The fourth of Apple's top 10 major areas of innovation in the last 25 years is 2003's iTunes Music Store. Here's how Apple ...

At age 35, Taylor Swift has been at the top of the music industry for two decades. She’s one of the top 10 best-selling ...

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Taylor Swift, Drake, Neil Young and many other artists have openly criticized Spotify and other streaming services for their ...

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Spotify’s perfect playlists come at a hidden cost—for the fans, for the music scenes that form around bands and, especially, for the musicians.