Apple Music may have everybody talking following its unveiling at WWDC on Monday, but it isn’t exactly off to a great start. According to one report, Apple and a number of labels are already being investigated by officials for potential antitrust violations. “The attorneys general wanted to know whether Apple pressured the music labels — or whether the labels conspired with Apple and...
Apple is still negotiating with record labels to finalize deals for its new music streaming service, a new report claims. The service is expected to get its official unveiling at WWDC, and sources say both sides want to complete the deals in time. "The labels are pushing to get a larger chunk of revenue than they receive under their current deals with Spotify Ltd., a competing...
Apple is in talks to make Drake, Pharrell Williams, and David Guetta guest DJs on iTunes Radio, according to a new report. The company has reportedly been visiting music labels to complete the deals ahead of its Worldwide Developers Conference next week. However, sources say the Cupertino company wants “the moon and the stars” from record companies. “The tech giant wants to offer a...
ASUS has begun rolling out new apps and updates for its ZenWatch that add new watch faces and new functions ahead of the device’s big Android Wear upgrade. The biggest change comes with a new music app, which lets users transfers tracks to the device for streaming to a Bluetooth headset. Google has already given Android Wear users this ability — but only if they use its Google Play...
Apple has reportedly poached more employees from BBC Radio 1 following its appointment of Zane Lowe back in February. Its latest round of hires is said to include four top producers, including Lowe's former producer. "One of this foursome is believed to be Lowe's old producer at Radio 1, James Bursey," reports Music Business Worldwide. "Bursey is understood to have left the Beeb on...
With Twitch on the lookout for licensed music, it can be tough to find good background music to play while streaming games. Thanks to independent hip-hop label Rhymesayers, there's one more option available. Rhymesayers, known for artists like Atmosphere, Brother Ali, Grieves, and tons more, launched a Twitch channel this week where they'll be streaming playlist covering a variety of...
Those already subscribed to Google Play Music — formerly named All Access — will automatically gain access to Music Key, the new music video streaming service from YouTube, starting next week. In addition, Google will be making ad-free music videos available alongside selected tracks in the Play Music apps for Android and iOS. When Google announced Music Key last week, the company made...
After U2 played a single from its new album at the end of Apple's iPhone keynote last week, Tim Cook told Bono that the Cupertino company could make "Songs of Innocence" available through iTunes "in five seconds" as long as the band agreed to give it away for free. By the end of the day, around 500 million iTunes customers in 119 countries worldwide saw the album added to their...
Samsung on Friday announced a brand new music service called Milk that provides free music streaming to owners of Samsung’s Android devices. Powered by Slacker Radio, Milk operates similarly to an old radio dial, in fact, most of your interaction with the application will be done through a dial-based user interface that let’s you quickly scroll through stations (genres). Milk has...
Google is reportedly gearing up to release new software for Google Glass that adds support for playing music, finding songs and more through the device's earbuds. Users will be able to search and play songs using their voice and while interacting with the small Google Glass heads-up display, The New York Times said. Music will be available from Google Play Music, the company's...