The Russian republic of Chechnya is banning all music in the region that doesn’t fall between a new 80–116bpm limit, effectively criminalizing anything too fast or too slow.

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14.03.2024

Spotify now has music videos - The Verge

Spotify is getting support for music videos in 11 markets with a limited selection of artists. Supported artists include Ed Sheeran, Doja Cat, Ice Spice, Aluna, and Asake.

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08.03.2024

How to collaborate on playlists in Apple Music - The Verge

Apple has finally brought collaborative playlists to macOS and iOS; here’s how to create them and share them with your friends.

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28.02.2024

The best alternatives to Spotify for listening to music - The Verge

If you’re looking for a Spotify alternative, here are some possibilities, including from Google, Apple, Amazon, and a few less-known options as well.

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18.01.2024

EU targets music streaming platforms to ensure fair pay and visibility - The Verge

Parliament members in the EU are trying to introduce music streaming laws that promote diversity and ensure underpaid artists are being fairly compensated.

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13.01.2024

This high-tech sex toy syncs its vibes with music - The Verge

The Oh! by Ohdoki is a unique vibrator that’s powered by sound waves and can be synced with various content.

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11.01.2024

Victrola’s Sonos-compatible turntables are down to their best prices to date - The Verge

Victrola’s Stream Onyx and Stream Carbon are up to 40 percent off right now. Amazon’s Fire TV Stick 4K Max is also on sale.

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10.01.2024

Mercedes-Benz taps Will.i.am to create an ‘interactive musical experience’ for its cars - The Verge

Mercedes-Benz and Will.i.am are joining forces to create bespoke musical compositions for specific driving functions, creating an interactive musical experience for the automaker’s cars.

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09.01.2024

Victrola’s new Stream Sapphire turntable can stream to anything - The Verge

Victrola's Stream Sapphire, a turntable that streams records to more than just Sonos devices, made its debut at CES. It’ll be available in the spring for $1,499.

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21.12.2023

A night at the Vegas Sphere: it’s pixels all the way down - The Verge

The Vegas Sphere is the highest-resolution screen in the world and an entertainment phenomenon. It’s also a rare respite from our phones.

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20.12.2023

You can generate songs on the fly with Microsoft Copilot’s new Suno AI plug-in - The Verge

The AI music creation tool Suno can generate custom songs based on text prompts in mere seconds. It’s now being integrated with Microsoft’s AI chatbot.

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30.11.2023

Spotify Wrapped 2023 is so popular, it’s crashing - The Verge

You can find Spotify Wrapped 2023 on the web now, but some users are getting 500 error messages instead of data about their most-listened artists, songs, and podcasts.

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30.11.2023

Spotify Wrapped 2023 assigns you a ‘sound town’ based on your music taste - The Verge

Spotify Wrapped is now available, offering a fun look at your listening habits throughout 2023, as well as assigning you a city based on your music taste.

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29.11.2023

Apple Music Replay is back — and it’s still mostly a web experience - The Verge

Apple Music Replay is back for 2023, offering a yearly roundup of top tracks, artists, albums, playlists, and more that users can share with friends.

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23.11.2023

Teenage Engineering’s EP-133 KO II synthesizer: price, features, and specs - The Verge

Made in the vein of the OP-1 and the Pocket Operator, Teenage Engineering’s EP-133 KO II is a $299 synthesizer meant to help anyone make music.

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23.11.2023

The WiiM Amp is a stream-everything receiver with Mac Mini vibes - The Verge

The WiiM Amp brings modern streaming via Chromecast or AirPlay 2 to vintage hi-fi audio at a solid price point.

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17.11.2023

Apple Music Classical for the iPad is here - The Verge

Apple Music Classical is now available on the iPad. The app is included with an Apple Music subscription and offers access to millions of recordings.

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17.11.2023

Taylor Swift fans used record amounts of data during the Eras Tour in North America - The Verge

A staggering 29 terabytes of glitter moved through AT&T’s network during her stop in Arlington, Texas, and Swifties set data usage records almost everywhere else.

