Let’s settle a musical debate: which music streaming platform should you use: Spotify or Pandora? Both services have their unique strengths and weaknesses. Spotify boasts a more extensive music catalog, robust social features for sharing and discovering music with friends, and a more polished user experience across devices. But don’t count out Pandora just yet. … Read more
Derek Malcolm / Digital Trends There are numerous benefits associated with a Spotify Premium subscription. First and foremost, you’ll get to tap into the music streaming service’s 100-million-song library, ad-free on all your devices. You’ll also get to do cool things like create collaborative playlists with friends and family and take advantage of Spotify’s constant … Read more
ByteDance’s TikTok has announced that it will shut down the TikTok Music streaming service on November 28, which comes as the company has struggled to turn its success in marrying music and videos into a service that could take on the likes of Spotify and Google’s YouTube. “After this date, access to TikTok Music, including … Read more
An American musician is accused of illegally using AI tools and thousands of bots to generate billions of song streams, leading to millions of dollars in unmerited royalties. Michael Smith, a North Carolina resident, is facing three charges: wire fraud, wire fraud conspiracy, and money laundering conspiracy. Prosecutors claim they have never encountered a criminal … Read more
Let the debate begin: What are the best music albums ever? Apple Music certainly has an idea. On Wednesday, the music streaming giant announced its 10 greatest albums of all time, with Lauryn Hill’s iconic The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill from 1998 claiming the top spot. The record, Hill’s debut, outranked other classics from Beyoncé, the Beatles, Michael Jackson, Prince, … Read more
Hip-hop heavyweights Drake and Kendrick Lamar are sparring in an exchange of diss tracks that has sent music fans into furious debates on social media. The feud has roped in a slew of hip-hop stars, almost all of whom seem to be coming for Toronto native Drake. “Hip-hop hasn’t seen a beef like this since Nas … Read more
While most people will simply flip on the radio or load up Spotify to listen to music, audiophiles like to dig a bit deeper and customize their experience. This often comes in the form of adjustments to the equalizer, which offers the freedom to tweak every aspect of the sound booming out of headphones or … Read more
Derek Malcolm / Digital Trends Choosing the right music streaming service can be daunting, as there are so many contenders in the market. Two of the most popular ones are Spotify and YouTube Music, which offer libraries of more than 100 million songs and similar plan options, ranging from ad-supported free tiers to various premium … Read more
Spotify gives you access to an incredible amount of music (100 million songs), podcasts (5 million) and audiobooks (nearly half a million)—so it’s no wonder the service has become culturally ubiquitous, with well over 200 million subscribers as of 2024. That’s more than both Apple Music and Amazon Music. If you want to get the … Read more
It’s a jungle of music streaming platforms out there, so it stands to reason that Amazon would have one among its massive kingdom of services. And while Amazon Music might not be top of mind among the Spotifys and Apple Musics of the world, you might be surprised by its 100-million-song library, high-resolution and spatial … Read more
