Apple Music comes to Nest Audio
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Apple Music comes to Nest Audio

Apple Music comes to Nest Audio and also on Google Assistant enabled smart speakers. Available now Apple Music is rolling out to Google Assistant-enabled devices like Nest Audio, Nest Hub Max and Nest Mini. Apple Music subscribers can search and play more than 70 million songs, albums and playlists. all ad-free,  just by using your voice. To play music from Apple Music, first link your Apple Music account in the Google Home app. You can […]

Apple announces Apple Music Radio
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Apple announces Apple Music Radio

Apple announces Apple Music Radio renaming Beats 1 to Apple Music 1 and adding two channels, Apple Music Hits and Apple Music Country. The new live radio channels are available in 165 countries and feature exclusive original shows from the world’s top music hosts and artists. Beats 1, the flagship global radio station, will be renamed Apple Music 1, and two additional radio stations will launch: Apple Music Hits, celebrating everyone’s favourite songs from the ’80s, ’90s, and 2000s, […]

Apple Music now has classical music iOS app
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Apple Music now has classical music iOS app

Apple Music now has classical music iOS app in addition to a web front-end which was released towards the back end of last year. Concertino transforms Apple Music into a classical music jukebox allowing you to browse composers, genres and periods, create playlists of multi-movement works, start no-nonsense radio stations and more. The rationale behind Concertino according to its developer is that “Classical music demands a very different approach: it is based on composers, works, […]

Liner notes for Apple Music - iPAD screenshot
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Liner notes for Apple Music

You can now get the digital equivalent of liner notes for Apple Music with a 3rd part app called MusicSmart. The app provides details of writers, producers, and everyone who has credits for it. It also can tell you which samples are used in a song, or which songs have used it as a sample and a host of background information to round out your listening experience. MusicSmart integrates with your music library regardless of […]

Samsung brings Apple Music to its Smart TVs
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Samsung brings Apple Music to its Smart TVs

Samsung brings Apple Music to its Smart TVs giving access to over 60 million songs ad-free, thousands of curated playlists, music videos and live radio. Samsung Electronics is the first TV brand to integrate Apple Music on its Smart TV platform. The service is available in over 100 countries on models made in 2018 or later. Apple Music subscribers can also get customized daily recommendations and tune in to the innovative Beats 1 radio station, […]

Apple Music available in 52 more countries
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Apple Music available in 52 more countries

Apple Music is now available in 52 more countries together with the App Store, Apple Arcade, Apple Podcasts and iCloud which has been rolled out in 20 more countries. Apple Music is now available in 167 countries and regions and offers over 60 million songs. The streaming service contains thousands of playlists and daily selections, and the global radio station Beats 1. New Apple Music subscribers in the 52 additional countries can enjoy a six-month […]

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 […]