Taylor Swift’s ‘Tortured Poets Department’ shatters streaming records across Spotify, Amazon, Apple
cnn.com/2024/04/22/business/taylor-swift-spotify-streaming-record/
Quick Glance: Patti Smith Applauds Taylor Swift in 'Tortured Poets Department'
- Taylor Swift mentions Patti Smith in her new album 'The Tortured Poets Department'.
- Smith responded positively by posting photos of herself with a book by Dylan Thomas.
- Despite seeming different, Smith expressed understanding for Swift and praised her for potentially influencing fans positively.
- HuffPost calls for support for high-quality journalism that is freely accessible to all.
Take your seat because Taylor Swift’s “Tortured Poets Department” meeting has officially been called into session.
The Grammy-winner released her highly ... Show more
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‘Tortured Poets Department’ album review (Live updates) | CNN
Tidal Review: Tidal stands out as one of the best and most unique streaming music services thanks to its large catalog, excellent curated content ...
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Courtney Love says Taylor Swift is not 'important' or 'interesting': The famous Hole frontwoman also criticized Beyoncé, Lana Del Rey, and Madonna in a new ...
businessinsider.com/taylor-swift-criticism-courtney-love-2024-4
Quick Glance: Courtney Love criticizes Taylor Swift and other artists
- Courtney Love described Taylor Swift as 'not important' and 'uninteresting'.
- She also criticized the music of Lana Del Rey and Beyoncé.
- Love expressed negativity towards the similarity of successful female musicians in the industry.
- She also condemned Beyoncé's music despite praising the concept of her new album.
How Apple Music prepares for releases like Taylor Swift's 'The Tortured Poets Department'
usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2024/04/13/taylor-swift-tortured-poets-department-gets-apple-music-launch-treatment/73281498007/
I listened to Taylor Swift’s new songs on a 22-year-old Sony Walkman and it was a tortured experience I won’t try again
techradar.com/audio/i-listened-to-taylor-swift-s-new-songs-on-a-22-year-old-cd-player-and-this-is-why-it-was-a-tortured-experience-i-won-t-try-again
Streaming With Alexa: How to Listen to Music on an Amazon Echo: Alexa is a jack of all trades, but Amazon's digital assistant can also help you listen to music ...
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Apple Music vs. Spotify: What's the Best Music Streaming Service for You in 2024?
cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/apple-music-vs-spotify-whats-the-best-music-streaming-service-for-you/
Benjamin Kheng and Evan Low on Meeting Apple CEO Tim Cook, Collaborating Together, and Using Logic Pro on Mac
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Everything We Know About Taylor Swift's Upcoming Album, 'The Tortured Poets Department'
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Spotify's new AI playlist tool has been dubbed 'Spotify's ChatGPT': The music streaming giant announced a new feature, AI Playlist, that creates playlists for ...
qz.com/spotify-new-ai-playlist-generator-chatgpt-1851394726
Quick Glance: Spotify Introduces Personalized AI Playlists with Prompts
- Spotify introduces AI in playlist creation based on written prompts.
- Users in the UK and Australia can test the feature on Android and iOS.
- The AI accommodates various requests like 'songs for my cat' or 'beats for a zombie apocalypse'.
- Spotify customizes playlists based on user preferences and allows adjustments after creation.
Tidal just made its hi-res music subscription as cheap as Apple Music: How the Tidals have turned
techradar.com/audio/audio-streaming/tidal-just-made-its-hi-res-music-subscription-as-cheap-as-apple-music
The best soundbars of 2024: a sound upgrade for your TV | Digital Trends: Everyone makes soundbars these days, but which models are truly the best? Here are ...
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Beats Studio Pro Headphones Beloved By Oprah Are 43% Off Right Now: Save $150 off on these wireless over-the-ear headphones right now.
