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news.ycombinator.com Caroline Noël 2025-09-17 14:59:45

In March 2025, an anonymous buyer purchased the 1715 “Baron Knoop” Stradivarius for $23 million (U.S.), making it the most expensive violin ever sold. (The seller, the American stringed-instrument collector David L. Fulton, had purchased it for a more modest $2.75 million in 1992.) Previous record setters have included the 1721 “Lady Blunt,” which fetched $15.9 million in 2011, and the “Joachim‑Ma,” which went for $11.25 million in February 2025. All three of these models were made by Antonio S

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Internet Archive's big battle with music publishers ends in settlement

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-17 14:34:15

A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit where music publishers sued the Internet Archive over the Great 78 Project, an effort to preserve early music recordings that only exist on brittle shellac records. No details of the settlement have so far been released, but a court filing on Monday confirmed that the Internet Archive and UMG Recordings, Capitol Records, Sony Music Entertainment, and other record labels "have settled this matter." More details may come in the next 45 days, when parties

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Apple Music Now Lets You Transfer Playlists From Spotify. Why You May Want To

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-22 16:11:00

Apple Music app customers have a new feature, though not many know it exists. Apple Music subscribers can now grab songs or playlists from other music platforms, notably Spotify, and bring them to Apple. The ability to transfer music from other music services is buried in the Music App settings. Initially tested in Australia and New Zealand last year, this transfer option has now been rolled out to the US, UK, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany and several other countries. It's powered by the Song

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Apple Music deal: Get the Family Plan free for three months

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-23 17:25:35

Apple Music is running a promo in which new subscribers can get three free months of the Family Plan tier. That's a savings of $51, which is nothing to sneeze at. After this lengthy free trial is up, it costs $17 per month. The Family Plan allows six different users to access the platform. It offers cross-device support and each user is tied to an Apple ID, so their favorite music won't mess with anyone else's algorithm. Apple Music actually topped our list of the best music streaming platform

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Your iPhone's Music App Gets a Handful of Upgrades With iOS 26

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-23 16:00:03

Apple released iOS 26 on Sept. 15 and the update brings call screening, new ringtones and lots of hidden features to your iPhone. The update also brings some new features to Apple Music ($11 a month) like a new crossfading feature called AutoMix and lyric translation. Apple Music has grown to be one of the largest music streaming platforms since it was released a decade ago. According to Statista, Apple Music had about 94 million paid subscribers as of June 2024. However, Spotify ($12 a month)

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Airbuds is the music social network Apple and Spotify wish they had built

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2025-09-25 09:36:38

A new social network has been quietly blowing up with Gen Z and younger, and it’s not from Meta. San Francisco-based Airbuds offers a mobile, social app that lets people express themselves through their music. Users can share what they’re streaming with friends through a smartphone widget that works with a range of streaming services. On Wednesday, Airbuds is announcing its raise of $5 million in funding from early-stage venture capital firm Seven Seven Six, founded by Reddit co-founder Alexis

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Startup Using AI to Bring Whitney Houston Back on Tour 13 Years After Her Death

futurism.com Unknown 2025-09-27 20:18:46

The estate of famed singer Whitney Houston is reviving her legendary vocals with AI for an upcoming orchestral tour, 13 years after her tragic death. The event, called "The Voice of Whitney: A Symphonic Celebration," used "stem separation technology" courtesy of an AI-powered music platform called Moises to isolate her voice from recordings and produce "near-studio quality audio." "This project demonstrates how legacy artists and their estates can create meaningful experiences for music lovers

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YouTube Music launches new tools for artists to reward fans with exclusive merch and videos

techcrunch.com Lauren Forristal 2025-09-28 01:30:00

During YouTube’s Made On event on Tuesday, the company announced three features coming to YouTube Music, which are designed to deepen the connection between artists and their dedicated fans. One of the new features allows users to initiate a countdown for upcoming releases and to pre-save their favorite tracks or albums in advance. The countdown timer will be displayed on the album detail page, artist profile, and album shelf. Set to launch later this year, the feature aims to create buzz leadi

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Apple Music deal: New subscribers can get the Family Plan free for three months

