Tag: audio streaming

Amazon Music Unlimited just got a price hike – giving you no reason to choose it over Spotify or Apple Music

Amazon is hiking prices for its Music Unlimited plans. The Music Unlimited individual plan without Prime is now the same price as Spotify. There’s a bigger case to be made for another streaming service. If you currently get your music fix courtesy of Amazon Music Unlimited, we have some bad…

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Forget Spotify – I’m going all-in on Bandcamp for music in 2025, here’s why you should too

With Spotify Wrapped hype dying down, I’ve had a chance to think about my music consumption habits over the last year – I listened to more than 48,000 minutes of music this year on Spotify alone, accounting for about 14% of my waking hours. That’s a lot of time, and…

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Here’s why I ditched Tidal for Spotify after just five days

When I downloaded and signed up for Tidal recently, I finally made the leap from Spotify because I had to, for coverage on TechRadar – but I must admit I was a little excited to try it out. I never used to be an audiophile, but I’ve tested enough of…

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Spotify has been filling your recommendations with fake artists and music it barely pays for

Spotify is reportedly pushing “ghost artists” into many playlists Ghost artists are similar to muzak: it’s music to be in the background Some employees have refused to take part Who makes the music you’re streaming? On some Spotify playlists it might not be who you think. A bombshell new report…

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Apple HomePod mini 2 said to be arriving in 2025, along with one maxi upgrade

Expected to launch before the iPhone 17 New Wi-Fi chip that’ll also be in the next Apple TV Probably won’t be called Mini 2: Siri Boogaloo What’s got two thumbs and has a minor bit of news about the HomePod mini? The answer is me. A new report says that…

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Spotify Wrapped 2024 live – all the latest on its new AI-powered features and how to find them

2024-12-04T13:09:17.147Z (Image credit: Spotify) Isn’t Wrapped a bit late this year? Early December feels a little late for Wrapped, but it’s not an unusual time for Spotify to hit the rollout button. Last year, it did land on November 29, but in 2019 it appeared on December 5, while the…

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