Apple today shared a new video that highlights new artists that Apple Music highlighted as part of the company's Up Next initiative.
New Apple Music video highlights new artists as part of Apple’s Up Next class of 2020
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The best music and radio apps for Mac
If you love music, then you probably subscribe to Apple Music and jump right to it on your Mac when you’re in the mood to groove. But that may also mean that you dabble in more than one music source.
Maybe you also use Spotify to share playlists with pals who enjoy those services. Or perhaps you even pop on an FM radio station from the time to time just for something different or for a favorite radio show.
There’s no reason you can’t have more than one app on your Mac for songs and radio shows. So if you’re thinking of trying something new, check out this list of the best music and radio apps for your Mac.
How to set up and play Spotify on Alexa
If you enjoy listening to music on your devices, then you may have more than one app for it. Apple Music is a terrific choice that lets you play songs and playlists on any of your Apple devices. But Spotify is another great option for hearing the tunes you love.
With Alexa, you can easily tune in and turn on your Spotify music. Whether on your iPhone or Amazon smart speaker, here’s how to set up and play Spotify music with Alexa.
Streaming now accounts for 80% of the US music market vs. just 7% in 2010
Services like Apple Music, Spotify, Tidal, Amazon Music and others have tremendously surged in popularity in the past decade, growing from a meager seven percent market share in 2010 to a whopping eighty percent of the music market in the United States a decade later.
Netflix is filming a limited series about the rise of Spotify
Netflix, the leading force in video streaming, is making a limited television series about Stockholm, Sweden-based Spotify, the largest audio-streaming service hailing from Sweden.
The inaugural Apple Music Awards recognize Billie Eilish, Lizzo, Lil Nas X and more
Apple on Tuesday officially announced its first-ever Apple Music Awards with artists Billie Eilish, Lizzo and Lil Nas X taking the top honors in 2019.
Apple Music student subscriptions will get Apple TV+ at no additional charge
In its first bundle deal for the upcoming Apple TV+ video service, the Cupertino tech giant will treat all $5 per month Apple Music student subscriptions to Apple TV+ at no additional charge.
Spotify launches Siri integration, now available on Apple TV
Following weeks of testing, Spotify's new media playback options trough the Siri voice assistant are now available to everyone. In addition, Spotify now includes a dedicated app for the Apple TV set-top box, as mentioned in the release notes of the latest version of the app.
Apple Music with Alexa is launching today on German Echo devices
According to a new report, Amazon customers in Germany who own an Echo smart wireless speaker or an Amazon Fire TV from the company, or an Alexa-enabled Sonos speaker, will be able to ask the Alexa assistant to play Apple Music content beginning later today.
Spotify is conducting a test of higher prices in markets like Scandinavia
Your Spotify subscription might get more expensive as the music-streaming leader tests a price increase for family plan subscribers in markets where it's already a dominant force in music, like Scandinavia, to see whether it can raise prices in the region and around the world.
Spotify’s family accounts are gaining improved explicit content filters and parental controls
Parents will finally be able to toggle the explicit content filter in Spotify for any of their kids' sub-accounts, a feature that the company says people have been asking about for years now.
Spotify zooms past 100 million paid subscribers
Spotify, the leading music-streaming service, in its most recent quarterly filing announced that it now has a hundred million customers on its paid Premium tier.