A version of the Apple Music app for Android that's currently being tested includes handy support for larger-screen tablets powered by Google's mobile operating system.
Apple Music for Android gaining bottom navigation bar and proper tablet support
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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.
Queen guitarist Brian May: “Apple’s become an entirely selfish monster”
Brian May, the lead guitarist of the British rock band Queen that was fronted by late singer Freddie Mercury, has expressed his disdain for Apple's choice of the USB-C standard over the previous connectors. In his rant, May complained about the USB-C connectors bending too easily. He wrote that we’re now “forced into using these damn USB-C connectors for everything” in yesterday's Instagram post accompanied by a picture of a bent USB-C cable.
5KPlayer brings multiscreen playback, DLNA, Internet radio & more to your Mac [sponsored]
5KPlayer by DearMob is a media player and streamer with over seven million downloads that solves all your audio and video problems. It's a mixture of a free HD video player that supports foreign video formats like MKV, a music player, a DLNA and AirPlay-enabled media streamer and a media downloader that makes multiscreen playback easier than ever.
Concept: Apple Watch Series 4 case reminiscent of the original iPod
Apple Watch becomes a digital Walkman in these conceptual renderings, created by Joyce Kang of CO Design Lab, imagining a smartwatch case reminiscent of the original iPod.
Waze rolling out audio player with support for Spotify, Pandora, TuneIn, iHeartRadio & more
In beta since October 29, Waze's new built-in audio player began rolling out today in Waze 4.45 for iPhone and iPad, now available on App Store The crowd-sourced navigation app implemented this feature so that users would get lost in their music, not on the road, without having to switch apps while navigating.
How to transfer your playlists between different music services with TuneMyMusic
Transferring playlists between multiple music services is easy until you attempt to do it manually. Instead of having to painstakingly recreate your personal, carefully curated Apple Music playlists on another music-streaming service like Spotify or YouTube, or vice versa, you can just use an app to get the job done.
Apple mentioned as one of the potential investors in the struggling iHeartMedia
The largest US radio group iHeartMedia has been saddled with $20 billion debt for some time now so they filed for bankruptcy protection in March, and now we learn that Apple is among the suitors that have talked with the struggling company about a potential deal of sorts.
Spotify gains endless artist radio playlists, personalized search & streamlined navigation
Spotify unveiled two brand-new features for its Premium subscribers today: a better search and an overhauled radio capability with endless playlists from your favorite artists.
Apple has acquired music analytics startup Asaii to bolster content recommendations
Apple is acquiring San Francisco-based Asaii, an automated analytics and artists and repertoire (A&R) platform for the music industry powered by machine learning and artificial intelligence. The transaction is valued at less than $100 million, Axios reported this morning.