Music

Apple Stores shave 10 percent off Beats by Dr. Dre headphones until Saturday

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated January 27, 2016

Apple's short-term strategy regarding the $3 billion buy of Beats Electronics and Beats Music is starting to take shape with each passing day.

Not only is it actively advertising and selling Beats products through its brick-and-mortar locations and online retail stores, but now the California firm has shaved a cool 10 percent off all Beats by Dr. Dre headphones and assorted accessories.

This is virtually an unheard-of move — the company rarely discounts its own products by more than a meager few percents.

I'd say that it's kinda interesting seeing the maker of overpriced gadgets — as haters usually diss Apple — actually bring the overpriced Beats by Dr. Dre headphones to more bearable levels...

Sony releases ‘Album of the Day’ for iPhone app

Christian Zibreg ∙ August 14, 2014

Japanese consumer electronics giant Sony today released a brand new iPhone app focused on daily deals on select iTunes music purchases.

Created by Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH and dubbed 'Album of the Day,' the software is now available in key market globally as a free download from the App Store, following its soft-launch back in March in Germany.

The app offers daily deals on whole albums from the Sony label, with up to 70 percent off on popular artists...

Shazam testing Beats Music integration

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated February 11, 2016

When Apple unleashes iOS 8 for public consumption come this Fall, music lovers will be invited to take advantage of Siri's new and awesomely seamless Shazam integration which lets you identify songs playing nearby simply by asking "what's playing".

According to eagle-eyed reporters, it appears that Shazam has now added Beats Music integration to their free iPhone and iPad app...

Apple now promoting Beats Music to new iOS device owners

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated November 19, 2018

Back in September of last year, Apple started giving away its own iPhone and iPad apps to new iOS device owners.

To refresh your memory, the previously paid software such as Pages, Numbers, Keynote, iMovie and iPhoto — along with Apple's free apps like Remote, iBooks, GarageBand, Podcasts, Find My iPhone, Find My Friends and iTunes U — appears as an offer when the App Store is opened for the first time on a newly-purchased iPhone, iPod touch or iPad.

You can now put Beats Music on this list as Apple has started to actively promote the on-demand streaming music service to iOS device owners...

How to set sleep timer to stop music or video playback on iPhone

Sébastien Page ∙ Updated August 27, 2026

Learn how to automatically stop playing music, video, or other media on your iPhone or iPad when a timer runs out, like before you usually fall asleep.

Blend Music Player brings a new music listening experience to the iPhone

Lory Gil ∙ Updated November 19, 2018

Since the dawn of the App Store, developers have been creating new ways for us to visually enjoy a music-listening experience. Apple’s stock Music app may sound good, but it lacks the flare and beauty that third-party developers have been able to capitalize on.

Blend Music Player is one of those apps that looks good, sounds good, and offers a number of features that go above and beyond Apple’s Music app…

Shazam launches new always-on menu bar app for Mac

Cody Lee ∙ Updated April 18, 2018

Popular audio identification service Shazam launched a new application for the Mac this morning. It lives in the operating system's menu bar, and offers a lot of the same features seen in its iOS counterpart, with a few new tricks.

Because it resides in the menu bar, Shazam for Mac is always-on and constantly running in the background listening for audio to identify. Once it recognizes a track, the app offers quick access to lyrics, song info and downloads...

Apple reportedly laying off some Beats staff, transitioning Beats Music to iTunes servers

Christian Zibreg ∙ July 30, 2014

Apple’s $3 billion acquisition of Beats Music, a music-streaming service, and Beats Electronics, a highly lucrative premium headphone business, is nearing its completion.

Monday, the European Commission okayed the deal, saying it won't stifle competition in Europe.

Though still pending regulatory approval in the United States, Apple is expecting to complete the purchase by the end of September.

Analyzing the inner workings of the Cupertino firm in the wake of the Beats acquisition, a reputable publication has shed more light on the transition phase and behind-the-scenes moves...

Musiex provides system-wide access to music controls

Alihassan Mahdi ∙ July 29, 2014

Recently, we compiled a list of best jailbreak tweaks for the Music app on iOS 7 and you might want to check it out to discover new tweaks that you may find useful. This said, Musiex was among the list and we decided to take it for a spin. Read on to find out more about it.

Musiex allows users to access the media controls from anywhere within iOS and control the currently playing song without having to open the Music app. It can be launched by making use of an Activator gesture and swiping up the interface or pressing the Home button will close it. Once Musiex is activated, a neat interface appears at the top of the device's screen, just like the notification banner, and displays information about the currently playing song such as the track name, artist and more. Additionally, the song's artwork appears to the left of the interface and a progress bar is also available enabling users to scrub through songs and move to any specific point of a track...

Spotify gains equalizers, revamped Artist page for iPad and more

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated January 27, 2016

Not to be outdone by soon-to-be-Apple's Beats Music, which yesterday pushed an update adding new features like Tune Your Taste, Sentence History and Verified Badges, rival Spotify has moved to refresh its iOS client this morning.

Now sitting at version 1.5, the free Spotify for iOS has picked up several nice-to-haves such as brand-new audio equalizers accessible within the app's settings interface, a much-revamped Artist page for iPad, now with latest release and merchandise, and more...

Beats Music gains Tune Your Taste, Sentence History, Verified Badges and more

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated January 26, 2018

Beats Music, a music-streaming service that uses a combination of algorithms and good ol' human curation to make it easy to enjoy music based on your location, activities and other criteria, has just been updated with several new features.

The free iPhone and iPad app, now sitting at version 2.2, has brought out the ability to further tailor music to your tastes by changing your favorite genres and artists.

And, folks can now view their most recently played songs from The Sentence. Also, avoiding fake profiles is easier than ever because the app now has verified profiles - just look for a new red checkmark indicating a profile has been "certified as legit by Beats"...

The best jailbreak tweaks for the Music app on iOS 7

Alihassan Mahdi ∙ Updated April 18, 2018

If you're a big fan of music, you might be interested in taking a look at a list of top jailbreak tweaks that will spice up your stock Music app and allow you to customize it. Although the Music app in iOS 7 has a sleek design and offers most of the features a user might want, there are many tweaks available in Cydia that give you more control over this stock app and enhance your music listening experience. This is why we have compiled a list of the best jailbreak tweaks that will boost your Music app...