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Taylor Swift's The Tortured Poets Department: Everything We Know About The New Album
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Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses Now Offer Multimodal AI Assistant: Here's What to Know
techtimes.com/articles/303918/20240423/ray-ban-meta-smart-glasses-now-offer-multimodal-ai-assistant.htm
Walmart+: What are the new perks, and how do you sign up?: Xbox Game Pass, Apple Music, and YouTube Premium are just a few of the brand-new bonuses.
mashable.com/article/what-is-walmart-plus
Persona 3 Reload Soundtrack is Now Available to Stream and Purchase: The acclaimed Atlus RPG's equally acclaimed soundtrack is now available on major platforms ...
gamingbolt.com/persona-3-reload-soundtrack-is-now-available-to-stream-and-purchase
Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses Brings Apple Music with Voice Control Integration: Apple Music is now accessible on Meta and Ray-Ban's Smart Glasses ...
techtimes.com/articles/303857/20240422/ray-ban-meta-smart-glasses-brings-apple-music-voice-control.htm
LeBron James Just Revealed Apple's New Beats Pill Speaker: LeBron James was recently spotted carrying what appears to be an unreleased Pill speaker from ...
techtimes.com/articles/303809/20240421/lebron-james-revealed-apples-new-beats-pill-speaker.htm
Spotify's new AI playlist tool has been dubbed 'Spotify's ChatGPT': The music streaming giant announced a new feature, AI Playlist, that creates playlists for ...
qz.com/spotify-new-ai-playlist-generator-chatgpt-1851394726
How to quickly queue songs on Apple Music (and clear the queue): You can queue songs in Apple Music so that the tracks you want to hear play automatically ...
cultofmac.com/852924/apple-music-clear-queue/
Apple's massive outage has just been fixed: The App Store, Apple Music, and Apple TV were all down for over an hour.
mashable.com/article/apple-outage-fixed
Quick Glance: Insights into the Apple App Store Outage
- Reports of the App Store outage flooded in around 6 p.m. ET, indicating widespread issues with over 6,000 reports.
- In addition to the App Store, other Apple services like Apple Podcasts, Apple Music, and Apple TV were also affected.
- Almost all Apple services are back to normal by 7:40 p.m. ET, with only a lingering outage for Apple's Developer ID Notary Service.
- iOS 18 could introduce a customizable home screen feature, and the iPhone 15 Pro Max is not the only option in the market.
What Is Apple One? A Breakdown of Plans, Pricing, and Included Services: Going all-in on Apple’s services bundle could be a smart move, especially for families ...
wired.com/story/what-is-apple-one/
The United States vs. the iPhone: Washington’s crackdown on Big Tech is coming for Apple.
nytimes.com/2024/03/26/podcasts/the-daily/apple-lawsuit.html
Katamari Damacy’s classic soundtrack hits Spotify, Apple Music at last: The original soundtrack album for Keita Takahashi’s surreal masterpiece has been ...
polygon.com/24113438/katamari-damacy-soundtrack-on-spotify-at-last
Two years after he pulled all his music from Spotify, Neil Young has announced he's putting his music back on the streaming service. Neil Young will return to Spotify after boycotting Joe Rogan podcast - Good Morning America
Like audiobooks on Spotify? You might have to pay more.: Again?!
mashable.com/article/spotify-price-increase-april-2024
Hey Apple, we need a new iPhone SE sooner than later: It's time for a properly modern budget iPhone
techradar.com/phones/iphone/hey-apple-we-need-a-new-iphone-se-sooner-than-later
Why iOS 18 Could Be a Bigger Deal Than the iPhone 16: Commentary: Everyone's waiting to see how Apple incorporates generative AI into the iPhone ...
cnet.com/tech/mobile/why-ios-18-could-be-a-bigger-deal-than-the-iphone-16/
Apple expands one of its most popular subscription services : A family of playlists on Apple Music inspires the latest workout series.
