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The Latest Breaking News from Apple Music

Apple could be about to launch a Spotify-like free tier, but users are worried there might be a major downside

Apple Music might be preparing to let users listen for free, but there might be big limitations and adverts attached.

TechRadar

Spotify wants to ‘help keep listening smooth’ with new playback and queuing tools — and it’s also dropped an overdue upgrade for offline listening

Spotify has added its own 'play next' tool and other queue functions, as well as a big upgrade for offline listening.

TechRadar

‘Spotify Connect destroys Apple Music at this specific thing’: Apple Music fans still can’t believe the platform is behind on continuity features — but that’s not the only thing that’s getting under their skin

Apple Music users are still waiting for a playback continuity feature that matches Spotify Connect.

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‘I think it’s a genuinely brilliant and exciting time for music right now’: Founder of streaming start-up Cantilever wants to put album-listening back on the map — this is how he got his start, and why there’s a ‘particular time and place’ for algorithms

Cantilever is a new music platform that avoids algorithms and focuses on intentional-listening and music journalism.

TechRadar

Spotify aiming for a 'ChatGPT moment' in music and India is central to the plan

Spotify is embracing artificial intelligence to become a personalised audio platform. The company is developing AI playlists, conversational listening, and interactive audio experiences. This move aims to differentiate Spotify in a competitive streaming market. India is highlighted as a key growth market for Spotify's AI ambitions and subscriber base expansion.

The Economic Times

How Services Could Help Generate $13 in Earnings Per Share for Apple Stock

Apple’s next major growth wave may come less from iPhones and more from its booming high-margin Services ecosystem, with Evercore ISI seeing a path to $13 in EPS.

Barchart

I’ve switched back to Apple Music temporarily, and I forgot how much I loved this underrated feature for new music discovery — and I think I prefer it to Discover Weekly

Discovery Station has become one of my new favorite tools to discover new artists and genres in Apple Music.

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Is Kendrick Lamar Going Independent? Reddit Fans Spot Strange Change to 'Not Like Us' Upload

Kendrick Lamar's album 'GNX' and related videos temporarily disappeared from streaming platforms, sparking speculation about his future with Interscope Records. No official explanation has been provided.

International Business Times UK

Lady Gaga and Apple are facing a design controversy, and it shows public perception of AI is shifting

"Five years ago I would have thought this was so cool."

Creative Bloq

I didn’t know you could do this hack in Spotify lyrics until now, and I’m truly astonished — but it’s only available to Android users, leaving us iOS minions on the back-burner

A user on Reddit has revealed you can zoom in on lyrics in Spotify, but it's only available on Android.

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Rewind: Apple’s hot take on lossless, an inside look at how Dolby Atmos music is made, NAD’s latest CD player and more

Our experts could really do with a day off at this point…

What Hi-Fi?

‘When I compare it to Spotify Lossless, Apple Music is the clear winner’: I signed up to Apple Music again, and this time it’s all about spatial audio — these are 5 Dolby Atmos-supported albums I think are perfect for new subscribers

Just got Apple Music? I think you should stream these Dolby Atmos-supported albums to kick-start your membership.

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“If you’re passionate about music, you’ll hear the difference” – Apple’s lossless audio claims have riled our readers

Apple Music’s boss has started an audiophile vs “normal people” war on our site

What Hi-Fi?

'Verified By Spotify' is the music streamer's new way to help you avoid AI artists, but it doesn't go as far as I'd like — especially with Deezer, Qobuz and Apple Music making major anti-AI steps

The Verified By Spotify badge lets you find out if an artist is real on the streaming giant, but you still can't filter out AI slop in playlists

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I tested ChatGPT vs Claude to build my Spotify playlists — one nailed it with much better songs

I pitted ChatGPT against Claude to see which AI tool’s implementation of Spotify produced the best playlists—one of them emerged as the better music curator

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Pro-Ject just launched a tiny box to turn any passive speakers wireless that attaches to the binding posts, and brings them into the Sonos-rivaling WiiM ecosystem — and there's a streamer box for hi-fi amps too… but Apple users should probably pass

Pro-Jet’s two new wireless dongles further push WiiM as a huge Sonos rival for hi-fi fans

TechRadar

‘Every label in the world is delivering AI’: Apple Music executive says over a third of uploads are ‘100% AI’ as it clamps down on AI fraud

Apple Music VP reveals that more AI-generated music is being uploaded to the platform, but it's not affecting listening habits.

What Hi-Fi?

Apple Music exec: "Most people can't hear the difference with lossless audio"

It's a controversial opinion – do you agree?

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This is the best sound system I’ve heard in a car – and it’s not the model you might expect

The Bowers & Wilkins sound system in the Volvo EX90 blows all others out of the water

The Times of India

Spotify and Apple Music face pressure to remove D4vd songs after murder and abuse charges

Singer D4vd faces serious criminal charges, including murder and child sexual abuse, sparking public outrage and calls for his music removal from streaming platforms. Industry Blackout has launched a petition urging Spotify and Apple Music to stop profiting from his work, while some collaborators have already removed their joint tracks.

International Business Times UK

Streaming Giants Urged to Remove D4vd Music Catalogue Over Celeste Rivas Murder and Possession of CSAM

Advocacy groups urge streaming platforms to remove D4vd's music due to ethical concerns over profiting from an artist facing serious criminal charges, including first-degree murder.

Guitar World

“I didn’t think Pat would be our guitar player. I just sent him a tape. And he was like, ‘Oh my god, it’s so poppy’”: How Pat Smear surprised Dave Grohl and joined the Foo Fighters

These songs were absolutely not In Utero part II as Dave Grohl gamed-out his post-Nirvana musical future

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I signed up to a YouTube Premium free trial, and it was annoyingly brilliant — but there’s one setback that’s keeping me from returning

I caved to YouTube Premium's free trial and now I see what the hype is all about, but I can't get past its poor queuing system.

Louder

"The production is so polished and shiny that magpies tried to steal my stereo every time I pressed play." Supergroup Bad English's debut album is a perfect time capsule of late-80s AOR

The million-dollar lineup of John Waite, Neal Schon, Jonathan Cain, Ricky Phillips and Deen Castronovo piles on the gloss

Tom’s Guide

ChatGPT just added Ticketmaster — now you can find events and buy tickets without leaving the app

Ticketmaster is the latest app to become a part of the ChatGPT ecosystem—now users can prompt the chatbot to discover local events, purchase tickets, and more.

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