Apple Music Archives

New features available in Apple Music with iOS 26

Apple Music in iOS 26: smarter, more seamless & more immersive

25/09/2025

What’s New in Apple Music iOS26 With iOS 26, Apple is pushing its streaming service deeper into Apple Intelligence, creative performance, and immersive visuals. The latest update brings AutoMix, lyrics and immersive upgrades to enhance your listening experience. Here are the major additions: Real-time Lyric Translation: with pronunciation guides for karaoke nights and easier sing-alongs. AutoMix: DJ‑style transitions between songs, including beat‑matching and crossfade, for smoother playlists. Animated Album Art: Album artwork becomes immersive and interactive […]

Apple Music launches playlist import tool

10/09/2025

Apple Music has launched a long-awaited feature that enables users to import playlists and libraries from other streaming services, making switching platforms simpler than ever. The tool, previously in beta in Australia and New Zealand, is now rolling out across multiple countries including the UK. What’s New? Appears under ‘Transfer Music from Other Music Services’ in the Music app’s settings menu. Sign in to another service and select playlists, albums, and tracks to import. Rollout […]

New Shazam update gets better Spotify and Apple Music syncing

06/03/2025

New Shazam update gets better Spotify and Apple Music syncing with Apple’s latest version 18.9 release. The latest version adds songs tagged from outside the app to the Shazam playlist in Spotify and Apple Music. New features in Shazam v18.9 We’ve made syncing songs to Apple Music and Spotify better than ever! Shazam will now include songs found via Music Recognition in Control Centre, Siri, and Shortcuts to your “My Shazam Tracks” playlist in Apple […]

Get 6 months of Apple Music for £2.99

04/02/2025

Get 6 months of Apple Music for £2.99 and as a new subscriber you can listen to one of the world’s largest music catalogues, ad-free and with the highest audio quality available. The offer runs to 27th February 2025 and is for eligible new subscribers redeeming on eligible devices. It is not available for people eligible for a 3-months-free Apple Music offer. After the end of the 6-month period the plan will auto-renew at £10.99/month until cancelled. How […]

What are the best music streaming deals for families?

30/01/2025

High Resolution Audio’s guide to getting the best family plan for your musical entertainment. What are the best music streaming deals for families? Updated to reflect Amazon’s price increase January 2025. The top contenders for best music streaming deals for families all of which offer up to 6 individual accounts are Amazon Music, Apple Music, Qobuz and TIDAL. Amazon Music when combined with an Amazon Prime subscription will also give you video streaming, access to […]

Apple Music Radio adds three new stations

12/12/2024

Apple Music Radio adds three new stations giving listeners more exclusive shows from some of the world’s most vital artists, including Becky G, Rauw Alejandro, Grupo Frontera, Honey Dijon, Jamie xx, FKA twigs, Nia Archives, Brian Eno, Stephan and Moccio. Music fans around the world can now tune in to Apple Música Uno, Apple Music Club, and Apple Music Chill – in addition to Apple Music 1, Apple Music Hits, and Apple Music Country – […]

Shazam hits 100 Bn song recognitions

09/12/2024

Shazam hits 100 Bn song recognitions since it launched which is equivalent to 12 songs identified for every person on Earth. Or to put it another way, a person would need to use Shazam to identify a song every second for 3,168 years to reach 100 Bn recognitions. Shazam’s top song ever, “Dance Monkey,” has over 45 million tags and Benson Boone’s “Beautiful Things” was the first track released this year to hit 10 million […]