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Tag: Billboard

  • Rumor: Apple planning single subscription service that could bundle original shows, Apple Music, and digital magazines

    Apple is rumored to be developing a single subscription service that would offer customers access to its original TV shows, Apple Music, and digital magazines, according to sources close to the story.

    The company is said to have ordered multiple television shows ranging from comedies to dramas, although there’s no clear word as to how these shows would be be distributed.

    Apple’s first original shows, “Planet of the Apps” and “Carpool Karaoke: The Series” have debuted in Apple Music as a perk for Apple Music subscribers, although other content is in development.

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  • Apple Music data added to Billboard 200 chart system

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    This is pretty interesting.

    You know that incredibly complex group of sources that tallies the data for the Billboard charts? Apple is now part of it.

    Music magazine Billboard has quietly added Apple Music to the list of streaming services factored into its music charts, which are often treated as the main gauge of popular music in the United States.

    The Apple Music data is now part of the Billboard 200 album chart as well as the Hot 100 singles list and various other rankings, the magazine said. The Billboard 200 incorporates “track equivalent albums” and “streaming equivalent albums” alongside conventional sales numbers.

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