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And Apple Music now has more than 45 million subscribers globally

There are strong indications that the streaming company is on the way to creating its own hardware

Do radio companies need to pay royalties for pre-1972 music?

New “Spotlight” format adds photos, video and text to audio content

Will soon promote podcasts in its app and via ads on buses

Scalability isn't the only challenge facing the mega-streamer

The music streaming service plans to create 1,000 new jobs

Meanwhile, Apple Music’s marketing might has focused on using star power like Drake and Taylor Swift to tempt users away from the competition

Streamer’s update features a patch to fix its problematic desktop application

It is the first streamer to work with MirrorLink

President Obama unveils his summer playlists.

Vice Media, ESPN, Turner Broadcasting are among early partners for this initiative