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09.11.2023

SiriusXM has a new app, a new logo, and new audience to conquer - The Verge

SiriusXM debuted a new app and logo. The app integrates Pandora, podcast offerings like Conan and Stitcher, and traditional satellite radio. It’ll work on mobile and connect to the car.

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03.11.2023

The Beatles’ final song is now streaming thanks to AI - The Verge

The first new studio song by the Beatles since 1995 is now available. The band’s surviving members used AI to complete an old John Lennon demo.

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01.11.2023

AI is on a collision course with music — Reservoir’s Golnar Khosrowshahi thinks there’s a way through - The Verge

The Reservoir Media founder has a plan to navigate generative AI, copyright, and the future of music.

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27.10.2023

After 40 years, the Beatles’ final song is finally debuting - The Verge

Now and Then — the Beatles’ last collaborative song — will finally be released to the public this November thanks to the power of AI.

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18.10.2023

The next League of Legends music group is a virtual boy band - The Verge

Riot Games’ next in-universe League of Legends band is a boy band called Heartsteel. Their first song, “Paranoia,” will debut on October 23rd.

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13.10.2023

Discogs’ vibrant vinyl community is shattering - The Verge

Discogs is the central hub for buying and researching vinyl, CDs, and other music formats online. But increasing fees may drive sellers away from the platform.

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13.10.2023

The Sphere’s first show looks like it was a mind-blowing spectacle - The Verge

Videos on TikTok show the first-ever concert inside The Sphere — U2’s U2:UV Achtung Baby Live. The show kicks off the band’s residency at the venue.

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13.10.2023

Spotify code suggests HiFi tier is coming with lossless audio for $20 / month - The Verge

More details on Spotify’s long-awaited HiFi tier, now called Supremium, have been spotted in the app’s code, suggesting 24-bit lossless audio, AI playlists, and more.

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13.10.2023

Beyoncé’s Renaissance film is the next movie theater blockbuster - The Verge

Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé hits theaters on December 1st, 2023, across the US. The concert film will play in AMC, Cinemark, and Regal theaters.

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18.09.2023

Music industry revenue hits all-time high - The Verge

It’s been a good first half of the year for the music industry, which saw retail revenues grow to $8.4 billion as streaming continues to grow.

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08.09.2023

AI Drake song ‘not eligible’ for a Grammy, Academy CEO says - The Verge

Harvey Mason Jr., the CEO of the Recording Academy, says Ghostwriter’s AI-generated Drake song isn’t eligible for a Grammy because “the vocals were not legally obtained.”

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16.08.2023

Amazon Music Unlimited is getting more expensive for Prime subscribers - The Verge

Amazon Music Unlimited is getting another price hike, and this one affects people who pay for the music service and Amazon’s Prime subscription. The monthly and annual plans are getting more expensive.

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02.08.2023

Meta’s new AI model can create sounds that are technically music - The Verge

The new open-source AI models from Meta, collectively called AudioCraft, can make sounds entirely based on a text prompt.

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02.08.2023

Marvel halves in-house podcast team amidst Disney cost cuts - The Verge

Following audio layoffs at ABC, ESPN, and National Geographic, Marvel has terminated half of its original audio team.

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24.07.2023

It’s Spotify’s turn to increase prices - The Verge

The price of Spotify Premium is increasing. The tier will now cost $10.99 a month, a $1 increase from the $9.99 it’s charged since its launch in the US in 2011.

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18.07.2023

Paul McCartney’s new podcast had to make some tough choices - The Verge

McCartney: A Life in Lyrics, a new podcast from Paul McCartney, comes from hours of intimate conversations between the former Beatle and biographer Paul Muldoon.

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03.07.2023

Tidal’s prices are going up, like nearly every other music service - The Verge

Tidal is increasing the pricing of its HiFi tier by one dollar from $9.99 to $10.99 a month on August 1st, the company is announcing in emails to subscribers.

