ByteDance, the $75 billion company that owns TikTok, has been trialling a new music app called "Resso."
Resso has been rolled out in India and Indonesia, and a spokesperson said it's still in its beta-testing phase.
TikTok has become a big threat to...
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Billboard has announced that YouTube streams will be factored into the Billboard 200 albums chart starting early next year. Video streams from other platforms will also count, including Apple, Spotify,...
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Amazon’s Echo line of products may have introduced the world to the idea of smart speakers that respond to your voice, answer questions, and play music among other things. But one thing Amazon’s Alexa voice service hasn’t been...
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Gregg Rolie speaks with Kyle Meredith about his new solo record Sonic Ranch. The original lead singer of Santana, who would go on to form and front Journey...
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Every week the Stereogum staff chooses the five best new songs of the week (the eligibility period begins and ends Thursdays right before midnight). This week's countdown is below, and you can listen to a playlist of all our 5 Best Songs on Spotify....
A new button is appearing on some users’ Spotify homepage that aims to help find podcasts subscribers might be interested in.Only free users are receiving the popup, according to The Verge. The section includes a button that says, ‘Pick...
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Starting today, Apple Podcasts is available through Amazon Alexa-enabled devices like Echo speakers. People just have to say, “Alexa, play (insert show name here) on Apple Podcasts” to get a program. Apple...
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Spotify wants more people to listen to podcasts, so it’s making the process of finding one that interests you even easier. Starting this week, the company will include a button on free users’ homepages that’ll ask them to pick...
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YouTube may have been late to India’s music-streaming game, but it’s climbed the leaderboard rapidly.
The largest share (25%) of Indians voted for YouTube Music as the most frequently used app to stream songs, a recent YouGov survey of...
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Today brings the release of Kaytranada’s sophomore album BUBBA. Stream it below via Apple Music or Spotify.
The record arrives just a few days after the Haitian-Canadian producer and DJ initially announced it. The offering follows...
Netflix is creating a new scripted series inspired by Sven Carlsson and Jonas Leijonhufvud's book, 'Spotify Untold.' (Photo Credit: See What's Next / Twitter)
Netflix is taking the helm of a limited series about how Spotify went from...
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Harry Styles is celebrating his new album!
The 25-year-old “Watermelon Sugar” singer attended a private Spotify listening party on Wednesday night (December 11) in Los Angeles.
During the event, fans were transported to the magical land...
One of the best promotions I took advantage of this year was a free subscription to Hulu through my Spotify Premium account. I'm not sure I ever would have paid for Hulu otherwise, but I have discovered a few great shows that I would have missed out...
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TL;DR: Immersive Bose speakers are up to $50 off, starting at $69.
You worked hard all year curating your top songs of 2019 on Spotify, now it's time to sit back and enjoy them. (OK, all you really did was listen to music you like and Spotify did...
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Purchase The Clash’s London Calling Scrapbook | Stream via Apple Music | Spotify | Amazon
The Opus can’t fail with The Clash.
The...
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When Mighty arrived in 2017, the device offered the convenience of offline playback for Spotify. In other words, you could take your favorite tunes anywhere -- and you didn't need your phone to do it. Basically, it's an iPod Shuffle for...
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A scripted series about the creation of the streaming service is in the works.
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Back in October, Spotify resurrected its free Google Home Mini offer, but expanded its reach by opening the offer up to all Premium Individual subscribers as well as Premium Family master account holders. The offer only lasted a few days, but if you...
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While we wait for Aaron Sorkin to pen a sequel to The Social Network, Netflix hopes to tide people over with a story about another tech startup gone global. On Wednesday, the company announced it's making a new original series based on Spotify...
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