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Poll: Do You Still Buy Music?

Kellen May 12, 2016 156

Pretty simple question, right? If you are wondering about the timing, it's because the internet media fumbled and slobbered all over itself yesterday when a report surfaced suggesting that Apple was going to kill off paid music downloads within the next couple...

Report: Samsung in Talks to Acquire Jay Z’s TIDAL

Kellen February 29, 2016 29

According to a source of the New York Post, Samsung may be in talks to acquire TIDAL, the Jay Z-owned music streaming service for spoiled musicians, by spoiled musicians. The source didn't offer much from what we can tell, but did say that after being in on-...

Amazon Echo Gains Spotify Support

Kellen February 4, 2016 5

Amazon Echo, the cylindrical speaker tube that some of us have in our kitchens to keep time on Shake'N Bake chicken, now works with Spotify. If you are a Spotify Premium subscriber and own an Echo, you can tell it to play any playlist, artist, or genre in...

Starbucks Adds Spotify Integration to App – Let’s You Discover, Save, “Love” Tunes

Kellen January 19, 2016 7

This morning, Starbucks announced a pretty major partnership with Spotify, one that will get more users into Spotify, but will also satisfy music curiosity needs of its regular customers. In the new Starbucks app, customers will be able to see what songs are...

Elvis Presley’s 30 #1 Hits is Free on Google Play

Kellen January 8, 2016 23

Happy birthday, Elvis. At least that's what Google is saying today to honor the King, with a gifting of his 30 #1 Hits album. Yep, you can grab Elvis' biggest singles in a 30-track album for nothing at all, as Google is handing out Elvis Presley: 30 #1 Hits...

Qualcomm’s aptX HD Brings High-Res Audio Over Bluetooth

Kellen January 5, 2016 47

Qualcomm intends to make the audio you hear between your phone and a pair of Bluetooth earbuds sound as good as if it were a wired connection. Today at CES, the chipmaker announced aptX HD, a "newly enhanced" codec that delivers 24-bit music quality over a...

Google Play Offers Up Free, $0.99, and Other Discounted Albums

Kellen December 28, 2015 8

Google is currently offering up "The Year's Best Music Deals" through a promotion on Google Play that features a handful of free or $0.99 albums, along with dozens of others that are $10. The free and super cheap ($0.99) list includes everything from country...

The Beatles Hit Music Streaming Services at Midnight Tonight

Tim December 23, 2015 50

Announced this morning, The Beatles are finally, finally hitting music streaming services across the globe, and yes, this includes Google Play Music. To be made available at 12:01am local time on Christmas eve (tomorrow), folks will be able to find the...