Apple Music hits 20 million paying subscribers

Apple Music has hit an important milestone. The service now has more than 20 million subscribers, Billboard reported Tuesday. 

This is a 15% increase from September, when Apple said the service had 17 million paying customers. 

Apple's SVP of internet software and products, Eddy Cue, told Billboard that 60 percent of Apple Music users have not bought any content from the iTunes Music Store in the last 12 months. 

Cue also touted Apple's partnership with Chance the Rapper, whose Apple Music-exclusive album Coloring Book performed well on the Billboard charts.  Read more...