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If there was ever any question as to why Apple might want to get into the streaming music market, the latest data from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) may shed some light on that. Apple Music has an impressive subscribers list, based on the latest data. According to recent reports, dating back to May of this year, the music streaming platform has upwards of 50 million subscribers . Now, months later, that number has surely climbed. Especially as more free offerings pop up for users to try it out and see what they think. “The music streaming economy presents myriad new opportunities, but also its share of challenges too,” the RIAA writes. “According to Nielsen, more than 70,000 different albums were released by mid-year. Finding an audience amongst an extraordinary range of music choices, competing for the user’s attention against other entertainment options on the ubiquitous smartphone, and being prominent on dozens of different digital platforms is … c...

Depending on how often you use Pandora, the streaming music platform’s latest addition might be one of its best. Pandora has officially unveiled what it calls “The Drop”. This is a specialized playlist that will update every week, based on when new music launches from the artists you already like. If this sounds similar at all, it’s because it functions quite similarly to how Spotify’s own “Release Radar” playlist works. That means you’ll get music from artists you have already liked, based on when they actually release new music. “Without further ado, we’re introducing The Drop, a new personalized playlist for our Premium listeners. This new feature uses our state of the art machine learning models to create a custom-built playlist filled with the latest and greatest music from the artists you love as well as new artists we think you’ll love. And best of all, it’s automatically updated as soon as new music drops–so you’ll never miss...