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Apple pays out a penny every time you stream a song on Apple Music That’s more than it sounds. Michael Simon reports
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hile music streaming services have long been the subject of artists’ and labels’ ire over low rates and onerous terms, Apple Music might be their biggest 10 Macworld • June 2021
advocate. In a post on Apple Music’s artist dashboard obtained by The Wall Street Journal, Apple divulged that it pays out a penny per stream whenever subscribers play a song. That might not seem like much, but
