Apple Confirms 71.5% Revenue Sharing for Apple Music, No Royalties During Trial Period

Apple vice president of iTunes content Robert Kondrk has confirmed to Re/code that the Cupertino-based company will share 71.5% of Apple Music revenue with music owners in the United States. That number will be slightly higher outside of the United States, averaging around 73%, but Apple will pay no royalties during the three-month free trial period in return for slightly higher revenue sharing. "Apple won't pay music owners anything for the songs that are streamed during Apple Music's three-mon...