HDD: Apple Music has attracted more than 10 million subscribers

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http://hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=296978

APPLE MUSIC OVER 10 MILLION
Sources Say Subs and Streams Are Impressive So Far

 Inside sources at some of the major labels—who are bound by ironclad NDAs—say that Apple Music has attracted more than 10 million subscribers in a mere four weeks.

 These sources, who risk possible waterboarding by Robert Kondrk and team for any fissures in Cupertino’s customary wall of silence, have been surprised by how many have signed up for the service during this initial free trial period.

Apple doesn’t make its streaming numbers public but is showing reports to those rights holders, who have been surprised by how big those figures already are. Some streaming numbers (notably on a couple of cutting-edge hip-hop titles) are actually competitive with Spotify’s. Some rights holders feel Apple should publicize these figures; the decision to do so or not falls to Eddy Cue. But releasing the numbers would likely go a long way toward turning those who don’t yet get it into believers.

Of course, they dare not speak up publicly, for fear of being spirited away by an armada of beautifully designed iHelicopters and taken to Kondrk’s lair for reprogramming.

A big marketing push for the service will kick off with a barrage of TV spots surrounding the MTV VMAs.

It stands to reason that the marketing blitz and word of mouth will jack those tryout numbers way up. How many will stay in after the trial period remains to be seen.

 

[bayonse 6,525]

since 5 mins I am the one of them 

[gagzus 16,037]

i think the connect feature and downloading songs for offline use straight to ur music app is what makes it the best streaming service rn imo

[Spock 20,290]

Put that in your pipe and smoke it Tidal

[Runway 27,876]

Slayage.

 

the service is amazing tbh. Gaga stays with the winning team 

[Guest]

Yay!! I'm loving Apple Music, and I hope they keep growing and getting better. There's still a few kinks, but I think that they'll have most of them worked out by the release of iOS 9.

[LePetitGAGABLover 21,234]

Holy ****!!!!!!!!! 

Tidal hasn't even reached 1 million subcribers

[AmenTheNight 1,084]

And it's only the beginning, wait for Apple Music surprise releases, intense promo along with the new iPhone release, and the next marketing stunts they'll come up with. I expect Gaga to work with them for the new era too.

[Aura Veil 2,395]

Tidal will seeth

[Pop 4,541]

Taylor, her power. 

[LePetitGAGABLover 21,234]

Taylor, her power. 

Taylor promoted Tidal and it still flopped 

[Mister Gaga 22,931]

Tidal?

 

[uranus 150]

This is great! I mean, the actual user interface isn't that good currently, but I've got iOS 9 on my phone and it's running much smoother already, with many of the issues resolved! What will be the "make or break" for Apple Music is how many users leave after the end of the 3 month trial...

[Fiona Apple 13,006]

wow

[Iwontell 7,312]

Well, free trial...I want to see how it will do after the 3 first months...
I signed up for the family plan. I can speak for myself, I'm having a really good time with it.
Discovering a lot of new music.