Streaming Archives

Pandora publishes Top Thumb Hundred 2021

15/12/2021

Pandora publishes Top Thumb Hundred 2021 with Cardi B taking the top spot for the second year running. The megastar artist took the top spot on Pandora’s Top Thumb Hundred, led by her GRAMMY-nominated #1 hit, “Up.” Last year, Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s “WAP” seized Pandora’s #1 most-thumbed spot. In addition to maintaining her place atop the chart for 2021, Cardi’s presence is felt elsewhere on this year’s list as a featured artist on […]

How to connect with friends on Spotify

15/12/2021

How to connect with friends on Spotify and share your music listening experience with friends, family and other fans. 1. Show your listening activity to friends The Friend Activity appears to the right of your desktop app, and you can use it to see the listening activity of those you follow on Spotify. (Those who follow you will be able to see yours.) To turn it on, head to ‘settings’ and accept ‘Share my listening […]

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Apple Music Review

14/12/2021

History Opened in 2015, Apple Music started as a download service using iTunes. Apple migrated its music service into a streaming model but was initially slow to support non-Apple devices. As the company becomes more dependent on services it has had to embrace competitor devices and support for non-Apple products has continued to improve and now most mainstream devices are supported. Apple announced that it had 60 million paid subscribers in June 2019 and revealed […]

Apple introduces the Apple Music Voice Plan

14/12/2021

Update 14/12/2021 – Apple’s iOS 15.2 release today contained the Apple Music Voice Plan plus a number of other privacy and security updates. The full release notes can be accessed here. Apple introduces the Apple Music Voice Plan, a new subscription tier for Apple Music designed around the power of Siri. The Apple Music Voice Plan offers subscribers access to Apple Music’s catalogue of 90 million songs; tens of thousands of playlists, including hundreds of brand new mood […]

Apple Music comes to Nest devices in Canada

11/12/2021

Apple Music comes to Nest devices in Canada so you can now ask Google Assistant on Google Nest and other Assistant-enabled smart speakers and displays to play your favourites on Apple Music. Apple Music subscribers can search and play songs, albums and playlists just by using their voice. You can also use your Google Assistant to play music by genre, mood or activity. To set up Apple Music on your device, first link your Apple Music […]

Sonos now supports Amazon Music in HiRes

11/12/2021

Sonos now supports Amazon Music in HiRes streaming at a maximum stream rate of 24-bit/48kHz joining Qobuz which was first HiRes streaming service on the platform. The Sonos products capable of playing 24-bit music at 48 kHz are Roam, Arc, Beam (both generations), Five, Sub (all generations), Move, One, One SL, Port, Amp, SYMFONISK Bookshelf, SYMFONISK Table Lamp, Play:5 (Gen 2), Connect (Gen 2), and Connect:Amp (Gen 2). Amazon Music Unlimited has two qualities HD (CD Quality) and Ultra HD (HiRes up to 24-bit/192kHz) but Sonos streams […]

Deezer gets Christmas Flow Wheel mood

11/12/2021

Deezer gets Christmas Flow Wheel mood giving you an endless stream of holiday-themed tunes that are tailored to your unique taste. To find the Christmas mood, first select ‘Flow’ in the Deezer app. Then simply tap the Flow Moods rainbow wheel icon above the cover art to bring up the seven different mood options and pick ‘Christmas’. To help you dream of a white Christmas, Deezer has made sure that the snow is falling in […]