their profiles …
2021-08-31
NEW: Apple is acquiring @Primephonic, the classical music streaming service, the company tells me. Primephonic will shut down on September 7th, but Apple Music will launch a dedicated classical music app (using Primephonic's user interface) in early 2022. https://www.billboard.com/...
Billboard
Apple acquires classical music streaming service Primephonic, giving users six free months of Apple Music, and will launch its own classical music app in 2022
Apple has acquired Primephonic, the classical music streaming service, for an undisclosed amount, the company tells Billboard. Source: Apple .
2021-05-24
Apple released a support page for lossless on Apple Music that answers a number of questions https://support.apple.com/... https://twitter.com/...
9to5Mac
Apple says HomePod and HomePod mini will receive a software update in the future to natively support Apple Music Lossless
2021-05-18
Apple is taking the stance that lossless music can't be played over Bluetooth, which means AirPods (in all form factors) will not officially support lossless playback. Can you open settings, turn on lossless streaming and it'll play? Yes, but Apple officially won't recommend it.
9to5Mac
Apple is working on wireless earbuds called Beats Studio Buds that will support noise cancellation, according to files in beta versions of iOS 14.6
With the release of iOS 14.6 RC today for developers, Apple is preparing to release Apple Music Lossless.
AirPods Max also won't support lossless over the lightning cable, the company tells me. No Sonos support for lossless streaming just yet either.
MacRumors
Apple says the Bluetooth AAC codec used by AirPods Pro and AirPods Max does not support Apple Music's lossless streaming, nor does Lightning on AirPods Max
Apple today announced that starting in June, Apple Music songs will be available to stream in Lossless and Hi-Resolution Lossless formats …
2021-05-16
Amazon Music VP Steve Boom on Spotify and Apple launching competing Hi-Fi services: “Listeners and artists both care deeply about it. If we're in the business of serving listeners as customers and artists as customers, then I don't know what took them so long.”
9to5Google
New Android beta APK for Apple Music describes two lossless audio options, “Lossless” and “High-Res Lossless”, at 24-bit/48 kHZ and 24-bit/192 kHz respectively
NEW: I spoke with Amazon about its Hi-Fi music service, Amazon Music HD, which has grown 100% YoY and forced Spotify and (reportedly) Apple Music to follow and launch their own versions. The streaming services have a new battlefield. https://www.billboard.com/...
9to5Google
New Android beta APK for Apple Music describes two lossless audio options, “Lossless” and “High-Res Lossless”, at 24-bit/48 kHZ and 24-bit/192 kHz respectively
2021-05-15
Amazon Music VP Steve Boom on Spotify and Apple launching competing Hi-Fi services: “Listeners and artists both care deeply about it. If we're in the business of serving listeners as customers and artists as customers, then I don't know what took them so long.”
9to5Google
New Android beta APK for Apple Music describes two lossless audio options, “Lossless” and “High-Res Lossless”, at 24-bit/48 kHZ and 24-bit/192 kHz respectively
Earlier this month, our colleagues at 9to5Mac reported that Apple Music would be gaining “HiFi” streaming options, possibly with iOS 14.6.
NEW: I spoke with Amazon about its Hi-Fi music service, Amazon Music HD, which has grown 100% YoY and forced Spotify and (reportedly) Apple Music to follow and launch their own versions. The streaming services have a new battlefield. https://www.billboard.com/...
9to5Google
New Android beta APK for Apple Music describes two lossless audio options, “Lossless” and “High-Res Lossless”, at 24-bit/48 kHZ and 24-bit/192 kHz respectively
Earlier this month, our colleagues at 9to5Mac reported that Apple Music would be gaining “HiFi” streaming options, possibly with iOS 14.6.
2021-03-14
Meet BitClout, the super secret yet not so secret decentralized social network selling coins of the 15,000 biggest influencers on Twitter without telling most of them https://www.billboard.com/...
Billboard
Source: decentralized social network BitClout was selling “Creator Coins” of top 15,000 Twitter influencers without their permission, before it went offline
Over the past few months, music stars have been scrambling to cash in on the latest craze in collectibles by selling art … Tweets: @micahsingleton , @carnage4life , @_amymadison , ...
The names floating around this platform would form an all-star team of silicon valley investors, not to mention the investment $$$ being floated. The next hot new crypto startup is here.
Billboard
Source: decentralized social network BitClout was selling “Creator Coins” of top 15,000 Twitter influencers without their permission, before it went offline
Over the past few months, music stars have been scrambling to cash in on the latest craze in collectibles by selling art … Tweets: @micahsingleton , @carnage4life , @_amymadison , ...
2021-02-06
NEW: SoundCloud is working on a new payment model that will allow fans to pay artists directly. The company is exploring additional alternative streaming payout models, with plans to announce details before the end of Q1 https://www.billboard.com/...
Billboard
Sources: SoundCloud is preparing to introduce a new payment system that would allow users to pay artists directly
Micah Singleton / Billboard :