June 28, 20159 yr iOS 8.4 (the software needed for Apple Music) is launching at 4pm UK time on Tuesday, with Beats 1 launching an hour later at 5pm UK time. I don't know whether the new iTunes will be available at the same time or delayed for a day or two in case they want to stagger the release so their servers are under less pressure!
June 30, 20159 yr http://www.popjustice.com/briefing/we-had-...te-good/136825/ I'm not sure if this was previously discussed, but the iTunes chart will become a combination of downloads & streaming.
June 30, 20159 yr http://www.popjustice.com/briefing/we-had-...te-good/136825/ I'm not sure if this was previously discussed, but the iTunes chart will become a combination of downloads & streaming. Interesting! :o This really does look like it will massively accelerate the decline of download sales.
June 30, 20159 yr Already signs of Apple Music changing everything, AC/DC's albums have shown up on spotify, deezer etc. No exclusive for apple music then but it does suggest that the final hold outs for streaming music may have finally realized that streaming is where it seems to be at now
June 30, 20159 yr Author Interesting! :o This really does look like it will massively accelerate the decline of download sales. Once iTunes starts other sites will follow, streaming will become more dominant, I wonder if OCC increase the ratio I should imagine they will.
June 30, 20159 yr Ooh I wasn't expecting that, but that's of course very useful for us - and possibly means we'll get a constantly updating chart rather than Spotify where we're lucky to get it once a day. If that's the case I wonder how the available-to-stream not yet available-to-download songs will appear.
June 30, 20159 yr HA. One of the reasons of including streaming into the charts is apparently that Radio 1 didn't want to have a replica of iTunes chart as the official one, and now they are probably going to look very similar again. But maybe Spotify will be able to save a huge share of market?
June 30, 20159 yr Maybe they'll still show a sales only chart on the iTunes store itself, which is still going to be completely separate
June 30, 20159 yr I wonder if Mr. Popjustice got confused possibly because the chart in the music app was the same as the chart in the iTunes Store app and therefore presumed it was all combined, yet when the service actually launches the music app may start showing a different chart as the streams begin?
June 30, 20159 yr Maybe so! :o I look forward to seeing all the features and how it works. iOS 8.4 and Apple Music should be available to download from 4pm UK time. *.*
June 30, 20159 yr I'm going to try and resist downloading for the first couple of hours as there is bound to be server issues, but maybe I will cave in straight away! :kink: The Beats 1 radio station is launching at 5pm our time, so you have an hour to update if you want to be there for launch!
June 30, 20159 yr Once iTunes starts other sites will follow, streaming will become more dominant, I wonder if OCC increase the ratio I should imagine they will. Surely the ratio won't be increased, that would only further damage the effect of downloads/the odd physical have on the chart. There isn't really any reason for them to adjust it. :P
June 30, 20159 yr Once iTunes starts other sites will follow, streaming will become more dominant, I wonder if OCC increase the ratio I should imagine they will. There's no need surely. If streams go up and downloads go down, streaming will just increase its power on the chart naturally.
July 2, 20159 yr HA. One of the reasons of including streaming into the charts is apparently that Radio 1 didn't want to have a replica of iTunes chart as the official one, and now they are probably going to look very similar again. But maybe Spotify will be able to save a huge share of market?Personally I find this very hard to believe. Plenty of countries include streaming in their official charts now, with no reason to believe there's any anti-iTunes mentality behind their decision. I'm sure the rationale for the OCC was no different to anywhere else in the world.
July 2, 20159 yr Already signs of Apple Music changing everything, AC/DC's albums have shown up on spotify, deezer etc. No exclusive for apple music then but it does suggest that the final hold outs for streaming music may have finally realized that streaming is where it seems to be at now Including Taylor Swift?
July 2, 20159 yr Apple Music has a few albums not on spotify etc, Thom Yorke comes to mind but no Ministry Of Sound back catalogue yet
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