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Apple hikes Apple Music price for students in U.S., Canada, and U.K.

Apple has increased the price of its student tier for Apple Music in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. It follows a similar hike in multiple countries last month.
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Gay Pride & Prejudice creators on updating Jane Austen for the podcast age

In an interview with Digital Trends, the creator and cast of Gay Pride & Prejudice discuss updating the classic novel to a narrative podcast with an LGBTQ twist.
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The Spotify app is a mess, and audiobooks will only make it worse

The Spotify app has far too much clutter in its current version. The addition of audiobooks in the future seems like a disaster waiting to happen.
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How to listen to Apple Music in hi-fi on iPhone and Android

Apple Music now offers lossless, hi-fi music on both Android and iPhone. Here's an in-depth guide on how to turn the setting on and start listening.
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Waze finally adds Apple Music to its audio player

Waze has finally added Apple Music to its audio player, enabling easy access to the streaming service's content from within the Waze app.
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Google finally adds streaming to YouTube Music on Wear OS

Google's YouTube Music app for Wear OS now allows for streaming either on Wi-Fi or LTE. Previously, users could only play stored music.
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Apple Music to livestream concerts starting this Friday

Apple is to begin livestreaming select concerts as part of its new Apple Music Live feature. It kicks off with a Harry Styles gig in New York later this week.
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Apple Music is now available on Roku

The Apple Music service is now available on the Roku platform.
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Apple Music relaunches One Mix DJ series in spatial audio

Apple Music has relaunched its collection of DJ mixes using Dolby Atmos music spatial audio, for a more immersive club-like experience.
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Spotify’s Car Thing now lets you control your other media

Spotify's Car Thing is getting an upgrade that gives it more abilities like managing phone calls and playing content from non-Spotify sources.
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Amazon Music Unlimited might cost you more next month

Amazon Music Unlimited is raising its prices following the Prime membership price spike.
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Spotify halts service in Russia and pledges Ukraine aid

Music and podcast streamer Spotify has ceased all operations in Russia effective immediately, and announced plans to send aid to Ukraine.
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Spotify and Google agree to implement user-choice billing

Spotify and Google have agreed to explore user-choice billing, giving users a choice between paying through Spotify's payment system or Google Play Billing.
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Spotify Greenroom will move to the main app as Spotify Live

Spotify is expected to move Live audio conversations to the main app. This change may take place in the second quarter of 2022.
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You can now Shazam a song and find out where to hear it in concert

Apple-owned Shazam now allows users to get details about upcoming live shows and concerts related to a song by visiting an artist's profile on the platform.
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Ikea launches $65 Bluetooth lantern speaker with Spotify Tap

Ikeas' Vappeby Bluetooth speaker is dustproof, water-resistant, and has an LED light. But it's also the first Bluetooth speaker to integrate Spotify Tap.
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How to get Spotify Premium for free (thanks to Walmart)

Got Walmart+? Here's how to enjoy 6 months of Spotify Premium entirely for free thanks to the service.
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Amazon Music is now available on Vizio TVs

Amazon Music is now available as a native application on Vizio televisions with SmartCast.
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HBO Docs Club podcast will revisit classic documentaries

Brittany Luse and Ronald Young Jr. will co-host HBO Docs Club, a new HBO Max original podcast that will revisit classic HBO documentaries and add more context.
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Spotify’s Car Thing now available to anyone for $90

Spotify's Car Thing in-vehicle accessory for navigating and playing the company's audio content is now available to anyone in the U.S.
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Ubisoft to release Skull & Bones, Avatar game by April 2023

Other notable games coming from Ubisoft, including Beyond Good & Evil 2, were hardly mentioned throughout today's report.
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Google Assistant and YouTube Music coming to Galaxy Watch 4

Google is building on its partnership with Samsung to bring new Android communication, productivity, and entertainment features to the Galaxy Watch 4.
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Spotify’s HiFi tier was MIA in 2021. Will 2022 be any different?

It's been almost a year since Spotify announced a lossless, CD-quality music tier. Now that its original timeline has come and gone, is Spotify HiFi dead?
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How to share your Apple Music library on Mac, iOS, and more

Got an Apple Music library you want to share? Doing so is quick and easy with Home Sharing on your Mac and iOS devices -- we’ll show you exactly how it’s done.
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Chill with Spotify for free on Delta Airlines this holiday season

Spotify users can enjoy free access to their streaming music while on select Delta flights for travel between Dec 8, 2021, and Jan 19, 2022.
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Watch Spotify’s tour of its plush U.S. headquarters

Spotify has offered curious folks a look inside its newly refurbished -- and very plush -- U.S. headquarters at 4WTC in New York City.
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Sonos adds Dolby Atmos Music and hi-res audio support for Amazon Music

Sonos is adding the ability to play Dolby Atmos Music and hi-res audio tracks directly from Amazon Music on compatible products like the Arc and Beam soundbars.
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How to play Apple Music on an Alexa device

Alexa is happy to play Apple Music if you know how to set it up. Here's how to get songs from your Apple device or Apple Music to play on your Alexa device.
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Spotify adds a Netflix hub so you can listen to the chilling sounds of Squid Game

Spotify is the place to be if you're a fan of Netflix shows like Squid Game or Outer Banks. A dedicated hub has access to official soundtracks and playlists.
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Spotify finally adds real-time lyrics support to its mobile apps

You can now sing along with your favorite songs on Spotify with the company's new real-time lyrics feature.
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LG’s WebOS TVs get a native Apple Music app

If you've got a WebOS 4.0 TV from LG, you now have access to the full Apple Music app.
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Tidal launches free subscription tier and more ways for artists to get paid

The music service once co-owned by Jay Z has released its first free streaming subscription tier, which will offer full access to the service's music catalog.
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Spotify’s services are slowly returning to normal after Google Cloud problem

Spotify's web and mobile player interfaces aren't accessible for a lot of people at the moment.
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Spotify is finally making it easier to block unwanted followers

A new Spotify feature will make it possible to permanently block followers -- without calling customer service.