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After ditching Spotify for a week, I now understand why readers love YouTube Music

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-07-20 02:00:16

Andy Walker / Android Authority A few weeks ago, I ran an Open Thread asking readers why they prefer using YouTube Music over many available alternatives, including my service of choice, Spotify. It would be an understatement to say that it received a flurry of comments and strong opinions from our community questioning my views. With just under 400 replies at the time of this writing, not to mention the big win for Google’s streaming service in the accompanying poll, it’s clear that I was perh

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With her app Smash, Kesha can be whoever she wants — even a tech CEO

techcrunch.com Amanda Silberling 2025-07-21 04:00:00

Kesha – yes, brush my teeth with a bottle of Jack Kesha – is now a startup founder. But if you think her journey from raunchy pop star to CEO is unexpected, then you haven’t been paying attention. Kesha has always embraced contradictions. She exploded onto the pop scene in 2010 with irreverent ear candy like “Blah Blah Blah” and “TiK ToK,” stylizing her name with a dollar sign despite throwing shade at the egregious wealth of Hollywood. She didn’t let people dismiss her as a one-dimensional, gl

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With her app Smash, Kesha can be whoever she wants – even a tech CEO

techcrunch.com Amanda Silberling 2025-07-21 14:00:00

Kesha – yes, brush my teeth with a bottle of Jack Kesha – is now a startup founder. But if you think her journey from raunchy pop star to CEO is unexpected, then you haven’t been paying attention. Kesha has always embraced contradictions. She exploded onto the pop scene in 2010 with irreverent ear candy like “Blah Blah Blah” and “TiK ToK,” stylizing her name with a dollar sign despite throwing shade at the egregious wealth of Hollywood. She didn’t let people dismiss her as a one-dimensional, gl

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YouTube Music is finally syncing your playback progress across devices

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-07-22 13:00:36

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR YouTube Music tracks listening history across devices, but so far hasn’t offered a way to resume playback directly. With YouTube Music version 8.26.51, we’re now seeing the app sync playback progress across devices. Listeners are able to continue a playlist where they left off by tapping “Resume.” It’s a fair question: How many of us are big YouTube Music fans, and how many use it because we want YouTube Premium, signed up before Premium Lite was an

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4 Best Music Streaming Services (2025): Spotify, Apple Music, and More Compared

wired.com Brad Bourque 2025-07-23 21:00:00

Music sure has come a long way since you had to go dig through the bins at your local record store. You can pipe hundreds of millions of songs directly into your headphones from anywhere with an internet connection, all for the price of one CD each month. No more buying tracks or buffing out scuffs. All of these services’ libraries pretty much mirror each other, with the phrase “over 100 millions songs” being thrown around by multiple services. The things that separate streaming services are th

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TikTok's latest feature will help songwriters show off their work

engadget.com Unknown 2025-07-24 10:15:12

TikTok has proven to be a powerful platform to help tunes go viral and now the company is making it easier for songwriters to benefit from that reach. The social media site has rolled out a pair of new features in beta: a Songwriter label that identifies users as such under their profile, and a Songwriter Music Tab that lets them spotlight tracks they've written or co-written. So far, only a limited number of publishers and songwriters can apply to get the new label and tab. TikTok noted that s

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Marshall's first soundbar rocks as a mainstream alternative - Here's my take

zdnet.com Jada Jones 2025-07-24 10:45:16

ZDNET's key takeaways The Marshall Heston 120 is a one-box soundbar (no rear speakers or sub included) that retails for $999. This soundbar delivers a fresh design and plenty of bass, audio features, and connectivity ports. For a first-generation product, it retails for as much as its well-established, acclaimed rivals. View now at Marshall The Marshall Heston 120 soundbar is currently out of stock on Marshall's website, and there are no other retailers. According to Marshall, it will be rest

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Get Apple’s one-tap Ambient Music playlists on Android with this free new app

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-07-24 23:30:30

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR A new third-party app brings Apple’s Ambient Music feature to Android, letting you start playlists to help you relax, focus, or sleep. Called Ambient Music, the app adds Quick Settings tiles that launch curated streams of music designed for specific activities. The free, open-source app is available on GitHub, requires Android 14+, and caches songs for offline listening. While Android and iOS often borrow features from each other, you don’t always hav