thestreet.com/technology/apple-fitness-rolls-out-classes-perfect-for-music-lovers-of-any-age
Apple Preparing iOS 17.4.1 Update for iPhone: Apple appears to be internally testing iOS 17.4.1 for the iPhone, based on evidence of the software update in our ...
macrumors.com/2024/03/11/apple-preparing-ios-17-4-1/
AirPods Not Sounding Great? This Might Fix Your iPhone Audio Issues: This hidden iOS accessibility feature can amplify soft sounds and adjust certain frequencies ...
cnet.com/tech/mobile/airpods-not-sounding-great-this-might-fix-your-iphone-audio-issues/
visionOS 1.1 tries to make Personas less unsettling, plus other Apple OS updates: Apple starts picking low-hanging fruit in visionOS; other OSes see minor ...
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/03/visionos-1-1-tries-to-make-personas-less-unsettling-plus-other-apple-os-updates/
Apple fined $1.84BN in EU over anti-steering on iOS music streaming market: The European Union has fined Apple €1.84 billion for breaching antitrust rules in the ...
techcrunch.com/2024/03/04/apple-fined-1-84bn-in-eu-over-anti-steering-on-ios-music-streaming-market/
Apple TV, App Store, Podcasts, and More Go Down in a Rough Day for the Internet - IGN
ign.com/articles/apple-tv-app-store-podcasts-and-more-go-down-in-a-rough-day-for-the-internet
Spotify finally unveils a desktop app miniplayer to end window-juggling, but there's a catch
techradar.com/computing/software/spotify-finally-unveils-a-desktop-app-miniplayer-to-end-window-juggling-but-theres-a-catch
Apple Reportedly 'Just Started Formal Development' of M4 MacBook Pro: Bloomberg's Mark Gurman today held a Q&A session focused on the Apple Car ...
macrumors.com/2024/03/11/apple-reportedly-developing-m4-macbook-pro/
Drew Barrymore says she now sees divorce as a way of saving time: Drew Barrymore has been married three times and reflects on her decisions: "we improve our ...
businessinsider.com/drew-barrymore-divorce-shame-a-way-of-saving-time-2024-3
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Pitchfork lived and died by the internet: Pitchfork, founded in 1996, rose to power with the MP3 era. But a combination of music industry consolidation ...
theverge.com/24070565/pitchfork-gq-conde-nast-music-industry-change
Apple Reportedly Distributing 'VendorUI' Version of iOS 18 to Factories: Apple recently started distributing internal builds of iOS 18 to factories and relevant ...
macrumors.com/2024/03/11/apple-ios-18-vendorui/
Apple Music and iTunes Store Experiencing Outage: Apple Music and the iTunes Store are experiencing issues, according to Apple's System Status page ...
macrumors.com/2024/02/27/apple-music-itunes-store-outage/
Apple faces €500m fine from EU over Spotify complaint: The tech giant allegedly broke EU law.
mashable.com/article/apple-music-fine-eu-commission-spotify
Quick Glance: EU Fines Apple €500mn in Music Streaming Probe
- EU to fine Apple for favoring own services after antitrust probe
- Brussels accuses Apple of blocking apps to promote own music subscriptions
- EU charges Apple with unfair trading conditions and anti-competitive behavior
- Digital Markets Act requires tech giants like Apple to comply with new competition rules
Apple hit with landmark $2 billion EU antitrust fine: The European Union has fined Apple €1.84 billion ($2 billion) for breaking its competition laws.
cnn.com/2024/03/04/tech/apple-europe-antitrust-fine-music-streaming/
One Man’s Army of Streaming Bots Reveals a Whole Industry’s Problem: A rare case in Danish court shows how automated clicks and fake accounts can earn hundreds ...
wired.com/story/streaming-bots-spotify/
With 4 Words, Apple's Response to Its $2 Billion Fine Highlights Its Most Glaring Weakness
inc.com/jason-aten/with-4-words-apples-response-to-its-2-billion-fine-highlights-its-most-glaring-weakness.html
Quick Glance: Epic Games vs. Apple and Google in Australia: Market Power Dispute
- Apple's control over its apps and the App Store will be at the center of a case in Melbourne's Federal Court over the next five months.
