YouTube Overhauls Design – Introducing Tabs for Shorts, Long-Form, and Live Videos

YouTube is overhauling its design to give each of its formats a separate tab on channel pages. Shorts, long-form, and live videos are now separate. This design splits YouTube content into three different categories that it offers. The changes allow use…

Apple Has 900 Million Paid Subscribers Across Its Services In 2022

Apple has shared its Q4 financial results, revealing a rise in its services category. The company now has 900 million subscribers across its suite of services. Services revenue is up 5% year over year to $19.19 billion for the company. That includes al…

Apple Music Live Presents a Special Performance from Megan Thee Stallion

Apple Music Live presents an exclusive performance from Megan Thee Stallion. The rapper will also sit down for a new interview with Nadeksa Alexis. Megan Thee Stallion is the latest artist to take the stage for Apple Music Live in an exclusive performa…

TikTok, Syco, Universal, Republic Records, Samsung & Max Martin Officially Push New Music Discovery Format — ‘StemDrop’

TikTok, Syco, Universal, Republic Records & Samsung announce a new music discovery format with StemDrop. TikTok announces the official launch of StemDrop on the platform in collaboration with Syco Entertainment, Universal Music Group, Republic Reco…

Apple Keeps Rejecting Spotify’s Audiobook App Store Updates

A new report says Spotify is facing issues getting Apple to approve an App Store update featuring audiobooks. The New York Times reports that Spotify’s latest update has been rejected at least three times. Apple says it’s because Spotify&#8…

Reprtoir Evolves: New Solutions and Pricing Plans Focused on Facilitating Labels and Music Management Companies

Reprtoir is now simplifying its multi-product offering and switching to plan-based pricing with four major tiers. With the B2B shift, Reprtoir’s CMS is now courting bigger companies. Juggling a list of digital chores can quickly become overwhelming for…

Spotify Shares Drop Despite Double-Digit Subscriber Gains — And a Possible Price Hike Ahead

Spotify subscribers, monthly average users, and revenues all headed north during the latest third quarter. Wall Street sent shares south. It was an impressive third-quarter financial review for Spotify on Tuesday, though Wall Street proved difficult to…

Tutorial: Garageband on iPad – How To Make Your First Beat

For this video, we were joined by composition and mixing lecturer, John Davies, for a beat-making tutorial using Garageband on iPad. Despite what people say about which DAWs are better than others, it may surprise you to know that GarageBand is a pretty powerful tool. It can do a lot of what Logic can but […]

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Sorry Juice WRLD Fans, You Didn’t Cause the Spotify Crash – Facebook Did

No Juice WRLD’s newest album didn’t cause the Spotify crash on Friday – Facebook did. Spotify quickly addressed the issue, telling complaining fans that it was working on the issue. “Juice WRLD’s album really broke Spotify, bro,…

Is Apple Music Battery Drain a Real Thing? – Some iPhone Users Say ‘Yes’

Lots of iPhone users are reporting excessive battery drain due to Apple Music background activity. Users running iOS 13.5.1 seem to be most susceptible to this issue. They report a rapid battery drain when the Apple Music app is not in use. In some cas…