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Spotify tests sponsored album recommendations

03/11/2019

Spotify tests sponsored album recommendations on its Spotify mobile app with Spotify Premium subscribers able to turn these off. Spotify occasionally delivers full-screen recommendations in its Spotify mobile app, letting you know that one a favourite artist has a new album out. Based on interviews Spotify have conducted with Premium users, as well as Twitter feedback, listeners seem to like this feature. Spotify will personalize these new album recommendations based on listening taste, combined with […]

BBC launches interactive voice news service

02/11/2019

BBC launches interactive voice news service in the UK for users with smart speakers according to a recent blog by the corporation. The BBC is reinventing the way it delivers news on voice devices giving listeners who use smart speakers the ability to skip ahead to the stories they have time for and find out more about the stories that grab their attention by saying ‘Give me BBC News’ to an Alexa-enabled device. BBC Voice […]

Listen to classical music on the Apple Watch

01/11/2019

Listen to classical music on the Apple Watch with the launch of a free app enabling users easy one-click access to IDAGIO’s extensive specialist classical music catalogue. The app gives every user the ability to listen to classical music for free, offering remote streaming on the go, with no login or sign in required. The IDAGIO Apple Watch app is designed to simplify music selection by matching sets of playlists with moods and offering curated […]

Qobuz comes to Android Auto

31/10/2019

Qobuz comes to Android Auto (v5.2.0) and is available on the Google Play Store now according to a recent blog posting from the streamer. From now on, you can listen to your favourite tracks and more in your car through Android Auto. To download the latest version of Android Auto go here. How to use Android Auto with Qobuz Preparing your smartphone Ensure that your phone has Android 5.1 (Lollipop) downloaded, or a later version. […]

Pandora adds song credits to its web and desktop app

30/10/2019

Pandora adds song credits to its web and desktop app now displaying full song credits for millions of its tracks in its catalogue. According to a recent blog posting by the streamer full song credits are now accessible to Pandora users across all tiers of service on the web at Pandora.com and on Pandora’s desktop apps for Mac and Windows With the move from physical to digital music it has been difficult to find the […]

Get an Echo Dot for $0.99 with Amazon Music

28/10/2019

Get an Echo Dot for $0.99 with Amazon Music Unlimited when you subscribe for 1 month with Auto-renewal. The usual list price is $57.98 but with the deal it works out to $8.98 saving you $49.00 (85%). To sign up for this offer go here. Amazon Echo Dot features Fabric design and improved speaker for richer and louder sound Voice control your music – Stream songs from Amazon Music, Apple Music, Spotify, Sirius XM, and […]

mora qualitas HiRes streaming goes live

26/10/2019

Sony’s mora qualitas HiRes streaming service ‘Powered by Napster’ goes live with a two month free trial period starting now. A limited free trial starts now and if you continue to use the service after the 25th November you will be automatically switched to a formal 30-day free trial effectively giving you a two month free trial period. At the present, mora qualitas is only available on Mac and Windows PCs with the streamer promising […]