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-28 05:15:35

Apple Music is running a promo in which new subscribers can get three free months of the Family Plan tier. That's a savings of $51, which is nothing to sneeze at. After this lengthy free trial is up, it costs $17 per month. The Family Plan allows six different users to access the platform. It offers cross-device support and each user is tied to an Apple ID, so their favorite music won't mess with anyone else's algorithm. Apple Music actually topped our list of the best music streaming platform

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Apple Music import tool now available worldwide, with a few exceptions

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-09-29 05:51:10

Following a limited launch late last month, Apple has now officially rolled out its Apple Music import tool worldwide, making it easier for users who want to switch from Spotify and other music platforms. Here is how it works, and where it is (and isn’t) available. Apple began testing its Apple Music importing tool back in February, and following a limited release to users in Australia and New Zealand in May, it began rolling it out more widely last month to users in Brazil, Canada, France, Ger

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Internet Archive’s big battle with music publishers ends in settlement

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-29 09:52:01

A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit where music publishers sued the Internet Archive over the Great 78 Project, an effort to preserve early music recordings that only exist on brittle shellac records. No details of the settlement have so far been released, but a court filing on Monday confirmed that the Internet Archive and UMG Recordings, Capitol Records, Sony Music Entertainment, and other record labels "have settled this matter." More details may come in the next 45 days, when parties

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Spotify Free's Upgrade Lets You Pick Any Song You Want

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-30 13:00:03

Music streaming service Spotify is rolling out improvements to its free music tier, including the new ability to listen to any song you want, and this follows the company granting Premium users access to lossless streams. The company outlined three new ways ad-supported users can now access the specific song they want to listen to without shuffling: Pick & Play to choose any song from the interface, including your library; Search & Play to use the app's search function; and Share & Play to list

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This Apple Music promotion gives new subscribers three free months of the Family Plan

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-30 19:36:26

Apple Music is running a promo in which new subscribers can get three free months of the Family Plan tier. That's a savings of $51, which is nothing to sneeze at. After this lengthy free trial is up, it costs $17 per month. The Family Plan allows six different users to access the platform. It offers cross-device support and each user is tied to an Apple ID, so their favorite music won't mess with anyone else's algorithm. Apple Music actually topped our list of the best music streaming platform

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tvOS 26 adds a new icon to your Home Screen, but it’s not a new app

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-10-01 21:11:27

tvOS 26 launches to all users next week, and after updating you might notice a new app icon on your Home Screen: Sing. But don’t get too excited. Apple Music Sing gets its own app icon in tvOS 26, but it’s the same Music app Apple Music Sing has been available for years as a way to enjoy karaoke with the existing Apple Music library. You can use the feature across any supported Apple device, but Apple TV 4K makes for an especially ideal platform since large screens and karaoke parties go hand

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Apple Music deal: New subscribers can get three free months of the Family Plan

engadget.com Unknown 2025-10-02 13:05:37

Apple Music has a great deal going on right now for those interested in the Family Plan. New subscribers can get three free months of that plan — which, at $17 per month normally, comes out to $51 in savings for the whole period. The Family Plan allows six different users to access the platform. It offers cross-device support and each user is tied to an Apple ID, so their favorite music won't mess with anyone else's algorithm. Apple Music actually topped our list of the best music streaming pl

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YouTube Music rolls out dual-pane Now Playing redesign on Android, iOS

9to5mac.com Abner Li 2025-10-03 02:45:16

After testing first got underway in November, YouTube Music is now rolling out a big Now Playing redesign on Android and iOS. The Song/Video switcher is no longer at the top of Now Playing, but Cast remains next to the three-dot overflow menu. After the song name (which can be tapped to access Related) and artist, you now get the controls row. This does not really impact one-handed usage, but it does move things further up the screen. This is followed by a new boxy scrubber that gets rid of t

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De-Clouding: Music

news.ycombinator.com Ross Wintle 2025-09-29 09:13:43

I’m going through a phase of figuring out what I can get out of the cloud and “own”. Particularly with regard to streaming services. I’ve never paid for Spotify. But I’ve had iTunes Match so that I can take all of the weird, not-on-streaming music that I have (I wrote about this back in 2013!!!!), and we have an Apple One family plan that gets us all Apple Music – this was the best deal for us as a family when we signed up. But now I’m wanting to own my music again. For a while I’ve been tryi

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The music industry is broken: OpenWav’s new app aims to change that