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15.06.2023

Twitter sued for $250 million by music publishers over ‘massive’ copyright infringement - The Verge

A lawsuit filed by the National Music Publishers’ Association on behalf of 17 music labels claims Twitter “breeds massive copyright infringement that harms music creators” by refusing to take down infringing posts or license music.

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13.06.2023

Paul McCartney says AI tools helped rescue John Lennon vocals for ‘last Beatles record’ - The Verge

Paul McCartney has said AI has been used to make a new Beatles track to be released this year, allowing the extraction of Lennon’s vocals from a demo tape.

The Verge

07.06.2023

How to connect Alexa to Spotify, Apple Music, and more - The Verge

Amazon’s Echo devices tend to assume that you want to hear tunes from Amazon Music. If you prefer Spotify, Apple Music, or another music service, it’s not all that hard to set it up and use it with your Amazon devices.

The Verge

26.05.2023

Taylor Swift’s new song was a CD-only exclusive — that didn’t last long - The Verge

Taylor Swift’s new song, “You’re Losing Me,” was supposed to be an exclusive track appearing on physical CDs of Swift’s latest album. That lasted an hour.

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How to improve the quality of the audio in your streaming apps - The Verge

In Chechnya, the rhythm does indeed stop - The Verge

Spotify now has music videos - The Verge

How to collaborate on playlists in Apple Music - The Verge

The best alternatives to Spotify for listening to music - The Verge

EU targets music streaming platforms to ensure fair pay and visibility - The Verge

This high-tech sex toy syncs its vibes with music - The Verge

Victrola’s Sonos-compatible turntables are down to their best prices to date - The Verge

Mercedes-Benz taps Will.i.am to create an ‘interactive musical experience’ for its cars - The Verge

Victrola’s new Stream Sapphire turntable can stream to anything - The Verge

A night at the Vegas Sphere: it’s pixels all the way down - The Verge

You can generate songs on the fly with Microsoft Copilot’s new Suno AI plug-in - The Verge

Spotify Wrapped 2023 is so popular, it’s crashing - The Verge

Spotify Wrapped 2023 assigns you a ‘sound town’ based on your music taste - The Verge

Apple Music Replay is back — and it’s still mostly a web experience - The Verge

Teenage Engineering’s EP-133 KO II synthesizer: price, features, and specs - The Verge

The WiiM Amp is a stream-everything receiver with Mac Mini vibes - The Verge

Apple Music Classical for the iPad is here - The Verge

Taylor Swift fans used record amounts of data during the Eras Tour in North America - The Verge

SiriusXM has a new app, a new logo, and new audience to conquer - The Verge

The Beatles’ final song is now streaming thanks to AI - The Verge

AI is on a collision course with music — Reservoir’s Golnar Khosrowshahi thinks there’s a way through - The Verge

After 40 years, the Beatles’ final song is finally debuting - The Verge

The next League of Legends music group is a virtual boy band - The Verge

Discogs’ vibrant vinyl community is shattering - The Verge

The Sphere’s first show looks like it was a mind-blowing spectacle - The Verge

Spotify code suggests HiFi tier is coming with lossless audio for $20 / month - The Verge

Beyoncé’s Renaissance film is the next movie theater blockbuster - The Verge

Music industry revenue hits all-time high - The Verge

AI Drake song ‘not eligible’ for a Grammy, Academy CEO says - The Verge

Amazon Music Unlimited is getting more expensive for Prime subscribers - The Verge

Meta’s new AI model can create sounds that are technically music - The Verge

Marvel halves in-house podcast team amidst Disney cost cuts - The Verge

It’s Spotify’s turn to increase prices - The Verge

Paul McCartney’s new podcast had to make some tough choices - The Verge

Tidal’s prices are going up, like nearly every other music service - The Verge

Twitter sued for $250 million by music publishers over ‘massive’ copyright infringement - The Verge

Paul McCartney says AI tools helped rescue John Lennon vocals for ‘last Beatles record’ - The Verge

How to connect Alexa to Spotify, Apple Music, and more - The Verge

Taylor Swift’s new song was a CD-only exclusive — that didn’t last long - The Verge

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