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Apple Music goes live for Android users on Google Play store

Apple have released an Android version of their previously iOS-exclusive Apple Music app, aiming to engage smartphone users regardless of operating system.
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Facebook’s Music Stories allows iPhone users to share snippets on News Feeds

The social media giant will integrate 30-second clips of songs from Spotify and Apple Music on newsfeeds for its iOS app.
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New Apple TV looks to add Siri voice control for Apple Music next year

The latest version of Apple TV will add Siri integration to its Apple Music app starting early next year.
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Pandora is losing the music streaming war, throws shade at Spotify

The war of the music streaming services is heating up, and Pandora is shaping up to be a big loser once the dust settles.
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Apple Music for Android is coming soon, preview screenshots available now

We have our first glimpse of Apple Music for Android, which may roll out to Android users in November. The beta version of the app still has issues.
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Tim Cook reveals Apple Music has 6.5M paying users

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Apple music is more popular with old farts, new study suggests

A new survey of iPhone users says that those over 35 years old were almost twice as likely to start paying for the new streaming service.
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Google claims Apple Music snubbed invite to Chromecast Audio

Apple apparently snubbed Google's invitation to work on support for Chromecast Audio, its new device capable of making any speaker mobile-friendly.
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Apple Music, iTunes Movies, and iBooks roll out in China

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Apple launches Apple Music ‘Guided Tour’ videos as first free trials end

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With 15 million subscribers, Apple Music is on the fast track to success

Apple Music, which is expected to have about 7.5 million free trial customers who turn into paying subscribers is barreling towards success.
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Spotify’s Discover Weekly playlist has a bug, and users aren’t happy

Spotify's popular Discover Weekly playlist didn't update for millions of users on Monday morning, due to a technical glitch that will be fixed tomorrow.
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Spotify CEO thanks Apple Music for sending over users in droves

If anyone thought Apple Music was a threat to Spotify’s longevity, CEO Daniel Ek wasn’t one of them. He figures Cupertino has done his company a big favor.
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Apple welcomes Burberry channel to its music streaming service

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Stories you missed this week: Simulating Mars on Earth, 3D sound, an adorable Droid

It's hard to keep track of everything that happens in the tech world. We compiled a list of the top 10 tech stories, including news from IFA 2015 and more.
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Apple Music debuts as the No. 14 smartphone app in July 2015

In its first full month of news-saturated availability, Apple Music was a top 15 smartphone app, according to comScore. It finished ahead of Snapchat.
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Apple Music still has ‘homework’ to do to work out kinks, says key executive

In a new interview, an Apple Music exec explained that the team is still working out some kinks to get the bugs out of the system.
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3 underground alternatives to Spotify and Apple Music for music lovers

Spotify and Apple Music aren't the only useful music apps in the app store. See our top three alternatives in in this quick and informative video.
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Stories you missed this week: An Apple Music festival, bizarre bike pedals, and more

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An Apple Music festival, featuring Pharrell and more, is coming in September

The Apple Music Festival will replace Apple's iTunes Music Festival, staring this September. The 10-day festival will include Pharrell Williams and more.
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How loyal are Apple Music users? Not very, suggests new study

A new MusicWatch study suggests that many Apple Music users may leave the streaming service behind once their free trial ends.
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Spotify counter-punches, adds new features to match Apple Music

With Apple Music gaining success quickly, Spotify must react just as speedy. Take a look at how the service has reacted and their plans for the future.
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Apple Music surpasses 11 million members, but faces challenges

Apple Music has accumulated more than 11 million members in the weeks since its debut, Apple exec Eddie Cue revealed.
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Apple Music gets first stream of Compton, Dr. Dre’s first album in over 15 years

Apple Music announced Tuesday that it will exclusively stream Dr. Dre's new album, Compton: A Soundtrack, on Thursday, August 6, from 6 to 9 p.m. PDT.
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Taylor Swift praises Apple Music, calls Spotify a ‘corporate machine’

Taylor Swift says Apple "treated like I was a voice of a creative community" and Spotify just blew her off in new Vanity Fair cover story.
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Designer mocks up an Apple Music without the iTunes

One designer has tried to imagine what Apple Music's desktop software package would look like if iTunes weren't attached to it.
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All streams matter: Apple Music streams not counted towards Billboard in its first month

In its first, wildly successful month, none of Apple Music's streams counted toward Billboard's album sales charts, potentially impacting artists.
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Apple Music racks up 10M subscribers, but will they stick around?

Sources say that Apple Music has racked up over 10 million subscribers in the four weeks since the streaming service's June 30 launch.
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T-Mobile announces support for Apple Music and a free trade-up to the next-gen iPhone

T-Mobile's latest Un-carrier Amped announcement saw Apple Music join its Music Freedom program and Jump On Demand customers get a free next-gen iPhone swap.
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Pandora shruggs off Apple Music as it hits $1 billion milestone

Pandora's impressive Q2 culminated in the company hitting $1 billion in revenue over the trailing 12 months for the first time.
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Sen. Al Franken suggests Apple isn’t playing fair in music streaming biz

Senator Al Franken has asked the commission to examine whether the tech giant is using anticompetitive measures to benefit Apple Music over its competitors.
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The FTC frowns down upon Apple’s 30 percent cut of Spotify revenue

The FTC has launched a formal investigation into whether Apple's 30 percent App Store tax is unduly harming third-party music streaming services.
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Users report widespread issues with Apple Music, iTunes, other services

Users have been reporting issues with Apple Music,,along with a host of other Apple services this morning.
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No Apple Music for the iPod Nano, iPod Shuffle

If you were hoping to get your Apple Music tracks on one of the new iPod Nano or Shuffle, bad luck: You can't sync offline songs to the smaller players.