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Apple Music debuts as the No. 14 smartphone app in July 2015
In its first full month of news-saturated availability, Apple Music was a top 15 smartphone app, according to comScore. It finished ahead of Snapchat.
Apple Music still has ‘homework’ to do to work out kinks, says key executive
In a new interview, an Apple Music exec explained that the team is still working out some kinks to get the bugs out of the system.
3 underground alternatives to Spotify and Apple Music for music lovers
Spotify and Apple Music aren't the only useful music apps in the app store. See our top three alternatives in in this quick and informative video.
An Apple Music festival, featuring Pharrell and more, is coming in September
The Apple Music Festival will replace Apple's iTunes Music Festival, staring this September. The 10-day festival will include Pharrell Williams and more.
How loyal are Apple Music users? Not very, suggests new study
A new MusicWatch study suggests that many Apple Music users may leave the streaming service behind once their free trial ends.
Spotify counter-punches, adds new features to match Apple Music
With Apple Music gaining success quickly, Spotify must react just as speedy. Take a look at how the service has reacted and their plans for the future.
Apple Music surpasses 11 million members, but faces challenges
Apple Music has accumulated more than 11 million members in the weeks since its debut, Apple exec Eddie Cue revealed.
Apple Music gets first stream of Compton, Dr. Dre’s first album in over 15 years
Apple Music announced Tuesday that it will exclusively stream Dr. Dre's new album, Compton: A Soundtrack, on Thursday, August 6, from 6 to 9 p.m. PDT.
Taylor Swift praises Apple Music, calls Spotify a ‘corporate machine’
Taylor Swift says Apple "treated like I was a voice of a creative community" and Spotify just blew her off in new Vanity Fair cover story.
Designer mocks up an Apple Music without the iTunes
One designer has tried to imagine what Apple Music's desktop software package would look like if iTunes weren't attached to it.
All streams matter: Apple Music streams not counted towards Billboard in its first month
In its first, wildly successful month, none of Apple Music's streams counted toward Billboard's album sales charts, potentially impacting artists.
Apple Music racks up 10M subscribers, but will they stick around?
Sources say that Apple Music has racked up over 10 million subscribers in the four weeks since the streaming service's June 30 launch.
T-Mobile announces support for Apple Music and a free trade-up to the next-gen iPhone
T-Mobile's latest Un-carrier Amped announcement saw Apple Music join its Music Freedom program and Jump On Demand customers get a free next-gen iPhone swap.
Pandora shruggs off Apple Music as it hits $1 billion milestone
Pandora's impressive Q2 culminated in the company hitting $1 billion in revenue over the trailing 12 months for the first time.
Sen. Al Franken suggests Apple isn’t playing fair in music streaming biz
Senator Al Franken has asked the commission to examine whether the tech giant is using anticompetitive measures to benefit Apple Music over its competitors.
The FTC frowns down upon Apple’s 30 percent cut of Spotify revenue
The FTC has launched a formal investigation into whether Apple's 30 percent App Store tax is unduly harming third-party music streaming services.
Users report widespread issues with Apple Music, iTunes, other services
Users have been reporting issues with Apple Music,,along with a host of other Apple services this morning.
No Apple Music for the iPod Nano, iPod Shuffle
If you were hoping to get your Apple Music tracks on one of the new iPod Nano or Shuffle, bad luck: You can't sync offline songs to the smaller players.
Watch: Girl breaks up with Spotify for Apple Music in hilarious video
LA-based sketch comedy troupe Hot Chocolate Party brings streaming services to life in a new video that asks what if streaming services were your exes.
New iPod rumors: A 64-bit iPod Touch could launch in July with a Nano and Shuffle
The newest release of iTunes let slip something big: all-new iPods. One image in particular shows and iPod touch, iPod nano, and iPod in new colors.
FTC examining Apple App Store’s 30 percent ‘tax’ on rival music streaming apps
The launch of Apple Music has drawn plenty of attention lately, including the stern gaze of the Federal Trade Commission.
Apple turns video producer to get you to switch to its music service
Would exclusive videos from some of the world's biggest names in music be enough to get you to pay up for Apple Music? Apple hopes so.
Apple Music will give users more control over audio quality in iOS 9
Apple Music might have a lot to offer out of the gate, but one thing the app needs is control over streaming quality, and luckily, that's coming in iOS 9.
Don’t pay the Apple tax, Spotify says, pay for Premium on our website instead
Spotify is urging its customers to stop paying for their premium subscriptions through the Apple App Store.
Apple Music launches Dre radio show and Eminem video exclusive
New exclusive Apple Music content you can enjoy this weekend includes a Beats 1 radio show hosted by Dr. Dre, and Eminem's newest music video.
Trends with Benefits: Emojis for your car, Apple Music, copious grape Crush
Listen in as our panel dives into the new Apple Music, among other tech topics. Just be warned that the entire panel is on a sugar high after pounding a bunch of Grape Crush.
Prince reportedly pulls his music catalog from streaming services
Spotify posted a statement Wednesday on Prince's artist page, sharing that his publisher requested that his music be pulled from "all streaming services."
How to listen to Apple Music’s Beats 1 radio on Android (one link falls, but more exist)
Using a clever workaround, you can listen to one of Apple Music's most popular streams -- the radio station Beats 1 -- without an iOS device or iTunes.
AC/DC unleashes their devilish catalog across multiple streaming sites
While the Australian hard rockers have been slow to embrace new music formats in the past, they've finally taken the plunge into streaming music.