Charlotte Henry joins host Kelly Guimont to discuss the revised AirPods and why the new Apple Music Voice plan might actually make sense.
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Trying to Understand Why The Apple Music Voice Plan Exists
Following its recent unveiling, some good explanations for why the Apple Music Voice plan exists are starting to come to light.
iOS Allows You to Easily See Your Shazam History
If you’ve been trying to remember what songs you recently discovered, you can see your Shazam history right in iOS 15.1’s Control Center.
What is The Apple Music Voice Plan?
The Apple Music Voice Plan costs US$4.99 per moth, half the price of the standard plan, and is powered entirely by Siri.
Metallica Celebrates 40th Anniversary With Apple Music’s Zane Lowe
As Metallica hits its 40th anniversary, members James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett, and Robert Trujillo sat down with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe for an extended conversation. They discuss the influence of former bassist Jason Newsted and producer Bob Rock. They also explain how their rivalries with other heavy metal acts encouraged them forward.
Mamma Mia, Here They go Again - ABBA Discusses Comeback on Apple Music
ABBA surprised many with news of a return this week, accompanied by new music and upcoming shows. The band’s Björn Ulvaeus sat down with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe to discuss the pop legend’s legacy, and why they decided to take a chance on coming back. Two songs from the Swedish super trouper’s upcoming album ‘Legacy’, out in November, are available to preview now.
Apple Acquires 'Primephonic', a Classical Music Streaming Platform
On Monday Apple announced its acquisition of Primephonic. It’s a classical music streaming service that will be added to Apple Music.
‘Apple Music Electron’ is a Free, Open Source Alternative
Apple Music Electron is a free, lightweight, open source alternative to iTunes and other Apple Music applications based on Electron 13.1.0. Features include: Custom themes, language detection, customizable CSS, song notifications, auto updater, and your typical media controls like play/pause. There are multiple ways you can install it, and it’s even available on Linux.
Apple Music and Kanye West to Hold Third 'Donda' Listening Party
Kanye West fans have been clamoring for the artist to finally release his upcoming album, Donda. Unfortunately, the release date keeps changing. Maybe the album will drop next week, during or after the just-announced third listening party on Apple Music. The event is slated for Thursday, August 26 at 10pm EDT, from Soldier Field in Chicago.
While West has recorded and teased or even announced release dates for multiple unreleased albums over the years, “Donda” has had the most public gestation of them all — and of any album by a major artist in history. Some have speculated that he is setting up a release-date battle with Drake — who has said he’s finally finished his long-awaited “Certified Lover Boy” album — similar to his release-date face-off with 50 Cent in 2007.
Donate Blood in August 2021 and get 4 Months Free Apple Music
American Red Cross is offering special deals for people who donate blood between August 1-31, 2021. It includes four months of free Apple Music.
Apple Music Now Lets Artists Share Milestones
Apple Music now allows artists to share various metrics and milestones with their fans, Macrumors reported. These include highs and all-time best number of plays, number of Shazams, and whether tracks are feature in curated playlists.
The Apple Music for Artists feature generates automatic milestones for artists of all sizes, which artists can highlight on social media networks. Milestones include new highs and all-time bests across Plays and Shazams, and inclusion in Apple Music’s curated playlists. Artists will see images celebrating their milestones on their iOS overview page for Apple Music for Artists, and can tap the share icon to open up the share sheet. Users will also see relevant milestones on the song and country detail pages. Milestones can be shared to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook and Instagram stories. Sharing milestones is a feature that’s limited to artists at the current time and the images can only be accessed through the Apple Music for Artists iOS app.
Apple Music to Livestream Kanye West 'DONDA' Listening Event
Apple Music will exclusively livestream a global listening event for the premiere of Kanye West’s album ‘DONDA’ on Thursday.
Elton John And Zane Lowe Celebrate 300th Episode of 'Rocket Hour' on Apple Music
Elton John’s Apple Music show ‘Rocket Hour’ showcases a wide variety of artists. It has now hit 300 episodes! The pop icon joined Zane Lowe to celebrate reaching that milestone.
Apple, YouTube, Spotify, Face The Music - UK Lawmakers Called for 'Complete Reset' of Streaming
UK lawmakers want a “complete reset” of music streaming, including fair payment to artists and a code of conduct for services like Apple Music.
Apple Music in India Getting Spatial Audio and Lossless
Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos and lossless quality tracks have rolled out for Apple Music users around the world. Shortly, those in India will be getting these features too, iMore reported.
When Apple launched Spatial Audio and Lossless Audio for Apple Music last week, users of the music streaming service in India were disappointed to find that they were not included in the first batch of countries to receive the new features. Now, Apple has confirmed that, thankfully, that wait won’t be for too long. The company has confirmed on the Apple Music website in the country that both Spatial Audio and Lossless Audio are “coming soon” to users in India. While this usually means that a launch is imminent, Apple has not put an exact date on when Apple Music subscribers can expect the features to drop.
WWDC 2021: Apple Will (Share)Play Nicely With Others — Media+
There was almost no mention of Apple’s media offering during the WWDC 2021 keynote – less, even, than in the years when Apple was not in the media and content space. Kelly Guimont joins host Charlotte Henry to discuss this and things that were announced, such as SharePlay.
Zane Lowe From Apple Music Talks About Spatial Audio
Spatial Audio is coming to Apple Music, and Zane Lowe talks about the new technology and how it will transform music.
Mercedes-Benz Adds Apple Music to EQS, C-Class, S-Class Vehicles
Mercedes-Benz announced that it will be adding Apple Music integration to some of its vehicles within the MBUX infotainment system.
Apple Music Celebrates Black Music Month
June is Black Music Month. Apple Music will be celebrating and exploring the contribution Black artists have made with playlists and other content. It also released a new video celebrating “creators and the cross-cultural dialogues that bring the world so much texture, light, and joy.”
Clarifying Apple Lossless Audio – TMO Daily Observations 2021-05-26
Charlotte Henry and Dave Hamilton join host Kelly Guimont to sort through the scenarios where Apple’s new lossless audio will and won’t work.
Which Devices Support Lossless Audio With Apple Music, and Which Don’t?
Support for lossless audio with Apple Music has arrived but not all devices will be able to get the benefit of the new feature.
Apple Lossless: Who Knows? Who Cares? – TMO Daily Observations 2021-05-18
Dave Hamilton and Charlotte Henry join host Kelly Guimont to discuss Apple Music’s new “lossless” stream, and who will benefit (or even notice).
Apple Music Going Lossless, but Will Anyone Really Notice? — Media+
Adrian Weckler joins host Charlotte Henry to discuss the imminent arrival of Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos and lossless audio to Apple Music. It’s cool, but are many people actually going to notice the difference?
Spatial Audio With Dolby Atmos and Lossless Audio Comes to Apple Music
Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos is coming to Apple Music and the service’s entire library of tracks is also going to become available in Lossless audio.