- In the Australian cases, Epic Games has alleged that Apple's control over in-app purchases and the banning of the Fortnite app substantially lessened competition.
- Apple is expected to run a similar case in Australia, believing that the underlying principles of Australian competition law are similar to US antitrust laws.
- Witnesses, including Epic's CEO Tim Sweeney, are expected to testify, with a judgment not expected for at least six months.
Usage of Exynos processors has gone down drastically: Over the last couple of years, Samsung has lowered the usage of Exynos chipsets in its phones and tablets ...
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11 Great Gifts for Listening to Music: All our best equipment and tech to help the music lover in your life enjoy their passion to the fullest.
nytimes.com/wirecutter/gifts/great-gifts-for-listening-to-music/
Apple hit with more than $1.95 billion EU antitrust fine over music streaming: The European Commission alleges Apple has abused its dominant position in the ...
cnbc.com/2024/03/04/apple-hit-with-more-than-1point95-billion-eu-antitrust-fine-over-music-streaming.html
Quick Glance: New Regulations Impacting Apple's Business Practices
- The implementation of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) is significantly affecting Apple's business operations.
- Apple is planning significant changes to its mobile platforms in response to the new DMA regulations in the EU.
Apple researchers achieve breakthroughs in multimodal AI as company ramps up investments
venturebeat.com/ai/apple-researchers-achieve-breakthroughs-in-multimodal-ai-as-company-ramps-up-investments/
Are Apple Maps Easter eggs the new Google doodles?! Apple added an Easter egg for Apple Music’s Super Bowl halftime show inside the Allegiant stadium ... Show more
I tried Belkin’s ridiculous new iPhone accessory — and I love it: The Belkin Auto-Tracking Stand Pro is one of the most ridiculous iPhone accessories of 2024 ...
digitaltrends.com/mobile/i-tried-belkin-auto-tracking-stand-pro-iphone-accessory-love-it-why/
Get Deep Discounts on OWC's Best Thunderbolt Docks, USB-C Hubs, Memory, and More Mac Accessories
macrumors.com/2024/03/11/get-deep-discounts-on-owc-docks/
New Bill Introduced to Increase Musician Streaming Royalties: Democratic Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Jamaal Bowman introduced the Living Wage for Musicians Act ...
vulture.com/article/living-wages-for-musicians-bill.html
Ye scores No. 1 album as scrutiny of antisemitic comments continues: Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, and rapper Ty Dolla $ign hit No.1 album on the Billboard ...
nbcnews.com/news/ye-album-vultures-billboard-top-charts-rcna139740
Usher's Super Bowl Halftime Show blew up the internet: Usher has us "Caught Up."
mashable.com/article/usher-super-bowl-halftime-show-reacts
Today in Apple history: iTunes becomes No. 2 music retailer in US: On February 26, 2008, the iTunes Music Store became the second-largest U.S. seller ...
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Apple's App Store, Apple TV, other online services go down Wednesday: Apple users reported issues using the App Store, Apple TV, Apple Music, Arcade, Audiobooks ...
usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2024/04/03/apple-app-store-down/73198377007/
YouTube, Apple, Spotify: the best streaming music app does not exist: Plus, the new Nothing Phone, Rivian’s upcoming crossover, the M3 MacBook Air ...
theverge.com/2024/3/10/24094743/best-music-app-nothing-phone-2a-m3-macbook-air-rivian-r3-installer-newsletter
New House Bill Wants Artists to Get Paid More for Streaming Music: A new bill introduced in the House of Representatives aims to change the streaming royalty ...
