Spotify Introducing DM Feature to Help Organize Recommendations
Steve Vegvari / iphoneincanada - Spotify is rolling out a new DM feature to both Free and Premium users in select markets, allows users to better share content.The post Spotify Introducing DM Feature to Help Organize Recommendations first appeared on iPhone in Canada.
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Spotify now lets you create seamless transitions between songs on your custom playlists
Billy Steele / engadget - Spotify routinely debuts new playlist features for its users, but the company's latest update has the potential to dramatically alter custom mixes. Starting today, premium users will have access to a new tool for creating customized transitions within pla…
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Apple Announces $500 Beats Pill Speaker Bundle With Collectible Holder
Joe Rossignol / macrumors - Apple today announced that Beats and Japanese graphic artist Verdy have teamed up to bring back a collectible Beats Pill holder.This time, the cream-coloured "Vear" bear holds the Beats Pill in his mouth, whereas the original version from last year holds …
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Katy Perry Sings In Simlish During Recent Show
Blair Marnell / gamespot - Thirteen years after it first appeared in The Sims 3, singer Katy Perry surprised fans when she reprised her hit song "Last Friday Night" at a concert this week--and sang in Simlish, the nonsense language of Sims characters.On X, TheWitnessedBoy shared a …
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ElevenLabs Enters AI Music Fray With Licensed Data, Challenging Legally Embattled Rivals Suno and Udio
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Voice AI startup ElevenLabs launches Eleven Music, a generative AI service built on licensed data, avoiding the copyright lawsuits faced by competitors Suno and Udio.The post ElevenLabs Enters AI Music Fray With Licensed Data, Challenging Legally Embattle…
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Spotify Implements Third Price Hike Amid Rising Costs
Spotify has announced a fresh subscription price increase—its third in three years—with adjustments set to affect users outside the U.S. The move reflects the streaming giant’s response to rising operational costs and competitive pressures, signaling another recalibration of its pricing strategy amid a challenging market landscape.
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This Japanese band used 40 iPhones to make a music video
appleinsider - There's a new music video out that uses about $40,000 in iPhones that doubles as a practical Shot on iPhone demo.Kroi uses 40 iPhones to film new music videoKroi, a Japanese multi-genre band based out of Tokyo, has used 40 iPhone 16 Pros to shoot the musi…
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Celebrate Tom Lehrer For His Music, But Also For Donating All His Works To The Public Domain
Mike Masnick / techdirt - Tom Lehrer’s passing this weekend at age 97 has rightfully sparked tributes to his brilliant satirical songs. But amid all the well-deserved praise for “The Elements” and “Poisoning Pigeons in the Park,” there’s another aspect of Lehrer’s legacy that dese…
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Ozzy Osbourne, Iconic Frontman, Dies at 76
The news that Ozzy Osbourne, the notoriously irreverent Black Sabbath frontman, has passed away at 76 has sparked tributes and a look back at his eclectic career—even his quirky foray into video games did little to temper his legendary status.
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TikTok is putting the spotlight on songwriters
Emma Roth / theverge - TikTok will now let songwriters highlight tracks they’ve written or co-written directly on their profiles. The list of songs will live within the “Music” tab on their profile, similar to the one TikTok already offers for artists on the platform. Users who…
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THPS 3 + 4 Puts Guitar Hero In The Trash, Devs 'Investigating' How This Happened
Zack Zwiezen / kotaku - Developer Iron Galaxy is “investigating” an Easter egg fans spotted involving a trash can and a Guitar Hero clone in the recently released Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4.Read more...
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Professor Oak's voice actor, James Carter Cathcart, has died
Ian Carlos Campbell / engadget - A prolific voice actor behind Pokémon's Professor Oak and many other classic animated characters has passed away. James Carter Cathcart, who was best known for his voice acting work in animation and video games, died of throat cancer at 71, Variety report…
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Apple Music Turns 10, Opens New Artist Studio in LA
John Quintet / iphoneincanada - To celebrate its 10th anniversary, Apple Music has launched a massive new creative studio in Los Angeles, built for artists to record, perform, and connect with fans. The space will also support Apple Music Radio, which is marking the milestone with a wee…
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Spotify revamps its Discover Weekly playlist after ten years
Amanda Silberling / techcrunch - Spotify is making Discover Weekly more customizable by genre.
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Spotify Preparing to Launch Long-Awaited Lossless Audio Tier on iPhone
Joe Rossignol / macrumors - Spotify appears to be gearing up to launch its long-awaited lossless music tier.Chris Messina (via TechCrunch) and Spicetify (via The Verge) spotted new lossless references within the code for Spotify's desktop app and web player.With assistance from Aaro…
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PlayStation: The Concert Is Coming To North America This Year
Aron Garst / gamespot - PlayStation: The Concert will bring music from popular Sony franchises to cities across the United States and Canada starting in October 2025 and running through April 2026. Pre-sale for tickets begins on June 18 at 7 AM PT / 10 AM ET."This is Coachella f…
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Instagram will finally let you rearrange your grid
Aisha Malik / techcrunch - Instagram is finally going to let users rearrange their grid, and is testing a way for users to quietly post to their profile without having the content appear in users' feeds.
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Apple Music adds lyrics translation and pronunciation features
Ivan Mehta / techcrunch - Apple announced new Apple Music updates at WWDC 2025 with the new iOS 26 update. The company said it is adding a lyrics translation feature to its Apple Music service so you can easily understand the meaning of a song in another language. This might reduc…
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AI-Focused Apple Music Reboot Said to Be in the Works
Tim Hardwick / macrumors - Apple is working on an Apple Music reboot focused around AI, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. The reporter made the comments during a Discord chat over the weekend.Gurman didn't eleborate, except to say that Apple has no release ETA for the reboot, s…
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Friday Sundae unveils quirky musical mystery adventure game
Friday Sundae and Null Games have introduced a quirky, musical mystery adventure that challenges conventional storytelling. Announced through parallel presentations, the game features immersive puzzles, a distinct soundtrack, and a spectral world full of hidden secrets designed to captivate gamers with its offbeat narrative and artistic flair.
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