Pandora will now let you listen to whatever you want, for a price. The internet radio service’s new Pandora Premium tier offers on-demand streaming for $9.99 a month, the company said Monday. So, in addition to listening to whatever Pandora’s algorithms think you’ll like, you can pick the music. Pandora joins the ranks of services …
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Spotify has hit 50 million paying subscribers, adding 10 million new members in about five months, the music-streaming company tweeted Thursday. Put another way, Spotify spent less than half a year adding about half an Apple Music. The growth underscores the consumer shift from buying music outright to paying a fee for all-you-can-access tunes. As more people have come on …
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After spending two days using the BeatsX earphones, I’m not sure I can go back to my tired old pods. Wireless earphones have been around for years, but it wasn’t until Apple removed the headphone jack from its iPhone 7 that they suddenly became a necessity… at least for me. Soon after upgrading to an iPhone 7 I lost the …
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Chance the Rapper beats everybody at selling music without literally selling his music. The Chicago hip-hop artist on Sunday night won three major Grammy awards, including best new artist and best rap album (beating out megastars Drake and Kanye West in the latter category). But if your instinct was to check out his “Coloring Book” on iTunes, you hit a …
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TGIF! If you’ve had a long week, you’re not alone. Aside from the impending weekend, one of the best things about Fridays is new music. Here are a few recommendable new records to stream while you’re taking some well-deserved “me time.” Self-care routine with face masks, candles, essential oils and a glass of wine all optional. Just do you, boo. …
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Prince’s music hasn’t been on Spotify for years, and, while you can buy it on iTunes, its availability on Apple Music is very limited. That all might change on Grammy night. It’s expected that Prince’s music catalog, even the rare releases, will hit all streaming music services, including Apple Music, Amazon Unlimited, Deezer, Google Play, Pandora and Spotify on February …
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If you can’t get enough of celebrities singing while carpooling, put on your seat belt and listen up. New details have emerged about the upcoming “Carpool Karaoke” spinoff series, based on the hit videos from CBS’ “The Late Late Show with James Corden.” The spinoff show will make its debut on Apple Music later this year, CBS confirmed Monday, but …
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Oh, you don’t have an Apple Music or a Tidal subscription? Then you probably initially missed out on some of the most buzzworthy albums of the year. Luckily for you, most of these were only exclusive for their first few weeks of release and are all — save one — now available for everyone to stream on Spotify, Apple Music, …
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Subscribe to the Apple Byte Podcast iTunes MP3 | RSS MP3 | FeedBurner MP3 SoundCloud | Google Play | TuneIn iTunes video | RSS video | FeedBurner video YouTube | Livestream | Stitcher Extra Crunchy Podcast, Ep. 66 Your browser does not support the audio element. THE APPLE BYTE EXTRA CRUNCHY SHOW NOTES: Apple’s Mysterious AirPods Delay Marks Rare Misstep …
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Greetings pop pickers, and welcome to Apple’s smash hit chart of the year! Apple has released its countdown of the top-selling songs, movies, apps, books and podcasts downloaded or streamed through the iTunes Store or Apple Music. Apple bods have also picked their favourites, including breakthrough band Christine and the Queens, the movie “Kubo and the Two Strings“, and Michael …
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