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Could Apple’s Decision To Axe The SE Mark The End Of The iPhone As A Serious Music Player?
Could Apple’s Decision To Axe The SE Mark The End Of The iPhone As A Serious Music Player?
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Apple’s decision to axe the iPhone SE means that Apple no longer supports the conventional headphone jack. Owners of high-quality headphones and earphones must now rely on Apple’s $10 adapter if they want to use their headphones with any new iPhones.
How European Union Copyright Reform Could Change The Music Business For The Worse
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The European Union just passed a major copyright reform bill that has pleased many in the music industry, but it may result in unintended consequences.
Spotify Lifts Its 3,333-Song Download Cap — www.rollingstone.com
Streaming service expands number of songs that can be downloaded for offline listening.
Why So Many Hip-Hop Producers Are Putting Business Before Beats — pitchfork.com
Shady deals, lack of credit, and messy data are forcing producers to be more vigilant in dealings with artists and labels.
Will Robots Replace Radio Jobs? — jacobsmedia.com
Robots are disrupting the workers in many job categories, but radio jobs are (mostly) safe.
Indians can’t get enough of Bollywood music on YouTube, JioMusic — qz.com
Sports and food come second and third respectively.
NumberEight raises funding for AI tech that could help music-streaming services — musically.com
Artificial-intelligence startup NumberEight has raised a funding round after completing three trials of its technology with music-streaming companies.
Yandex Music to Launch in Israel — www.calcalistech.com
Yandex is also targeting the Israeli market for a possible launch of its ride-sharing service
The state of music streaming in 2018 — routenote.com
2018 has been the biggest year for music streaming yet as people all around the world sign up for limitless listening.
Spotify CMO to depart amid marketing reorganization — adage.com
The company’s CMO, Seth Farbman, leaves as Spotify reshuffles its in house marketing teams
Changes To Apple Music As iOS 12 Rolls Out — www.hypebot.com
The rollout of Apple’s newest operating system iOS 12 began yesterday and with it comes some significant changes and improvements to Apple Music.