Photo Credit: Unsplash Streaming exclusives hurt paying subscribers, yet they’re slowly creeping back in 2020. Here’s the latest. Back in the day, music streaming services went to war with exclusives as their primary weapon. That stopped when piracy spiked on exclusive content from major artists like Chance the Rapper, Kanye, and Beyonce. Now it looks […]
Photo Credit: Lilly M / CC by 2.5 Testament frontman Chuck Billy has shared some of his thoughts on Spotify and music streaming. The band joined music streaming platforms despite believing the artist royalty payments are too low. During an interview on Underground Australia, Billy was asked to share his thoughts on the digital age. […]
Photo Credit: Unsplash A new report suggests Apple is considering opening its HomeSpot speaker to rivals like Spotify and Pandora. Bloomberg reports that Apple is discussing letting users choose third-party applications as their defaults. The move is likely a response to a Spotify suing Apple in Europe for favoring apps from its own ecosystem. Microsoft […]
Photo Courtesy: Spotify After a TikTok exclusive clip from their latest album – BTS partners with Spotify for an enhanced album. K-pop superstars BTS released their latest album, Map of the Soul: 7, to celebrate seven years together. The album received the largest pre-order volume of any South Korean act, with 4 million presales. It […]
Photo Credit: Spotify Spotify is testing a new compact playlist featuring time-specific recommendations. The new Spotify playlist recommendations area now displays six lists side-by-side. These recommendations are headed under a greeting that is contextually based on the time of day. The playlist recommendations take into account your regular listening habits to create daily mixes. The […]
Photo Credit: Unsplash Yesterday K-pop boy band BTS released a 30-second clip of their latest single on TikTok. Then the app crashed. Shortly after the clip was posted to TikTok, the search function of the app stopped working. People trying to search for things on TikTok were greeted with messages saying the app is unable […]
Photo Credit: Unsplash Spotify is teaming up with Resident Advisor for new concert listings for local events. The partnership will connect Spotify listeners to gigs featuring artists they listen to in their local area. The localized listings will be promoted throughout the Spotify app. Spotify says the partnership aims to provide a new pipeline of […]
TikTok’s splashy LA digs (Photo Credit: TikTok) TikTok is the sole home of a 30-second-long preview of BTS’s upcoming single “ON,” which is slated for release on Friday, alongside the group’s next album, Map of the Soul: 7. TikTok users can both listen to the “ON” clip and use it in videos. BTS’s immensely popular TikTok account has […]
Photo Credit: Unsplash Is your Spotify account hacked, playing music in another language or on other devices? You’re not alone. Since 2017, reports of Spotify accounts being hacked have risen. The phrase ‘Spotify hack’ makes readers think Spotify is part of some data breach, similar to Equifax. The reality is that these accounts have either […]
Photo Credit: Jaguar The new Jaguar F-TYPE will feature an embedded Spotify app in the dashboard infotainment center. The new embedded Spotify app is also backward-compatible with all software-over-the-air models. Jaguar worked hand-in-hand with Spotify to create the embedded Spotify app. It allows Spotify Premium listeners to enjoy their favorite playlists without connecting their phones. […]