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13 Types of Music Popping Up in Your Spotify
Howstuffworks - California
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August 28, 2025
Rock and roll emerged in the 1950s. It spans many subgenres, including classic rock, alternative rock, punk rock, and progressive rock. Artists like The Beatles, Nirvana, and Radiohead represent different eras and sub-styles.
I Don't Understand Spotify's New Messaging Feature — And Where's My HiFi
Tom's Guide
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August 28, 2025
Some day I'd like to write about how Spotify has finally released Spotify HiFi, and that hi-res streaming is available to the masses of green circle users. Alas, today is not that day, and instead, I'm left scratching my head at another bizarre...
Apple Music Expands Its Spotify Transfer Tool To 7 More Countries, Including The U.S.
BGR - New York
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August 26, 2025
Following an initial rollout of an Apple Music tool to transfer songs from Spotify in May 2025, Apple has quietly rolled out the availability of this tool to seven more countries. With that, alongside Australia and New Zealand, users in Brazil,...
Spotify’s 2025 ‘Turn Up Aus’ delivers for fans and spotlights strength of Australian music
Australian Leisure
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Spotify has closed out the final of its 2025 Turn Up Aus fan events having over four months, staged three intimate, fan-first shows with Spacey Jane, ONEFOUR and Alison Wonderland. The event brought together more than 1,200 fans while spotlighting...
As Spotify Raises Prices, Apple Music Rolls Out Its Killer Transfer Tool in More Countries
Digital Music News
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August 26, 2025
Photo Credit: Alexander Shatov More countries now have access to Apple Music’s transfer tool, allowing users to import playlists from other streaming services into their Apple Music accounts. The feature initially launched in Australia and New...
AI Music: Helping SMEs Cut Costs and Build Stronger Brands
Business Matters
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August 27, 2025
Yet sourcing the right tracks is rarely straightforward. Royalty-free music often requires additional licensing fees, and even then it may not fully match a brand’s identity or deliver the desired emotional impact. The alternative-hiring a...
Cardi B tells Apple Music how she is processing life after getting divorced
News Ghana
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August 27, 2025
Cardi B joins Apple Music’s Zane Lowe for an in-depth conversation about her highly anticipated second studio album, ‘AM I THE DRAMA?’. In the conversation, Cardi reveals what exact time Jay-Z approved “Imaginary Playerz,” and opens up about...
Apple Music migration tool will finally help U.S. Spotify users switch
AppleInsider - New York
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The Apple Music migration tool is finally rolling out in the United States to help Spotify users switch music streaming services. In May, following a period of beta-testing, Apple introduced the Apple Music migration tool in Australia and New...
Spotify’s 696 million users can now message each other directly—incentivizing users to keep their eyes and ears on the app for longer
Fortune
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Soon, Spotify users will be able to slide into someone’s DMs to recommend “Slide” by the Goo Goo Dolls. The music streaming app that still hasn’t perfected its shuffle algorithm is rolling out in-app messaging to select markets this week to Free...
Spotify introduces direct messaging feature for music sharing
KULR 8 - Montana
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August 27, 2025
Spotify is rolling out a new direct messaging feature that allows users to share music directly within the app. Instead of sending song or podcast links through text messages or other apps, users can now connect and share music directly with...
Spotify now lets you DM friends songs and podcasts without leaving the app
India Today
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August 27, 2025
Spotify is bringing a new messaging feature to the music streaming app. This will allow users to text one another within the app and share recommendations without the need of using any external platform. According to Spotify, messaging will make...
The 50 Best 2000s Movies You Can Stream Right Now
Lifehacker - Massachusetts
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August 28, 2025
We may earn a commission from links on this page. The 2000s, in some ways, culturally feel neither here nor there: They don’t have the neon vibe we associate with the 1980s, and lack the grunge appeal of the ‘90s. There’s plenty to appreciate,...
Apple Music names four African artists in Up Next Programme
Music in Africa
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August 26, 2025
The Up Next programme has previously featured international acts who have gone on to achieve global recognition. Apple Music editors choose artists based on their originality, cultural impact and potential to reach wider audiences. Kenyan hip hop...
Slipknot stream demo version of 1999 rager Me Inside, taken from 25th-anniversary reissue of debut album
Louder
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August 28, 2025
Fall Out Boy are to release 20th anniversary editions of their breakthrough record From Under The Cork Tree. The deluxe editions of the Chicago band's 2005 album will include B-sides, covers, alternative mixes, remixes, live BBC radio recordings...
Spotify's songs of the summer include tracks from Alex Warren, Sabrina Carpenter
NBC San Diego - California
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Music and summertime have long gone hand in hand and with the advent of streaming and trending social media songs, listeners know what's popular faster than ever before. This makes fame ever fleeting, but also brings opportunity to any musician,...
‘TikTok for Artists’ in Kenya to boost music careers
Star
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Tiktok for artists. TikTok has launched TikTok for Artists in Kenya, a new insights platform aimed at helping artists, labels, and their teams track music performance, engage fans, and grow their careers both on and off the platform. The...
Apple Takes On Spotify, Expands Music Service To TuneIn's 75 Million Users: Report
Benzinga
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Apple Inc. AAPL reportedly plans to expand its music service by making its curated radio stations available worldwide through home speakers and connected cars. Apple Expands Radio Access To Attract TuneIn Users Apple Music’s six radio stations...
Spotify gets its own DMs for music-lovers sharing tracks and podcasts
Android Central
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August 27, 2025
What you need to know Spotify announced that it's rolling out Messages, a one-on-one chat service for users looking to share music, podcasts, and audiobooks with users they know. Users must accept a Message request before chatting, and can quickly...
Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Together’ on VOD, Hilariously Eye-Boggling Body Horror Starring Dave Franco and Alison Brie
Decider
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August 27, 2025
You’ve seen Chekov’s gun many times before, but Together (now streaming on VOD platforms like Amazon Prime Video) offers us the highly tantalizing Chekov’s Sawzall. Yikes? Yep – and you don’t know the half of it, my friend. Real-life married...
Stream It Or Skip It: ‘The Terminal List: Dark Wolf’ on Prime Video, A Taylor Kitsch-Starring Prequel To The Chris Pratt Action Series
Decider
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August 27, 2025
Amid all its grim death and a frowny Chris Pratt lead performance, we felt like Taylor Kitsch was one of the best parts of The Terminal List. Maybe its creators did, too, because Jack Carr, author of the Terminal List books, and David DiGilio,...