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Spotify tries to defend its artist payout rates

Engadget

But, in its annual Loud & Clear report , the music streamer is trying to change the narrative, reiterating an earlier claim that it paid artists $10 billion in 2024 ($60 million since launching) and adding that these payments increased tenfold over the last 10 years. at Apple Music and $8.80 at Amazon Music.

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Apple Music pays a penny per stream

The Verge

Apple Music’s payment rate for artists and labels is fundamentally a penny per stream, according to a letter from the company posted on its artist dashboard and first reported by the Wall Street Journal. Announcing a penny-per-stream rate is a nice PR win for Apple Music, since it is 1. Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge.

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Looking for a glow up?

Fast Company Tech

While the multi-billion-dollar beauty industry offers numerous products to aid in this journey, an accessible and potent tool is often overlooked: music. Scientific research underscores the profound impact of music on essential aspects of well-being, including sleep quality, stress management, and exercise performance. The good news?

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Get $70 off the Samsung Galaxy Watch7, plus score a free watch band

Mashable Tech

This smartwatch offers plenty of health and fitness tracking sensors so you can keep track of your heart rate, sleep, and workouts. Figure out how ready you are for the day with a daily Energy Score rating, and compare your scores from days prior to see if you're improving or need a bit more work. It can also detect sleep apnea.

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Google’s cheaper YouTube Premium Lite subscription will drop Music

Ars Technica

Google seems to have gotten the messagea cheaper streaming subscription is on the way that drops YouTube Music from the plan. You may have to give up more than music to get the cheaper rate, though. The Lite plan drops YouTube Music but keeps ad-free YouTube, which is all most people want anyway.

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UK music platform for creators Uppbeat raises $6.15 million Series A

TechCrunch

based music platform Uppbeat has been developing a service that makes it easier for content creators to find quality free music to use in their videos published to platforms like YouTube, Twitch, TikTok, and others. based co-founders of another music-licensing company, Music Vine. million GBP ($6.15

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Apple’s $549 AirPods Max can’t play lossless Apple Music — even when plugged in

The Verge

Streaming music might be entering a new era of hi-fi audio , but Apple’s AirPods Max aren’t technically ready to go along for the ride. The company has confirmed to The Verge that its premium noise-canceling headphones do not natively support playback of lossless music files. Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge.

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