Independent record labels have expressed concerns about Apple's plans to pay more money for songs recorded in Spatial Audio, claiming it will only benefit the biggest companies in the marketplace, ...

On Jan. 22, Apple Music sent a letter to its label partners across the music industry, announcing an ostensibly positive new change to its royalty policy: that it would be paying out up to 10% more ...

Apple Music hopes to increase its Spatial Audio music offering by paying artists up to 10% more royalties as long as they've published songs in the format. Dolby Atmos music, which Apple has dubbed ...

Labels representing Phoebe Bridgers and Vampire Weekend say Apple’s royalty bonus will take money away from anyone who can’t afford the higher production costs. Labels representing Phoebe Bridgers and ...

The 10 percent increased payout will apply to all Apple Music tracks with spatial audio, even if users don’t listen to that version. The 10 percent increased payout will apply to all Apple Music ...

How much do you enjoy music? Now you can enjoy an even more immersive listening experience with Apple Music in Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos on LG Smart TVs — the first TVs to support the new feature ...

Apple Music reportedly will pay artists 10% more for tracks that use Spatial Audio, which offers a surround sound-like experience without requiring additional speakers. Theoretically, more music that ...

Apple Music is now encouraging artists with a financial incentive to make their music available in Spatial Audio, which offers an immersive surround sound experience when listening with AirPods Pro, ...

Smaller record labels say Apple Music has not added money to the royalty payout pool to fund its 10% incentive for spatial audio, and instead it is reducing how much it pays all but the biggest firms.

Type ‘Does Spotify’ into Google, and one of the top autocomplete suggestions is ‘have Dolby Atmos’. I imagine the frequency of that question being poked into the search engine has been steadily rising ...

Apple Music with spatial audio is now available in Rivian electric vehicles as part of the company's Connect+ subscription. Rivian's latest software update brings a unique, built-in ‌Apple Music‌ app ...

The concerns raised by indie music labels highlight a growing debate within the music industry regarding Apple Music's implementation of enhanced spatial audio royalties. Some Apple Music users say ...