App Store, iTunes Store and Apple Music are currently down, slow or inaccessible for some users and Apple has now acknowledged these issues on its System Status page.
Apple acknowledges temporary issues with Apple Music, App and iTunes Stores
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American Airlines to provide Apple Music streaming starting Friday with no added fees
Apple announced Wednesday that American Airlines has become the first commercial airline to provide exclusive access to Apple Music through complimentary inflight Wi-Fi.
Verizon is now offering free access to Apple Music
Verizon Wireless said today that folks on its Beyond Unlimited ($50 per month) and Above Unlimited ($60 per month) plans can now get free Apple Music as a perk on an ongoing basis.
Charlie Sloth hosts a new rap show on Beats 1 after departing BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra
The United Kingdom's hip-hop DJ Charlie Sloth confirmed yesterday that he recently joined Apple Music and Beats 1 radio after being forced out of BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra in November.
Apple Music no longer allows parallel streaming on HomePod & iPhone without a family account
Although Apple's HomePod page states that AirPlay 2 lets you “ask Siri to play jazz in the living room and the Moana soundtrack in the kids’ room,” it doesn't make it clear that multi-device streaming requires a family account. Apple says a now-fixed bug permitted individual subscribers to listen to different music on their HomePod and iPhone.
FullMusic11 makes the Music app’s Now Playing interface look nicer on iOS 11
If you use Apple’s Music app to enjoy music on your iOS handset, then you’re likely familiar with how the app’s Now Playing interface doesn’t fill the entire display. Instead, it shows what some might describe as a Now Playing ‘card’ over the top of another interface.
If you fancy more of a full-screen experience while listening to music, then you might take a liking to a new jailbreak tweak called FullMusic11 by iOS developer Soh Satoh. Just as the name implies, this tweak does away with the so-called ‘card overlay’ effect and gives the Music app’s Now Playing interface a full-screen makeover to make it more consistent with other apps in iOS.
Apple Music appoints Beats 1 host Ebro Darden its global editorial head of hip-hop and R&B
Apple Music has named Ebro Darden, one of the Beats 1 radio hosts, its global editorial head of hip-hop and R&B as he took on a broader role at the iPhone maker's music-streaming service.
NextUp tells you what song is coming up next in iOS’ Now Playing interface
Apple designed iOS’ Now Playing interface to display relevant information about the music you listen to at any given time, such as the album artwork, artist name, and song title, but it also provides you with useful music controls in a pinch.
But one place where the Now Playing interface falls short is in summarizing what you can expect next in your music playlist, and that’s where a new jailbreak tweak called NextUp by iOS developer Andreas Henriksson comes into play.
Look back at your listening trends of 2018 with the free Music Year in Review app
Apple's Music app lacks advanced stats regarding your personal Apple Music listening history, but a free new iPhone app released earlier in December fills that void.
HUE2 colorizes your Philips Hue lights based on colors from the Now Playing album artwork
If you’re a fan of the Philips Hue lighting system and also happen to have a jailbroken iPhone, then you might come to appreciate a new jailbreak tweak dubbed HUE2 by iOS developer Antique.
HUE2 is fundamentally a new way to integrate your music-listening experience on iOS with your Philips Hue lighting system. Right out of the box, the tweak colorizes your Philips Hue lights to match the dominant color of the album artwork of any music you might be playing, as depicted above.
Get back missing songs and playlists on Apple Music in iOS 26
Find out what to do if the Apple Music app on your iPhone or iPad has removed all your songs or if it automatically deletes some downloaded songs from the local storage.
Stop Apple Music from downloading songs added to library
Learn how to turn off automatic downloads for Apple Music on iPhone, iPad, or Mac to stop the Music app from downloading every song, album, or playlist you add to your library.