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Amazon Music app for Android TV

Amazon Music app for Android TV has been made available in the Google Play Store. In addition to the usual Amazon Music features the app has added: Explicit Language Filter Block songs with explicit lyrics anywhere you listen to Amazon Music With the Amazon Music app for Android TV you get access to millions of songs, ad-free, with unlimited skips. Amazon Music Unlimited gives you unlimited access to 50 million songs, with new releases and […]

Apple Music comes to Echo speakers
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Apple Music comes to Amazon Echo speakers

Apple Music comes to Amazon Echo speakers with the rollout scheduled for the week of the 17th December 2018. The integration will allow Apple Music subscribers to access 50 million songs on Echo devices by asking Alexa to play their favourite songs, artists, and albums or Apple Music’s curated playlists from around the world, covering many activities and moods. Customers will also be able to ask Alexa to stream expert-made radio stations centred on popular […]

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Plex adds TIDAL streaming service

Plex adds TIDAL streaming service to its media server platform to make available 60 million high quality tracks. Plex media server brings together music and video streaming into one customisable app. Subscribers to Plex will now have access to TIDAL’s catalogue of 60 million tracks, 244,000+ videos and unique editorial content with an exclusive deal that gives Plex and TIDAL plans starting at $9.99/month and $8.99/month for Plex Pass subscribers. Users can seamlessly combine TIDAL’s […]

Spotify on Xbox One with Cortana
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Control Spotify on Xbox One with Cortana

You can now control Spotify on Xbox One with Cortana which is one of the new features introduced with an improved user interface and a new design. In a blog posting on the Xbox Wire news site, Isabelle Forslund, Spotify Product Marketing Manager describes the new features which have been introduced: an improved user interface making it easier to find the perfect soundtrack recommended music based on your listening integration to Cortana voice commands for […]

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YouTube Music deals for US students

YouTube Music deals for US students were announced by the company with a promise that further countries will be added soon. A student subscription will be available to college students for $4.99 per month which is a discount of $5 a month. YouTube Premium student subscriptions are also being offered at $6.99 a month down from the normal rate of $11.99 a month. The company is also offering a Black Friday/Holiday special discount for users […]

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IFPI disputes Google’s YouTube payments

IFPI disputes Google’s YouTube payments saying that its figures show that they are less than half those claimed by Google. In a response to Google’s Anti-Piracy Paper released earlier this month, IFPI Chief Executive, Frances Moore, said: “We welcome Google’s recognition that it and Google’s YouTube need to operate responsibly and properly value creators and their work. However, the figures in Google’s anti-piracy paper don’t match our own. “It is difficult to get any clarity […]

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Spotify launches in the Middle East and North Africa

Spotify launches in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) taking in 13 new countries and providing Arabic content tailored to local tastes. The new service includes Arabic classical and pop to gritty folk, funk, and hip-hop sounds. In addition to Spotify’s entire catalogue of over 40 million tracks and billions of playlists there is a library of brand new, fully curated playlists available exclusively for listeners in the MENA region. From Today’s Top Arabic […]