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2025-10-03 03:07:23

Grammy Award-winning musician, composer, and producer Wyclef Jean says the music industry is broken, which is why he’s now involved with a startup, OpenWav, that’s looking to give the power back to the artists. Through the OpenWav app, launched over the summer, artists can drop new music and exclusives; connect directly with fans; sell merch; host concerts, pop-ups, and listening parties; and more. Later, the startup plans to offer more assistance to artists using AI tools. Speaking at the For

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The music industry is broken. OpenWav’s new app aims to change that

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2025-10-03 13:07:23

Grammy Award-winning musician, composer, and producer Wyclef Jean says the music industry is broken, which is why he’s now involved with a startup, OpenWav, that’s looking to give the power back to the artists. Through the OpenWav app, launched over the summer, artists can drop new music and exclusives, connect directly with fans, sell merch, host concerts, pop-ups, and listening parties, and more. Later, the startup plans to offer more assistance to artists using AI tools. Speaking at the For

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Conway's Game of Life, but musical

news.ycombinator.com Hudson Griffith 2025-10-03 21:05:31

A Digital Darwin Adventure with Mating Melodies Hudson Griffith • September 11, 2025 Introduction Music is profoundly human. It runs deep in our lives and shows up in our everyday rituals. And somehow, those rituals often end with us leaving AirPods in the back seat of an Uber. But beneath the everyday habits lies a much older connection. Neuroscience research shows our brains respond to music in fundamental ways that precede language development 1. And what fascinates me is how naturally music

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Conway's Game of Life, but Musical

news.ycombinator.com Hudson Griffith 2025-10-04 17:05:31

A Digital Darwin Adventure with Mating Melodies Hudson Griffith • September 11, 2025 Introduction Music is profoundly human. It runs deep in our lives and shows up in our everyday rituals. And somehow, those rituals often end with us leaving AirPods in the back seat of an Uber. But beneath the everyday habits lies a much older connection. Neuroscience research shows our brains respond to music in fundamental ways that precede language development 1. And what fascinates me is how naturally music

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Spotify peeved after 10,000 users sold data to build AI tools

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-10-06 17:23:25

For millions of Spotify users, the "Wrapped" feature—which crunches the numbers on their annual listening habits—is a highlight of every year's end, ever since it debuted in 2015. NPR once broke down exactly why our brains find the feature so "irresistible," while Cosmopolitan last year declared that sharing Wrapped screenshots of top artists and songs had by now become "the ultimate status symbol" for tens of millions of music fans. It's no surprise then that, after a decade, some Spotify user

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New subscribers can get three free months of the Apple Music Family Plan

engadget.com Unknown 2025-10-06 21:12:40

Apple Music is running a promo in which new subscribers can get three free months of the Family Plan tier. That's a savings of $51, which is nothing to sneeze at. After this lengthy free trial is up, it costs $17 per month. The Family Plan allows six different users to access the platform. It offers cross-device support and each user is tied to an Apple ID, so their favorite music won't mess with anyone else's algorithm. Apple Music actually topped our list of the best music streaming platform

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The HomePod becomes a better smart speaker with these two new features

9to5mac.com Benjamin Mayo 2025-10-07 01:38:18

The HomePod got short shrift at Apple’s event yesterday, which ended with barely a mention of Apple’s home speaker lineup. While we are still waiting for a rumored HomePod mini 2 to be announced, Apple is launching a software update next week which comes with two small enhancements to the HomePod experience … The software version 26 update includes a couple of changes that make the HomePod better at playing music, as well as making it easier to manage your WiFi network connection in Home app s

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Spotify's long-awaited lossless music is finally here - how to enable it today

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2025-10-07 05:00:00

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Lossless audio is coming to Spotify. Lossless audio offers a more accurate and dynamic sound. The feature is slowly rolling out to all users with a paid plan. In 2021, Spotify teased the idea of a high-fidelity tier (hi-fi tier) that would offer lossless audio quality. Unfortunately, licensing issues caused the plan to be put on the back burner. Also: This new Spotify feature almost ma

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YouTube Music didn’t learn from Spotify’s mistake, tries to paywall lyrics

