After treating Alexa customers in the United States to free ad-supported music, Amazon is now thought to be gearing up to launch a premium music offering rocking higher audio resolution.
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Amazon may challenge Spotify, Apple with free music that’d be available only if you ask Alexa
Amazon is allegedly in talks to launch an ad-supported music offering in a few days. While free of charge, it would come with a twist—you'd need to ask Alexa to play a song.
Apple plans to redesign thousands of Apple Music playlist covers with original art
Apple is planning to add original art to its custom playlists in an effort to bring instant recognition to its own content, according to a report published last weekend by The Verge.
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.
The best apps to discover new music
Music is so wide open with genres, artists, and songs that there is almost too much to discover. And when you’re in the mood for something out of the ordinary, something new that you’ve never heard, how and where do you look for it?
These apps can help you explore music from across the globe or around the corner. Find a new favorite song, delve into a different genre, or learn about a new artist. These are the best apps to discover new music.
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.
Here’s how AirPlay 2, HomeKit & Siri voice control integrations will work on Smart TVs
Following official confirmations from Samsung, LG and Vizio that their Smart TV sets will soon integrate support for AirPlay 2, Apple has now confirmed that other leading television manufacturers will bring support for both AirPlay and HomeKit technologies to their products.
Pandora releases an Apple Watch app with offline playback as a paid-for feature
Pandora yesterday released a brand-new Apple Watch app that beat Spotify to the punch by including offline playback capability. It offers other perks, too, such as the ability to access remote playback controls and favorite songs from the Now Playing screen, and more.
How to get your missing songs and playlists back on Apple Music
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 downloaded songs from the local storage.
Apple Music hits 56 million paid subscribers, Spotify still growing at a faster pace globally
Apple Music has reportedly amassed 56 million paid + trial accounts, adding six million customers in the past six months since zooming past 50 million subscribers back in May 2018.
FT: rumored iHeartMedia deal & Apple’s increased efforts to work with record labels
The Financial Times at the beginning of November alleged that Apple was mentioned as one of the potential investors in iHeartMedia, and now the paper has published new details on the iPhone maker's negotiations with the struggling US radio group.
YouTube launches half-priced Music and Premium subscriptions for US students
Google has discounted its YouTube Music Premium and YouTube Premium subscription plans for full-time college students in the United States.