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It’s the modern equivalent of a record screeching to a halt. You are kicking out the jams on your iPhone — whether grooving by yourself on headphones or, worse, rocking out with friends on a Bluetooth speaker — when the volume suddenly ducks and a chime sounds to signal the arrival of a new email, …

New non-exclusives The Hamilton Mixtape is here! After being teased for weeks, the whole shebang is out and streaming on all platforms. If you haven’t seen “Lemonade,” Beyonce was gracious enough to upload a big chunk of it on YouTube in the form of a music video for “All Night,” the song that closes the album. Feast your ears on …

New exclusives Tidal livestreamed an Emilie Sande concert in London, released another music video from Bon Jovi’s latest album, a single from Brazilian pop star Claudia Leitte and an excerpt from a book about influential Iggy Pop-fronted punk band The Stooges. Apple Music will exclusively host “808,” a documentary on the evolution and influence of the iconic 808 drum machine. …

Sharing is caring, and Amazon hopes you care enough about its streaming-music service to share it with your family. Amazon Music Unlimited, Amazon’s response to streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music, is now available as a $14.99-a-month subscription for up to six people. The service, which debuted in October with discounted pricing for Prime members and Echo-only plans, is …

A documentary about the cultural impact of the Roland TR-808 drum machine, simply titled “808”, will debut on December 9 as an Apple Music exclusive. The documentary tracks the profound influence of the 808 drum machine and how it changed music. It’s narrated by Apple Music’s own Beats 1 DJ, Zane Lowe, and features a variety of interviews with the …

Amazon Music Unlimited has launched in the UK — and if you team it with Amazon Echo, it’s one of the cheapest streaming services around. Amazon Music Unlimited launched in the US in October and crosses the pond to launch in the UK, Germany and Austria today. Separate from the limited music service that comes with Amazon Prime, Music Unlimited …

Google is rolling out a new version of its Google Play Music streaming service this week that will recommend music for you based on the search engine’s machine learning tools and signals like your location and what you’re doing. So if Google knows you’re at work, for example, the Google Play Music app might recommend a “Chill Indie Beats” playlist. …

New exclusives Beyoncé released the music video for “Daddy Lessons” on Tidal following a performance of the song at the Country Music Awards with the Dixie Chicks. The video is part of “Lemonade,” the visual-album she dropped earlier this year, but now, if you only want to see “Daddy Lessons” you don’t have to sit through half of “Lemonade” just …

Apple went “Blonde.” Tidal served “Lemonade.” And now Amazon has entered “The Chase.” Amazon Music Unlimited, a subscription music service launched last week by the e-commerce giant, is the first of its kind to stream music by Garth Brooks, one of the best-selling recording artists of all time. Exclusives like the one announced Wednesday with Brooks are a core strategy …

The cost of a monthly music streaming service hits a bum note with some listeners. In a survey by UK pollsters YouGov and subscription software company Zuora, 2,115 adults discussed their use of music and video streaming services. Of those surveyed who did not pay for a music streaming service, 48 percent believe they’re too expensive. Music services such as …