music

How to improve your AirPods experience

Once AirPods revolutionized the world of TWS headphones, but now someone dislikes them for some reason. They say the microphones are not so good, and you often hear crackling, and…

What does a music producer do?

The definition of a music producer and their involvement will vary between productions. Essentially, the main role of a music producer is to oversee all the aspects of the creation…

Apple Responds to Spotify Legal Case

Apple has responded to Spotify’s legal complaint against the company, calling the case “misleading rhetoric,” adding that Spotify “seeks to keep all of the benefits of the App Store ecosystem……

Spotify Files European Complaint, Saying Apple Has “Unfair Advantage”

Music streaming service Spotify has filed a complaint with the European Commission, saying that Apple has an unfair advantage that ‘stifles competition’ in the sector. In a blog post, Founder…

YouTube Finally Gets Streaming Right

With the rise of streaming came the death of iTunes, CDs and any other form of digital download. The launch of Spotify made monthly payments and streaming music the mainstream…

Is iTunes still relevant?

Apple changed the way we buy and listen to music. With the creation of iTunes, we no longer needed to buy physical albums it was all in one place on…

iTunes Festival 2014: Beck Today, Guetta Tomorrow

The iTunes Festival officially kicked off yesterday at 9:30 pm with a killer set by EDM artist Deadmau5 and opening acts Friend Within and Kate Simko, who are also electronica artists….

iTunes Radio, Beats Music Competition: Google’s New Music Service

It looks like iTunes Radio, Beats Music, Spotify, and Pandora all have some fresh competition coming up. Google is launching its own music streaming service called YouTube Music Key. Rumors…

8th Annual iTunes Festival Lineup Extended with The Script, Others

Apple has been hosting its annual iTunes Festival since 2007, pairing music veterans with emerging artists for 30 nights in London. The company announced today that 21 more acts have been…

Reddit User’s Email to Tim Cook Gets Apple to Change its Tune

“Please hold” might be the most irritating combination of words in the first world. You have been transferred about five times in the past hour to have just one question…

Facebook Wants to ‘Listen’ to Your Music and TV

Facebook is to release a new feature on its mobile app that “listens” to your music and TV shows. If the song or show is recognised by the app, users…

Sony Music Invests $3 Million in Shazam

Sony Music Entertainment, a unit of Sony Corp, has invested $3 million in music-recognition application maker Shazam Entertainment, a source familiar with the matter said. A Wall Street Journal blog…

Pentatonix: The Evolution of Vocals

      Move over Glee, there’s a new sensation hitting the nation: Pentatonix. This group, so named for “the  world’s most widely recognized five-note music scale,” is a quintent comprised of members Scott…

Beats Music Proves it Has Some Heart

There’s no shortage of music subscription services that offer unlimited streaming for a monthly fee. The conceit of the latest offering, Beats Music, is that its playlists and other recommendations…

Need Some Holiday Cheer?

Since August, Apple has promoted its Apple Store app by giving away free music, free e-books, free apps, and more.  Now that summer is over and the holiday season is…