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Apple Music launches on the Roku platform
The Apple Music subscription service is now available via built-in Roku TVs, Roku streaming players and other devices as an app on the Roku channel store.
Tidal music service picks up Siri integration but not on HomePods
You can now ask Apple's Siri assistant to play songs and navigate music using the Tidal service on your iPhone or iPad, but it doesn't work with Siri on your HomePod.
Apple Music Voice Plan will launch with iOS 15.2
Back in October of this year, Apple officially announced a brand new plan for its popular music streaming service, Apple Music. It's called the Voice Plan, and it's designed to benefit just a single user -- as opposed to the multi-user support in the other plans. The real catch is that it's voice-only.
Spotify Wrapped: The songs, artists, genres and podcasts you enjoyed the most in 2021
Your Spotify Wrapped 2021 year-in-review has arrived, letting you see all the top songs, artists, genres, podcasts and more that you've listened to the most in 2021.
Apple Music reveals the most played songs of 2021
As 2021 wraps up, there are "best of" awards to give out. And to show off just how popular something was as the year wraps up. Apple Music is doing just that as November closes out. The streaming service has already announced the winners of 2021, and now it's showing off the most-played songs, too.
Spotify is rolling out its real-time lyrics support globally
When Apple brought iOS 13 into the world, it brought with it real-time lyrics support for Apple Music subscribers. This meant, on supported songs, users could have the lyrics presented to them with fluid animation, keeping up with the song in real time. It's a handy feature, supported across different devices and Apple's platforms. So of course Spotify needed to get in on the action, too.
What is Private Session in Spotify and how to enable it
Learn how you can enable Private Session in Spotify on its mobile and desktop apps to listen to music privately.
Spotify’s latest beta for its desktop app adds support for M1 Macs
Technically speaking, Spotify users who upgraded their computer to a Mac outfitted with Apple's custom M1 processor didn't lose support for the music streaming service's desktop app. However, the official, public version doesn't natively support Apple's new chip architecture right now. But it looks like that will be changing soon.
Spotify launches new ways to personalize your listening experience, including Your Audio Birth Chart
There is no denying that, despite relying on algorithms, one of the primary reasons to use Spotify is its personalized experience. The service is very good at finding what listeners like to listen to, both in terms of artists they already follow and new ones. And now Spotify is launching a handful of new personalization tools.
Apple Music celebrating Pride month with a range of content, artist spotlights, and more
With June getting started, it's Pride month. And, as is par for the course, Apple is using its resources to celebrate throughout the month, with its music streaming service highlighting a range of artists throughout June.
Apple has launched a dedicated Apple Music page highlighting Pride month, celebrating the LGBTQ+ community in various ways. The new dedicated page is launching with Pride month, and Apple will be highlighting different artists and genres throughout June. However, the new section of Apple Music will also be getting updated throughout the rest of the year, too.
Pandora now has a widget for iPhone and iPad
Pandora is still one of the most popular music streaming services out there. And for any listener who has been waiting for a widget so they can quickly jump right back into what they were listening to, the wait is finally over.