Apple Music reportedly tops 56m subscribers, up 6m in the past six months

Number of Apple Music subscribers has grown to 56m, up from 50m in May, reports FT
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A&R ‘Moneyball’ is hotter than ever. But will it actually improve the music business?

After Apple’s acqui-hire of Asaii, what’s next for AI-driven artist discovery?
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Asaii-gn of the Times: What Apple’s acquisition of Asaii means for the music business

Instrumental founder Conrad Withey on some very interesting recent movements in his sector
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Apple Buys Asaii To Improve Apple Music Recommendations

Apple has acquired streaming analytics startup Asaii to bolster Apple Music. First word of the deal came when Asaii founder and CEO Sony Theakanath changed his Linkedin to reflect his employment at Apple Music. Without explanation, the startup announced it was shutting down in September, with an acquisition rumored. The…