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KPop Demon Hunters 2? Netflix and Sony are in talks for a sequel to the animated musical hit
Mashable
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August 28, 2025
KPop Demon Hunters fans, rejoice. The surprise musical hit with the addictive soundtrack might be getting a sequel. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Sony Pictures and Netflix are discussing a follow-up to the animated film that features a...
How to get Spotify Premium for free
Which?
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August 28, 2025
Streaming services have changed the way we listen to music because you can now access virtually any song at any time from an app on your phone. Other perks include the ability to create playlists of your top tracks instead of listening to entire...
Northern Kentucky Musician Jordan Smart Turns Gaza Activism and Social Justice Into Protest Songs on New Album
Cincinnati CityBeat - Ohio
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August 28, 2025
Northern Kentucky musician Jordan Smart keeps a folder of the most harrowing images he’s seen from Gaza — a private archive that fuels both his outrage and his art. Since the war began, he has turned his platform into a rallying cry for...
People Are Convinced Spotify Will Be the Next Great Dating App
Cosmopolitan
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August 28, 2025
I find it sweet how music and romantic courtship have always gone hand in hand. Up until the early aughts, people would pine for someone's affection by burning them a carefully curated mixtape CD. Once the streaming platforms took over, a...
I Canceled Spotify and Made My Own Streaming Service
How-To Geek
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August 28, 2025
I’ve been using Spotify since the very beginning. Literally—I still have the invite email from 2011. For the most part, I’ve truly enjoyed the service. But it’s time to break up. Before Spotify, I usually listened to music I actually owned—crazy,...
Spotify rolls out messaging feature for free, premium users
FOX 10 Phoenix - Arizona
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Spotify logo (Photo Illustration by Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Spotify is rolling out an in-app messaging feature to allow one-on-one conversations where you can share content and react with text and emojis. Starting...
Apple Music Now Lets You Transfer Your Tunes From Spotify
The Music Network
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August 28, 2025
Apple Music is making it easy to shift your painstakingly-curated music and playlists from Spotify. The streaming music giant this week unveiled a new tool that allows users in Australia, New Zealand and elsewhere to transfer content from other...
The Top West African Songs to Stream Right Now: August 2025 Music Guide
OkayAfrica
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August 28, 2025
From fresh and exciting comebacks to unpredictable collaborations, this month’s list of the best songs from West Africa is an exciting mix of Afropop, coupé décalé, soul, and R&B. The songs are culled from Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana & Nigeria. Taves -...
Apple Music Will Now Let You Import All Your Spotify Playlists
Relevant Magazine
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August 27, 2025
Apple Music is finally giving people what they’ve wanted for years: a built-in way to move playlists over from other streaming services. No sketchy third-party apps, no endless dragging and dropping songs — just a clean, official transfer tool....
Cambridge graduate pauses music career to chase AI dream after Q&A session with Sam Altman: 'I chose to code and build the future'
The Economic Times
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August 28, 2025
Alexander Cobb, 25, a University of Cambridge graduate, had always envisioned a career in music. With lessons since the age of seven, band performances, and songs accumulating tens of thousands of streams on Spotify and YouTube, Cobb was set on...
Apple allows for its Apple Music radio stations to be accessed via the TuneIn app
O'Grady's PowerPage
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August 28, 2025
Users will now be able to access Apple’s six radio stations outside the Apple Music app on TuneIn. Per the Wall Street Journal, beginning Wednesday, Apple Music 1, Apple Music Hits, Apple Music Country, Apple Música Uno, Apple Music Club,...
Florida teacher accused of body slamming 16-year-old girl during musical chairs, says mom
WFTV - Florida
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August 28, 2025
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A Florida mom is upset after a teacher body slammed her 16-year-old daughter during a game of musical chairs at a school. The incident happened last week during a pep rally at Westside High School in Jacksonville. The...
Apple Music Partners With TuneIn To Expand Access To Apple Music Radio
MusicRow - Tennessee
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August 27, 2025
Apple Music has partnered with TuneIn to expand access to six of its radio stations. This marks the first time Apple’s 24/7 global radio stations are available outside of its own native platform. The six featured stations include Apple Music...
Spotify update resurrects WhatsApp-like feature after 8 years, and some subscribers are very confused
GB News
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August 28, 2025
Spotify just launched a messaging feature on its platform, and it's left users confused. The music streaming giant decided to build a place for you to share your music, podcasts, and audiobooks with friends and family inside the music app. The new...
Spotify launches new feature as artists pull music from the platform
The Knoxville News-Sentinel - Tennessee
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Spotify has launched "Messages," a new in-app feature which allows users to share music, podcasts and audiobooks. The update comes on the heels of various artists pulling their catalogue from the streaming platform, due to CEO Daniel Ek's...
Major Music Event Canceled Without Explanation
The Daily Caller
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The 2025 Field & Stream Music Festival was canceled Wednesday without explanation. Miranda Lambert, Eric Church and Lynyrd Skynyrd were among the top artists slated to headline the festival that was originally scheduled to run October 3-5 in...
LACUNA COIL's ANDREA FERRO On Artificial Intelligence In Music: 'There's Times To Use It, There's Time Not To Use It'
Blabbermouth - California
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August 28, 2025
In a new interview with Neil Jones of TotalRock, singer Andrea Ferro of Italian goth metal veterans LACUNA COIL weighed in on a debate about people using an A.I. (artificial intelligence) music generator as a tool to create melodies, harmonies and...
Apple Music Partners with TuneIn to Expand Radio Reach Worldwide
Digital Music News
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August 27, 2025
Photo Credit: TuneIn Live radio platform TuneIn has announced a new partnership with Apple Music to expand access to the latter’s commercial-free live radio stations to listeners worldwide. The partnership marks the first time Apple’s radio...
Spotify Reveals Songs of Summer 2025 With Unique Vibes
Times News Global
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August 28, 2025
New York, NY – As summer progresses, Spotify has unveiled its Songs of Summer 2025, showcasing five tracks that encapsulate the season’s unique musical vibe. This year’s selections emphasize a softer, introspective sound that is a departure from...
Boost Your CFB26 Game with Spotify Tunes
Yardbarker
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August 28, 2025
Here’s how to jam out to your own tunes while dominating the gridiron in College Football 26 (CFB26). Let’s be real, the soundtrack in College Football 26 is a massive upgrade. After last year’s endless loop of generic drumlines, hearing actual...