Apple Music 6 months free deal for US students
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Apple Music offers 6 month free trial to US students

Apple Music offers 6 month free trial to US students – the offer running up till the 26th September 2019. After the free trial students can sign up for just $4.99 per month, a 50% discount on the regular subscription. In order to get the student discount, you must verify your eligibility through Unidays. Simply enter your college or university email address and school name into the Unidays form. In addition to the deal on […]

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Spotify Lite aimed at emerging markets

Spotify have rolled out a new lightweight Android app, Spotify Lite, aimed at emerging markets where data costs and lower phone specs are an issue. Spotify Lite is a small, fast, and simplified version of their main Spotify app that works in much the same way. Familiar features include search and play your favourite songs and artists, save them, share with others, discover new music, and enjoy playlists made just for you, but with a […]

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Rolling Stone rolls out daily charts

Rolling Stone rolls out daily charts with five new charts available auto-populating in almost real-time on a daily basis, with finalized overviews available at the end of each week. The Rolling Stone Charts announced by the music magazine are powered by its independent analytics company Alpha Data, formerly known as BuzzAngle Music, which collects and processes data from dozens of major suppliers. The company aims ‘to reflect the true impact of music, celebrate the artists […]

African Legends playlist
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Apple Music creates African Legends hub

Apple Music creates African Legends hub featuring playlists, albums and charts from the African continent’s greatest artists. Originally launched to coincide with this year’s Africa Day the hub contains the African Legends playlist with Fela Kuti’s funky Afrobeat, Brenda Fassie’s vivacious Afropop, Youssou N’Dour’s thrilling mbalax and Angélique Kidjo’s richly textured world fusion amongst other notable African artists. The African Legends hub consists of Essentials Playlists, Essentials Albums, Classic Singles, A Spotlight On and a […]

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Spotify for Artists Upload Beta to close

Spotify for Artists Upload Beta to close with the streamer relying on its distribution partners to enable independent artists to upload their music to Spotify. In a blog posting, Spotify announced that the beta which started a year ago will be closing and that from the end of the month they will not be accepting any new uploads. All the participating artists have been informed of the closure and they are being encouraged to ‘lean […]

1 in 5 Brits listen to pirated music
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Convert2MP3 stream ripper closed down

Convert2MP3 stream ripper closed down following action coordinated by IFPI and BVMI on behalf of their member record companies. The Germany-based site which had 684 million visits over the past 12 months and was one of the world’s most-used stream ripping sites has agreed to shut down, surrender its domains and not infringe the rights of record companies in the future. After legal action was brought in Germany against Convert2MP3 for large-scale and sustained violation […]

Get 4 months of Amazon Music Unlimited for 99p
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Get 4 months of Amazon Music Unlimited for 99p

Get 4 months of Amazon Music Unlimited for 99p for a limited time only with the option of cancelling anytime. Ahead of Amazon Prime Day on the 15th and 16th July, Amazon have a promotional offer of 4 months of Amazon Music Unlimited Individual Monthly Plan which is good to midnight on the 16th July 2019. The offer is available for Prime members who are also new Amazon Music Unlimited subscribers. After four months, your […]