#itunes

[folklorefearlessts]

Taylor won:

- Artist Of The Year

- Video Of The Year: Anti-Hero

- Song Of The Year: Anti-Hero

- Best Pop: Anti-Hero

- Best Direction: Anti-Hero

- Best Cinematography: Anti-Hero

- Best Visual Effects: Anti-Hero

- Album Of The Year: Midnights

- Show Of The Summer: Eras Tour

[thisischeri]

iTunes logo evolution through 2001-2012

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[xtaleunderverse]

WALTZ OF THE MULTIVERSE is now available on:

►Spotify ► iTunes ► Deezer

[fruitiermetrostation]

iTunes from 2001-2009

[jakei95]

NUMB THE MIND is now available on:

► Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/5yf6JZNVKm6wSerOTWMf4R?si=PLrtiQqJSvO-2OFpDNsljw ► iTunes: https://music.apple.com/us/album/numb-the-mind-single/1684987539 ► Deezer: https://deezer.page.link/Za6A956FyBugkmnU9

[theblvcksupreme]

BEYONCÉ: The Visual Album (10 Year Anniversary)

A decade ago on December 13th, 2013 Beyoncé changed the industry forever after releasing her Self-Titled Visual album, exclusively on iTunes at Midnight, as a complete surprise which shocked fans and critics alike. Developed as a visual album, every song is accompanied by a short film that illustrates the musical concepts conceived during production. Beyoncé's desire to assert her full artistic freedom served as inspiration for the album's dark, personal subject matter, which incorporated feminist themes of sex, monogamy, beauty standards, relationship problems and criticism of capitalism. its release is frequently credited with inventing the modern definition of the visual album, popularizing the surprise album release strategy, and provoking the IFP Industry to change the day of the week when music is released worldwide from Tuesday to Friday.

Beyoncé was released digitally on the iTunes Store without prior announcement or promotion, and debuted at #1 on the US Billboard 200, earning Beyoncé her fifth consecutive #1 album on the chart. The album sold over 617k copies in the United States and 828k copies worldwide in its first 3 days of sales, becoming the fastest-selling album in the history of the iTunes Store up to that point, also becoming Bey’s 1st album to sell 1M copies in 6days. In the 19 days between the album's release and the end of 2013, Beyoncé sold 2.3 million copies worldwide, finishing the year as the tenth-best-selling album globally. The album has sold over 12M copies worldwide and has generated over 1 billion streams.

Beyoncé received widespread acclaim from critics upon release who praised its production, exploration of sexuality, vocal performance, as well as the album's surprise release strategy which was subsequently replicated by many artists, including Drake, Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar, Rihanna, Nicki Minaj, Miley Cyrus, U2, Frank Ocean, Eminem & many more.

[tswiftupdatess]

Taylor Swift's "All's fair in love and poetry..." silent preview video has debuted at #1 on US iTunes Music Video chart.

[folklorefearlessts]

I'm not crying,are you?

[cl0ckworkpuppet]

time for my monthly mp3 player propaganda post!

yall. don't fucking stream music off of youtube or spotify. they pay their creators shit. the most generous estimate i could find was artists being paid $1 for every 200 streams (0.5¢ per stream), and unless you're listening to songs on an album thousands times in total, it helps tremendously more to just. buy their albums or subscribe to a patreon-like service for them

mp3 players are laughably inexpensive (you can get a decent one with bluetooth for like $40-50 and you can get away with even less if you forego some features), many of them are drag-and-drop, no ads, decent enough sound quality for the average person, unlimited skips, track selection, regular play and shuffle, playlists, being able to shut off your screen, and more importantly, ALL OF THIS IS AVAILABLE WITHOUT A SUBSCRIPTION. i've always been an avid hater of subscription models. there are some things where it's understandable, but you shouldn't lose access to basic QOL features just because you can't or won't fork over $10-15 a month.

"b-b-but $50 is so expensive!" WRONG. $50 (which is more than i've EVER spend on a single mp3 player) is the equivalent to 5 months on spotify premium without discounts. if you can afford that, it's worth investing into a device that can last you literal years if you get a good one and take good care of it

"but i don't wanna carry around another device!" fair enough, but these things are small enough to fit in tiny pockets (mine fits snugly in the watch pocket of my jeans) and are typically light enough to not be burdensome. if you can carry around your phone, you can carry around an mp3 player

"what if people think i'm weird for having outdated technology" let them. it's worth it in my opinion if it means i get to listen to music ad-free. the most I've ever gotten was "wooooah bro's got the dinosaur tech" and i just thought that was funny personally

"but what if the artist collapses without a constant stream of money!!! i'm not supporting the artist!!!!!" companies try to pay as little as they can get away with to artists. most of that money goes to the CEO and other higher-ups.

"but piracy is bad!" Piracy is a Crime. However, downloading youtube videos/audio for your own PERSONAL, NON-COMMERCIAL USE and NOT REDISTRIBUTING THEM is legal (generally, in the US, check your laws, i am not a lawyer, not legal advice, blah blah blah). besides, i never said you had to pirate your music. in fact, i encourage you to buy the albums of and support your favourite artists in other ways. some artists might even provide links for people to download their songs for free in high quality anyway

not gonna link products just in case someone thinks i'm a shill. but literally just look up "mp3 player" on your search engine or shopping site of choice and find something that doesn't look like it'll fall apart if you breathe on it too hard

seriously guys. if you listen to music more than like a few hours a week, and you don't get all of your music from livestreams or radios (although mine can connect to AM/FM radio), consider investing in an mp3 player. i tried out using one regularly in fall of 2021, and I haven't looked back. don't let companies drain subscription money from you

[fruitiermetrostation]

Song: Shut Up And Let Me Go by the Ting Tings