rollingstone.com/music/music-news/house-bill-music-streaming-royatlies-artists-1234982337/
Will your iPhone support iOS 18? The latest rumors could bring good news: iOS 18 may not drop support for any older iPhones
techradar.com/phones/iphone/will-your-iphone-support-ios-18-the-latest-rumors-could-bring-good-news
Why Kanye’s New Album Just Vanished From Apple Music: It had only been available on that service for five days before it disappeared.
thedailybeast.com/why-kanyes-new-album-just-vanished-from-apple-music
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Audio Pro C20 review: a wireless speaker that offers even more, and sounds even better
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What is Dolby Atmos? The surround sound format, explained: Dolby Atmos is a spatial audio format capable of producing surround sound from all directions ...
businessinsider.com/guides/tech/what-is-dolby-atmos
How to collaborate on playlists in Apple Music: Apple has finally brought collaborative playlists to macOS and iOS; here’s how to create them and share them with ...
theverge.com/24092496/apple-music-collaborate-playlists-how-to
Tidal Drops Premium Plan Price But Axes Free Tier: Starting April 10, Tidal will consolidate its tiers and slash the price of its premium plan while still ...
pcmag.com/news/tidal-drops-premium-plan-price-but-axes-free-tier
iOS 18 to Feature ‘More Customizable’ Home Screen, App Icon Tweaks Coming: The iOS 18 will have a new home screen customization option, allowing app icon ...
techtimes.com/articles/302880/20240324/ios-18-feature-more-customizable-home-screen-app-icon-tweaks.htm
Spotify is planning to hike up its prices in France – could Deezer and Apple Music be next?
techradar.com/audio/spotify/spotify-is-planing-to-hike-up-its-prices-in-france-could-deezer-and-apple-music-be-next
Spotify launches new service for audiobooks but Supremium is still missing: A separate tier offering 15 hours of listening time for books
techradar.com/streaming/spotify-launches-new-service-for-audiobooks-but-supremium-is-still-missing
How a Retired YouTube Astrologer Ended Up on Ariana Grande’s ‘Saturn Returns Interlude’
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Spotify’s new Desktop Miniplayer is a godsend for multitaskers: Spotify has finally listened to the droves of users asking for a smaller, resizable miniplayer ...
digitaltrends.com/home-theater/spotify-launches-new-desktop-miniplayer/
Loop your current faves with Apple Music’s new Heavy Rotation playlist: Unlike other automatic playlists, the new Apple Music Heavy Rotation playlist updates ...
cultofmac.com/847715/apple-music-heavy-rotation-playlist/
The second-gen Apple HomePod is down to $285 in a rare sale: The Apple HomePod is on sale for $285 at B&H, a modest $14 discount that still brings the smart ...
engadget.com/the-second-gen-apple-homepod-is-down-to-285-in-a-rare-sale-153431326.html
GU Jams: Why Are Artists Releasing Single EPs?: In the ever-evolving shifts of the music industry, artists constantly adapt their strategies to engage with ...
girlsunited.essence.com/article/gu-jams-music-single-eps/
Spotify Music Videos Are Launching -- With One Big Catch: Look out, YouTube.
cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/spotify-music-videos-are-launching-with-one-big-catch/
Plenty of podcasts were released this winter, including several standout shows that are worth binge-listening to. Take a listen to some of the best ones before ...
5 binge-worthy podcasts from winter 2024 | The Week
5 binge-worthy podcasts from winter 2024 | The Week
Where Can the Magnificent Seven Stocks Go in 2024?: The Magnificent Seven have been driving stock returns. Here, we take a close look at the mega-cap hotshots to ...
kiplinger.com/investing/stocks/where-can-the-magnificent-seven-stocks-go-in-2024
You'll soon be able to read, search, jump through Apple Podcasts with its new transcript feature - MSPoweruser
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How The Super Bowl Halftime Show Can Be A Marketing Opportunity—For Music, Film And Fashion
forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2024/02/09/how-the-super-bowl-halftime-show-can-be-a-marketing-opportunity-for-music-film-and-fashion/
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