Apple Music: 100 Best Albums, a 208-page book produced by luxury print company Assouline, is available for $450, but only 1,500 copies are up for grabs.

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12.11.2024

Grammys CEO Harvey Mason Jr. on diversity, streaming, and AI - The Verge

The Recording Academy is facing massive change in the post-covid generative AI era, starting with its membership.

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06.11.2024

Reddit sleuths track down FEX, the band behind the internet’s most mysterious song - The Verge

Members of r/ThatMysteriousSong identified FEX as the band behind an 80s new wave-sounding song they’ve been trying to identify for the last five years.

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23.10.2024

Spotify’s new playlist art maker gets that design is your passion - The Verge

Spotify’s new cover art maker lets you create custom collages for playlists, using images you upload or colorful backgrounds, along with custom stickers and effects.

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18.10.2024

How Janet Jackson’s ‘wardrobe malfunction’ changed TV forever

It was Justin Timberlake’s fault. But after Jackson’s nipple was revealed at the Super Bowl, the broadcast industry and the internet each picked a different path for content.

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18.10.2024

The iPod Mini was a glimpse of the future of music

Apple’s iPod Mini didn’t last forever, and it wasn’t the biggest seller. But from the size to the price to the click wheel, the Mini was the one that got everything right.

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17.10.2024

Spotify’s music videos are coming to more subscribers — but not yet in the US - The Verge

Spotify is expanding music videos to 85 new markets. The feature lets Premium subscribers watch videos from artists like Charlie XCX, Doja Cat, and Ed Sheeran.

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17.10.2024

How Grokster’s music piracy case changed the course of the internet forever

Nearly two decades ago, practically every music and movie company tried to sue piracy out of existence. One case, MGM v. Grokster, totally changed copyright law online.

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04.10.2024

Spotify now automatically creates an offline playlist when you lose internet - The Verge

Spotify’s new Offline Backup compiles recently streamed and queued tracks that are already locally cached into a playlist that’s automatically available when a device goes offline.

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26.09.2024

Duolingo now offers a portable piano for its music course - The Verge

Duolingo has teamed up with beginner-focused instrument brand Loog to offer a portable piano that compliments Duolingo’s app-based music course.

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14.08.2024

Rivian is bringing Apple Music with spatial audio to its CarPlay-less EVs - The Verge

Rivian is pushing a new software update that includes Apple Music, but it requires a Connect Plus subscription to work on the go, while CarPlay is still not an option.

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03.08.2024

AI music startups say copyright violation is just rock and roll - The Verge

Suno and Udio admitted to training their music-generating AI models on copyrighted materials in separate legal filings, arguing that doing so is lawful under fair-use doctrine.

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01.08.2024

Spotify gives up on trying to charge for song lyrics - The Verge

Spotify has stopped trying to charge users to view song lyrics. The music streaming service says it will return lyrics to all users “over the coming week.”

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29.06.2024

The RIAA, Udio, Suno, and the fight over AI music - The Verge

Inside the fight over training data and AI-generated music, what’s next for Samsung, Google, and Motorola smartphones, and more on this episode of The Vergecast.

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26.06.2024

The MTV News archive has gone offline, taking 20 years of history with it - The Verge

The archive, which has been accessible since MTV News was shuttered in 2023, is now gone, taking over 20 years’ worth of music and culture reporting with it.

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22.06.2024

Tidal is revamping its lossless and immersive audio formats - The Verge

Starting July 24th, Tidal says it will drop the MQA format and go all in on Dolby Atmos for immersive sound.

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12.06.2024

Discord’s Rythm music bot returns with a mission to overhaul shared listening - The Verge

The Discord Rythm music bot is back. After Google forced the bot offline three years ago, Rythm has been working on a new experience that’s launching today.

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15.05.2024

Watch this screaming, rainbow-clad musician demo Google’s AI DJ - The Verge

Improvisational artist Marc Rebillet kicked off Google’s I/O event this year by crawling out of a giant coffee mug and hosting a live mini-gig using the MusicFX DJ tool.

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10.05.2024

WiiM announces two new wireless audiophile streamers — one with a touchscreen - The Verge

WiiM adds two new hi-fi wireless streaming boxes to its lineup, the Ultra and the Amp Pro, both with support for streaming standards like AirPlay 2 and Chromecast.

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24.04.2024

Spotify launches quiz to discover your K-pop persona - The Verge

The streaming service has launched a quiz to celebrate K-pop fans and commemorate the genre’s global success.

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17.04.2024

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

Instructions on how to optimize your audio quality for four well-known music streaming services.

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12.04.2024

In Chechnya, the rhythm does indeed stop - The Verge

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 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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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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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

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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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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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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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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Not even Spotify is safe from AI slop - The Verge

Apple Music’s $450 coffee table book celebrates its top 100 albums - The Verge

Grammys CEO Harvey Mason Jr. on diversity, streaming, and AI - The Verge

Reddit sleuths track down FEX, the band behind the internet’s most mysterious song - The Verge

Spotify’s new playlist art maker gets that design is your passion - The Verge

How Janet Jackson’s ‘wardrobe malfunction’ changed TV forever

The iPod Mini was a glimpse of the future of music

Spotify’s music videos are coming to more subscribers — but not yet in the US - The Verge

How Grokster’s music piracy case changed the course of the internet forever

Spotify now automatically creates an offline playlist when you lose internet - The Verge

Duolingo now offers a portable piano for its music course - The Verge

Rivian is bringing Apple Music with spatial audio to its CarPlay-less EVs - The Verge

AI music startups say copyright violation is just rock and roll - The Verge

Spotify gives up on trying to charge for song lyrics - The Verge

The RIAA, Udio, Suno, and the fight over AI music - The Verge

The MTV News archive has gone offline, taking 20 years of history with it - The Verge

Tidal is revamping its lossless and immersive audio formats - The Verge

Discord’s Rythm music bot returns with a mission to overhaul shared listening - The Verge

Watch this screaming, rainbow-clad musician demo Google’s AI DJ - The Verge

WiiM announces two new wireless audiophile streamers — one with a touchscreen - The Verge

Spotify launches quiz to discover your K-pop persona - The Verge

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

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

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

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

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

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

Apple Music Classical for the iPad is here - The Verge

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