Clubhouse has a new Music Mode that could make it the place to play
Music Mode promises high quality audio
Apple Music might be coming to PS5
Perhaps it will be announced at Apple’s October 18th event.
Library Music
In the age of streaming, public libraries offer small-scale alternatives for local archiving.
Spotify spent $230 million on Gimlet, but leaked data shows the podcast studio has lagged behind others at the audio giant. Insiders cite unclear strategy and internal tensions.
Internal data shows Gimlet's listening hours are lagging compared to Spotify's other recent podcast studio acquisitions, The Ringer and Parcast.
Get out of your geographic music bubble
The songs that are popular, far away from you
Apple Music for Android reveals lossless audio could be imminent
There are direct references to lossless music streaming.
Why It’s Misleading to Say ‘Apple Music Pays Twice as Much Per Stream as Spotify’
Early Friday, Apple Music sent a carefully worded letter to artists, music labels and publishers that briefly explained “how creators earn royalties” from the streaming service, which is the world’…
Spotify Launches New 'Spotify Mixes' with Personalized Playlists Based on Artists, Genres, and Decades - MacStories
Earlier today, Spotify announced their latest feature rollout for both free and premium users: Spotify Mixes. Inspired by the Daily Mix, which the company introduced in 2016, Spotify Mixes are a collection of personalized playlists tailored specifically to each user and available in three main “flavors”: in the updated Made for You hub (which you
How I Keep Track of New Music Releases - MacStories
Jack Dorsey’s Square, Inc. is buying a majority stake in Jay-Z’s streaming service Tidal
A square deal for Tidal’s high-quality streams.
SoundCloud rolls out verified badges to top artists - The Verge
If there’s a blue checkmark beside an artist’s profile on SoundCloud, they’re legit.
YouTube Music and YouTube Premium announced as YouTube Red replacements - T
Goodbye, YouTube Red; hello, new premium services
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First Click: Remember when Steve Jobs said even Jesus couldn’t sell music subscriptions?
Apple is widely expected to announce an on-demand subscription music service today at WWDC costing $10 a month. The announcement will mark a profound transformation from where Apple began when it...
SoundCloud Partnering With Zefr, YouTube's Copyright Enforcement Manager |
SoundCloud has announced a new partnership with Zefr, a content tracking company that currently works with YouTube to help identify songs on the platform and better facilitate either takedowns or ads being run against it. This means Zefr is YouTube's copyright enforcement manager. The announcement is light on the hard details of what the two companies plan to do together, though Zefr states it will "better understand the sharing of content on the platform." Some users are worried it could mean a stricter copyright enforcement and more ads.
YouTube Music finally gets it right
YouTube is now serious about music streaming