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Apple removes Kanye West playlist from Apple Music streaming service following artist’s recent controversial remarks

Coming to you from the category of “How quickly your entire life can go downhill after a few comments,” Apple has removed rapper Kanye West’s (who has legally changed his name to “Ye,”) from the Apple Music streaming catalog. The move marks the latest step in companies that have ended their business relationships with the […]

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Rumor: Apple Music claims top slot for U.S. digital music subscriptions, edges out Spotify

Apple Music may have taken the top slot in the digital streaming music market in the United States. Per an anonymous source, Apple Music has now surpassed Spotify’s subscriber count in the United States. The source, which is thought to be a major U.S.-based distributor, is said to have leaked the report with Digital Music […]

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Prince’s Warner Brothers music catalog released on Apple Music, other streaming services

Following Prince’s abrupt retraction of his entire catalog from all music streaming service except for Tidal in 2015, the artist’s catalog has returned. As rumored last month, Tidal’s exclusivity officially ended on Sunday after Warner Brothers made its collection of Prince tunes available to all streaming platforms, including big players Apple Music and Spotify. The […]

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Beatles catalog to be available on Apple Music on December 24th

It’s official. Apple will be releasing The Beatles catalog on Apple Music on Thursday, December 24th. The current report says that The Beatles’ music will be available on nearly every streaming service beginning December 24th. That includes Apple Music, Spotify, Google Play, Tidal, and Amazon Prime Music.

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Apple Music data added to Billboard 200 chart system

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 […]