Apple Debuts $5 Music Subscription; Beatles Songs Now Available on TikTok; New App for Spotify Playlist Alerts

TikTok creators can now soundtrack videos with 36 songs from The Beatles.

Apple on Monday introduced a third generation of its AirPod wireless earbuds with "spatial audio" features and a $5-per-month streaming music plan at an event where it was also expected to show new Mac laptops with more powerful processor chips.

Humble Angel Records is the streaming-focused imprint launched by former Playlists·net and WMG executive Kieron Donoghue in 2018.

On the one hand, Web3 is going through its own decades-long development and adoption cycle. On the other hand, we see fast-moving changes in the way artists and their fans, or broader communities, interact.

New tech promises to let users personalize their gaming experience to their favourite songs or artists.

Merck Mercuriadis now has a platinum-plated reputation for irritating some of the most powerful players in the modern music business. He wouldn’t have it any other way.

Fans onsite and around the world showed up for your artist as they took the stage in Dover and we're here to share that love, by-the-numbers. Let's relive the top hits.

Music recommendation systems can significantly improve the listening and search experience of a music library or music application.

 I’d like to praise a digital technology, for a change…

Ikea may soon release a new Bluetooth "Vappeby" speaker with a couple of interesting twists, according to an FCC filing.

Three great Classic Rock stories about William Shatner's amazing space ride, Budweiser's tribute to Detroit, and a new doc from the Fab Four.

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