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-07 16:02:29

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR YouTube Music is experimenting with paywalling lyrics for its free users. The company is limiting the number of free lyrics views before prompting users to upgrade to a Premium account. This move is similar to what Spotify did, a change it eventually reversed after user backlash. Spotify and YouTube Music are reasonably competitive in their features, with each service having some nice extras. Spotify Connect is a lifesaver if you have multiple devices, wh

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Spotify adds lossless streaming after 8 years of teasing

theverge.com Terrence O'Brien 2025-10-07 18:00:00

It’s been a long time coming but Spotify is finally getting lossless audio. Rumors have been circulating about a high-fidelity offering since as early as 2017. In 2021, Spotify claimed it was “coming later this year.” And by May of 2024 it was “almost ready.” So, when rumors started picking up again in June of this year, they were met with skepticism, especially amid announcements over the launch of features nobody was asking for, like direct messaging. Well, it’s here. For real. And there’s so

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Spotify is finally launching support for lossless music streaming

techcrunch.com Ivan Mehta 2025-10-07 18:00:00

Spotify is finally launching high-quality, lossless music streaming support for premium account holders after years of waiting. The company first talked about a hi-fi tier in 2021 — which would offer CD-quality audio –but the plan faced multiple delays, partially due to licensing issues. Last year, CEO Daniel Ek said that the company was in the “early days” of launching lossless streaming support. Over the past few years, reports and code hints in the app suggested that the company was plannin

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‘The Grandmaster’ Chinese Martial Artist Max Zhang to Join ‘Highlander’ Reboot

gizmodo.com Gordon Jackson 2025-10-09 17:45:18

Bruce Campbell steps back from Evil Dead, Marion Cotillard plays a Snow Queen, and Eman Esfandi promises a lightsaber move that we’ve never seen before is coming in the second season of Ahsoka. Spoilers are go! Highlander Deadline reports that Chinese martial artist and actor Max Zhang (Pacific Rim: Uprising, The Grandmaster, Master Z: The Ip Man Legacy) has joined the cast of Chad Stahelski’s Highlander in a currently undisclosed role. Bob: The Musical Deadline also reports Randy Mancuso (M

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Spotify’s music recommendations stink. Here’s how I made them better

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-10 02:00:05

Tushar Mehta / Android Authority I am a snob when it comes to music choices. I have spent countless hours in my teenage years arguing with strangers on the internet that Megadeth is overrated, or defending Nickelback from being smeared as the worst rock band ever. Now, while I’ve realized I have been wrong in imposing my music choices on others, I still maintain a high level of scrutiny when deciding which music tracks will remain in my Spotify playlists. Yes, I rely on Spotify as one of my go

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Latest Tech News

With Strings Attached

Internet Archive's big battle with music publishers ends in settlement

Apple Music Now Lets You Transfer Playlists From Spotify. Why You May Want To

Apple Music deal: Get the Family Plan free for three months

Your iPhone's Music App Gets a Handful of Upgrades With iOS 26

Airbuds is the music social network Apple and Spotify wish they had built

Startup Using AI to Bring Whitney Houston Back on Tour 13 Years After Her Death

YouTube Music launches new tools for artists to reward fans with exclusive merch and videos

Apple Music deal: New subscribers can get the Family Plan free for three months

Apple Music import tool now available worldwide, with a few exceptions

Internet Archive’s big battle with music publishers ends in settlement

Spotify Free's Upgrade Lets You Pick Any Song You Want

This Apple Music promotion gives new subscribers three free months of the Family Plan

tvOS 26 adds a new icon to your Home Screen, but it’s not a new app

Apple Music deal: New subscribers can get three free months of the Family Plan

YouTube Music rolls out dual-pane Now Playing redesign on Android, iOS

De-Clouding: Music

The music industry is broken: OpenWav’s new app aims to change that

The music industry is broken. OpenWav’s new app aims to change that

Conway's Game of Life, but musical

Conway's Game of Life, but Musical

Spotify peeved after 10,000 users sold data to build AI tools

New subscribers can get three free months of the Apple Music Family Plan

The HomePod becomes a better smart speaker with these two new features

Spotify's long-awaited lossless music is finally here - how to enable it today

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Spotify adds lossless streaming after 8 years of teasing

Spotify is finally launching support for lossless music streaming

‘The Grandmaster’ Chinese Martial Artist Max Zhang to Join ‘Highlander’ Reboot

Spotify’s music recommendations stink. Here’s how I made them better

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