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The best smart tech and gadgets for music lovers
The opportunities for enjoying and investing in smart tech are seemingly endless. Since the choices are so numerous, many specialized products exist for people with particular interests. This list appeals to curious, ambitious music-lovers and instrumentalists alike. 1. The Wavy Music App Many marketers use augmented reality (AR) to help people experience products or services in...
Spotify Knows Its Family Plan Gets Abused
If you’re on its family plan, expect Spotify to get in touch about confirming your home address. Spotify is cracking down on users who share an account but live separately. The music streaming giant has sent out emails to several subscribers that might be cheating its system. In this industry, the problem affects all services. It just gets magnified for Spotify as the most popular...
Apple Music takes the lead from Spotify in the US
Apple Music is more popular than Spotify in the United States, according to Digital Music News. The report doesn’t use a survey as a basis for the information. Instead, the media outlet was briefed on confidential details from a major U.S. distributor within the music industry. Both services have each exceeded 20 million subscribers in the U.S., but Apple Music holds a slight edge over...
Apple Music goes live with full-blown web player
Apple's music streaming service is now letting users listen to entire songs through a web browser. The company hasn't made a public announcement, but users are seeing a full-blown web player that allows songs to be played from start to finish on a computer or mobile device where a web browser is present. Until now, Apple Music only let samples of songs stream on the web. The service...
Pandora takes on Spotify and Apple Music with new family plan
Pandora is taking on Spotify and Apple Music with a new $15 family plan, which gives up to six users unlimited music streaming. The new plan matches the family plans offered by the two other big-time streaming services in pricing and number of users. Currently, Pandora boasts 80 million listeners, but that's only for its free tier. The introduction of the new plan is the company's...
Tidal struggling to keep up with royalty payments
Music labels are wondering if Tidal will ever catch up royalty payments. The music streaming service that pitches itself on offering lossless audio hasn’t been keeping up with agreements in the industry as its low on cash, according to Dagens Naeringsliv. Tidal may shut down soon if it doesn’t figure out a way to ensure music labels are properly taken care of. The report doesn’t shy...
YouTube Music official, set to eventually replace Google Play Music
The new music streaming service from Google is here. Following months of speculation, the company confirmed that Google Play Music will no longer be its flagship for serving up tunes on any device. YouTube Music will launch later this month, and eventually it’ll become the sole product offered by Google. YouTube Music is about both music and videos. The video streaming service’s name...
YouTube Remix replacing the soon-to-be-killed Google Play Music
Google’s next music streaming service will combine two existing products. While the branding for one will stick around, the other is set to be killed off. The plan is for Google to leverage YouTube’s name and reputation as a way to attract subscribers to its service. With that decision seemingly locked in, it would mean Google Play Music will be shut down in the near future. YouTube...
Spotify relaunches free tier with on-demand playlists
Spotify made a major announcement Tuesday morning in New York City. The company revealed an entirely new experience for users who don’t pay a penny to use the service. Aside from redesigning its app, Spotify introduced a number of new features that enhance the way you discover and listen to music on your mobile device. The decision to overhaul the ad-supported product comes as Spotify...