Music from both Eddie Money and Cars frontman Ric Ocasek saw a significant bump in sales and streaming following the deaths of the two artists. Sales of albums by The Cars jumped in the days following Ocasek’s death, up by 3,700% (about 6,000 albums) with 2,300% of that coming on…
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Apple Starts Removing iTunes Branding, Including Links, From Its Websites
So, is or isn’t iTunes dead? Last week, on the opening day of Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple subtly confirmed its popular download store would go away on macOS 10.15 Catalina. The writing has been on the wall for a while for the iconic …
TOP POSTS: This Week’s Most Read Posts On Hypebot
Some of the most popular articles from the pages of Hypebot this week included an interview with Merck Mercuriadis on disrupting the music business, the reasoning behind Apple sending iTunes to the chopping block, some important rules for personal networking, and more! Industry Bomb Thrower Merck Mercuriadis On Disrupting The…
Stay Calm! Apple Did NOT Just Kill Music Downloads
For the many, the announcement that Apple is "killing" iTunes also meant that Apple was also killing its music download store. In fact, iTunes on the Mac is just being divided into three separate apps for music, podcasts and TV. And the iconic music download store lives on, at least…
Apple Confirms That It Isn’t Killing iTunes Music Downloads — Yet
So, is iTunes really dead? Apparently, not just yet. Aiming to ease users’ anxieties over their previously purchased content on iTunes, Apple has officially released a support document detailing exactly what will happen once macOS Catalina officially l…
iTunes is Dead — So, What About My Purchased Music, Movies, and TV Shows?
According to most media outlets, Apple’s iconic (albeit often-maligned) iTunes is now dead. CNN’s headline proudly proclaims, “RIP iTunes as we know it. Apple breaks up iconic music platform.” Stating the digital hub “collapsed under its own weight,” …
Why Apple Just Killed Off iTunes [Mark Mulligan]
Yesterday, Apple announced the end of iTunes on the Mac and its replacement with three separate apps for music, podcasts and TV. The reason given was feature bloat which slows performance. But top analyst Mark Mulligan says that its really part of "the great unbundling" which has been going on…
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Goodbye iTunes: Apple Adds Music, TV, Podcast Apps For Mac
UPDATE: Apple is phasing out its aging iTunes software and launching standalone versions of its Music, Podcasts and TV apps for Mac users in the next macOS update. The new music app will be built on iTunes, but deliver faster service than the bloated current all-purpose iTunes app. “Customers love…
iTunes Is Dead: Apple Shifts Away from iTunes and Toward Its Music App
According to music industry insiders speaking with Digital Music News, Apple had formally prepared to shut down iTunes music downloads on March 31st, 2019. Pointing to an eventual shutdown of the revolutionary – albeit bloated – software, Jimmy Iovine,…