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Apple Music arrives on Google's smart speakers and displays
It’s hard to imagine Apple and Google playing nice on a device, but that can be the case starting today. Google announced today that Apple Music is now rolling out to Assistant-enabled speakers and displays like the Nest Audio, Nest Hub Max, Nest Mini and more. Apple Music subscribers can ask the Assistant to find and play your songs, albums and playlists using their voice after they link their accounts in the Google Home app.
Uber's expanded rewards program offers Apple Music and HBO Max perks
Uber's rewards program is now more flexible, including 'free' access to Apple Music and HBO Max.
Apple One subscription bundle launches on October 30th
Apple officially revealed its “Apple One” subscription bundle back at the Watch event in September. The Individual plan offers a combo of Apple Arcade, Apple Music, Apple TV+ and iCloud (50GB) for $14.95 (£14.95) a month.
Apple Music, Spotify and other services pull racist music after investigation
Spotify, Apple Music and others have removed racist songs after an investigation found they'd reached the services despite anti-hate policies.
Porsche bakes Apple Podcasts and Apple Music lyrics into its Taycan EV
It's the first native integration of the Podcasts app into any car.
UK opens inquiry into whether music streaming is fair for artists
The UK is launching an inquiry to determine if music streaming services pay artists fairly, possibly leading to reforms.
HomePod owners can soon turn Apple Music tracks into alarms
The latest HomePod beta software includes the option to use a song from Apple Music as an alarm tone.
Disney gets its own hub in Apple Music full of soundtracks and playlists
Expect plenty of playlists and tunes from Disney, Pixar, Marvel and Star Wars flicks.
Apple outage caused iCloud, App Store, Music and TV+ problems
If you’re getting error messages instead of media across your Apple devices and services then you’re not alone. The company’s status page notes an outage that’s affecting many of its connected services that bring music, video and pictures to you.
Apple One bundle offers Arcade, Music, TV+ and iCloud for $15 a month
Apple officially announced its “Apple One” subscription bundle: a combination of Apple Arcade, Apple Music, Apple TV+ and iCloud (50GB) for $14.95 a month.
Apple Music's Kids and Family section gets new playlists and a fresh look
Just in time for the back to school season, Apple is updating its Kids and Family section with new playlists.
Apple renames Beats 1 and launches two new radio stations
Say goodbye to Apple Music’s Beats 1 — at least in name. Today, Apple announced it was rebranding its flagship radio station from Beats 1 to Apple Music 1. It’s a logical move, given that “Beats 1” was the only place Beats branding showed up in the Apple Music service.
Apple is reportedly planning 'Apple One' subscription bundles
Apple has many subscription services, and now it wants to bundle them together. As Bloomberg reports, the company is preparing a series of bundles -- currently dubbed "Apple One" internally -- that will offer multiple Apple-made services at a reduced monthly price. The cheapest will reportedly combine Apple Music and Apple TV+, followed by pricier options that stack Apple Arcade, then Apple News +, and finally iCloud storage on top.
'The Mandalorian' scores a best drama Emmy nomination for Disney+
Netflix dominated the list of nominees and, uh, Quibi got 10 nods.
Apple Music’s time-synced lyrics arrive on Samsung Smart TVs
Samsung brings Apple Music’s real-time synced lyrics to its Smart TVs.
Sonos Arc review: An upgrade worth the wait
Sonos has finally given us an upgrade to the Playbar, and it’s impressive. The Arc has an improved design, modern features and stellar sound. Plus, Arc automatically adjusts if you choose to expand your system.
Apple Music is available on Samsung Smart TVs
Apple Music is coming to TV devices beyond the Apple TV -- it's now available for Samsung sets.
Beats president Luke Wood is stepping down
Apple Music chief Oliver Schusser is taking over as head of Beats.
Apple Music's web player is out of beta
Apple Music’s web player is no longer in beta, Mac Rumors reports. This makes Apple Music essentially platform agnostic. You’ll no longer need to have iTunes or the Music app to stream your Apple Music playlists.