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Spotify creates Your Daily Podcasts playlist

Spotify creates Your Daily Podcasts playlist which includes favourite shows and new recommendations according to a recent blog post. The streamer has done for podcasts what it did for music discovery where it has playlists like Discover Weekly and Daily Mix. The streamer has created Your Daily Podcasts its first daily personalized podcast playlist that gives users an easy way to discover new shows while also keeping up with old favourites. If you’ve listened to […]

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More Dolby Atmos tracks added to Amazon Music HD

More Dolby Atmos tracks added to Amazon Music HD as Warner Music Group makes its catalogue available in Dolby Atmos to experience on Echo Studio through Amazon Music HD. Dolby Laboratories have created an elevated way to listen to music by adding a vertical component to create an immersive sound experience. John Couling, Senior Vice President, Commercial Partnerships, Dolby Laboratories, said “Artists are excited to work in Dolby Atmos because it enables them to produce […]

IDAGIO launches free classical music service
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IDAGIO launches free classical music service

IDAGIO launches free classical music service which has worldwide availability at a maximum of 192 kbps AAC and MP3 depending on platform. IDAGIO is available both on the web (www.idagio.com) and as a mobile app for iOS and Android devices. IDAGIO Free listeners can play their favourite classical music through speakers and external devices via Airplay and Bluetooth. IDAGIO Free users can browse and listen to IDAGIO’s complete collection using Radio mode, meaning you can […]

Spotify Free extended to Alexa devices like the FireTV Cube
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Spotify Free extended to Alexa devices

Spotify Free extended to Alexa devices as well as Sonos and Bose speakers using Spotify Connect according to a recent blog post by the streamer. Free users in Australia, New Zealand, and the US will, for the first time, be able to ask Alexa to play Today’s Top Hits, their Discover Weekly, or a custom-made playlist on their Amazon Echo or Fire TV. To find out how to link your Spotify account to your new […]

Concertino - classical music front-end for Apple Music
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Classical music front-end for Apple Music

Concertino is an open source classical music front-end for Apple Music. It uses Open Opus data and combines it with automated analysis of the Apple Music’s own metadata in order to create an adequate user experience for classical music. It relies on crowdsourced curation as well for additional verification and refinement. Concertino is web-based with an iOS app in development and is free to use. It can be found here. The app is fairly straightforward […]

Amazon Music extends free streaming
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Amazon Music extends free streaming

Amazon Music extends free streaming to the Amazon Music app on iOS and Android and also to FireTV devices. Amazon Music customers who do not yet have a Prime membership, or a subscription to Amazon Music Unlimited, can now listen to an ad-supported selection of top playlists and thousands of stations for free on their favourite devices. Previously only available to customers on Echo devices, today’s news expands access to customers using the Amazon Music […]

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Spotify creates personalised road trip playlist

Spotify creates personalised road trip playlist which launches in the US on a separate website, here, rather than as part of the streamer’s app. The Soundtrack Your Ride lets you personalise your playlist for your journey in three easy steps. Once you have logged into your Spotify account: Select the length Use the Google Maps tool or time selector to set the length of your trip Customize Take a quick quiz to personalise your playlist. […]