Apple reportedly wants to pay higher royalties to musicians who mix with Dolby Atmos

Who doesn't like listening to Spatial Audio Dolby Atmos music? The sounds surround you and accompany you in the space you occupy: a very inspiring musical listening experience. However, the music must support Spatial Audio, and Apple would like to encourage musicians to record tracks that support Spatial Audio.

Apple seems to want more Spatial Audio and Dolby Atmos songs on its service

You can enjoy Spatial Audio with Apple Music and appropriate audio devices like AirPods Pro. The feature allows you to hear positional audio within a track. NOW Bloomberg cites sources close to the matter saying that Apple is considering giving higher royalties to streams of songs mixed using Dolby Atmos. Tracks made with Dolby Atmos are enjoyed with the Spatial Audio function. The policy would not only apply to new music, and musicians and record labels can remix older tracks to use Dolby Atmos and benefit from higher royalties.

According to sources, although mixing with Dolby Atmos involves an additional cost, it is “largely affordable”. This will of course also benefit Apple, as Apple Music subscriber numbers will increase with more people wanting to listen to Spatial Audio tracks. On top of that, it could boost the Cupertino company's hardware sales toward audio devices that support this feature.

However, Apple has yet to officially reveal the incentives, so this information is unofficial and we don't know exactly what it will be.

Support for Spatial Audio was first introduced in 2021 by Apple. The feature works with select models of AirPods, as well as devices including select models of iPhone, MacBook Pro, and HomePod (see list of supported devices). When used with headphones or earbuds like AirPods Pro, you also get head tracking so the music changes depending on how you move your head.