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New Apple Music Live concert events kicking off next Thursday at Milan’s Piazza Liberty store
Apple’s London-based concert series was canceled in 2017 in favor of smaller-scale events, like the new Apple Music Live event coming soon to the Piazza Liberty store in Milan, Italy.
Apple Music is rolling out a redesigned Browse tab with enhanced content discovery
With a refreshed layout, improved organization and new sections, the redesigned tab improves music discovery whilst exposes you to more new music you might like.
New Suave multi-lingual playlist launches on Apple Music
Filled with R&B songs from all around the world, Suave seeks to be “the intersection of culture where the music comes first”.
The original AirPods vs. AirPods 2 – what’s different?
Apple just released the new AirPods on its website this week. If you’re wondering what the differences are between them and the originals, then you’ve come to the right place.
Apple defends the App Store business model in an open letter addressing Spotify’s claims
Spotify yesterday challenged the App Store business model, having filed an antitrust complaint with Europe’s competition watchdog calling Apple’s 15-30 percent levy on iOS subscriptions unfair and anti competitive. A few hours later, Apple posted an open letter on its website addressing Spotify’s claims.
How to manage your music on Alexa and Amazon Echo
You can connect more than one music service to Alexa and your Amazon Echo speaker. Here’s how to add music sources and set one as your default.
Spotify has declared war on Apple over unfair App Store fees and subscription terms
The lawsuit could set a major precedent because it might radically shake up the App Store economics should Apple be found guilty of anticompetitive behavior.
Apple Music expands to Amazon’s Fire TV stick
In addition to the first-party Echo smart speakers, Apple Music’s integration with the Alexa assistant is now available through the Fire TV devices from Amazon as well.
Apple-owned Shazam refreshed with the date and time for each of the songs found
The song identification service Shazam, owned by Apple, updated its apps on App Store with handy timestamps appearing next to your Shazamed songs.
Spotify brings Hulu’s ad-based plan at no cost to all US subscribers
Spotify Premium, the company’s paid streaming tier, as of today includes a free subscription to Hulu’s ad-supported plan with limited commercials at no extra cost, bringing premium video entertainment to the platform.
Tidal brings master-quality music to iOS devices for the first time
Today yesterday refreshed its iPhone and iPad application in App Store with support for its Masters Quality Authenticated audio tier (MQA), bringing master-quality sound to iOS devices for the first time.