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4 Best Music Streaming Services (2024): Spotify, Apple Music, and More Compared

wired.com Brad Bourque 2025-07-24 22:00:00

Music sure has come a long way since you had to go dig through the bins at your local record store. You can pipe hundreds of millions of songs directly into your headphones from anywhere with an internet connection, all for the price of one CD each month. No more buying tracks or buffing out scuffs. All of these services’ libraries pretty much mirror each other, with the phrase “over 100 millions songs” being thrown around by multiple services. The things that separate streaming services are th

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TikTok lures songwriters with new promotional features

techcrunch.com Ivan Mehta 2025-07-24 19:00:00

TikTok is adding new features to its app to let songwriters highlight their works. These features, rolling out in beta, include a “Songwriter” label and a new tab on their profile to show off their musical works. This can help songwriters market themselves better to potential clients. The company said a limited number of publishing partners and songwriters have access to the new label and the music highlight section. Songwriters and publishers who want to be part of the program will have to joi

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AI-generated music is going viral. Should the music industry be worried?

cnbc.com Dylan Butts 2025-07-24 22:27:19

The growing prevalence of AI music has caused a stir across the music industry, according to Keith Mullin, head of management and music industry course leader at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts. Da-kuk | E+ | Getty Images With more than 1 million monthly listeners on Spotify, psychedelic rock band The Velvet Sundown is raking in thousands of dollars and has the music industry asking itself tough questions 一 and they're not about whether the '70s are coming back. The "band" was recen

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TikTok is putting the spotlight on songwriters

theverge.com Emma Roth 2025-07-25 00:00:00

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. TikTok will now let songwriters highlight tracks they’ve written or co-written directly on their profiles. The list of songs will live within the “Music” tab on their profile, similar to the one TikTok already offers for artists on the platform. Users who register as songwriters will also get a “Songwriter” label beneath their account name. These n

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TikTok is adding features for songwriters to its app

techcrunch.com Ivan Mehta 2025-07-25 00:00:00

TikTok is adding new features to its app to let songwriters highlight their works. These features, rolling out in beta, include a “Songwriter” label and a new tab on their profile to show off their musical works. This can help songwriters market themselves better to potential clients. The company said a limited number of publishing partners and songwriters have access to the new label and the music highlight section. Songwriters and publishers who want to be part of the program will have to joi

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Sony's most portable speaker yet also fills up the room with powerful sound

zdnet.com Nina Raemont 2025-07-28 18:41:42

ZDNET's key takeaways The Sony Ult Field 3 speaker is a midrange powerhouse with great sound and ample bass, and it's $50 off right now at Amazon. With a 24-hour battery life and features that encourage speaker syncing, the Ult Field 3 would be perfect for regular hosts and music lovers. I can't think of anything wrong with this incredible speaker, and its price competes with other speakers of this size and spec. View now at Amazon View now at Walmart more buying choices The Sony Ult Field 3

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Best MP3 Players for 2025

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-07-28 12:45:00

CNET staff -- not advertisers, partners or business interests -- determine how we review products and services. If you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. While most people just use their phone to listen to music, there are many situations where that's not ideal. For one, streaming music uses a lot of data, and sometimes you're in an area where there's no cell service anyway. Or maybe you just want to skip streaming altogether and actually own your music again. No matter the reason

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Experimental imperative-style music sequence generator engine

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-07-27 17:33:57

pattrns pattrns is an experimental imperative-style music sequence generator engine. It allows you to programmatically create music sequences either in plain Rust as library (static, compiled) or in Lua as a scripting engine (dynamic, interpreted). So it's also suitable for live coding music. In addition to its imperative event generator approach, it also supports the creation of musical events using tidalcycle's mini-notation. This crate only deals with the generation of raw musical events.

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ChatGPT made up a product feature out of thin air, so this company created it

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-08-05 18:59:25

On Monday, sheet music platform Soundslice says it developed a new feature after discovering that ChatGPT was incorrectly telling users the service could import ASCII tablature—a text-based guitar notation format the company had never supported. The incident reportedly marks what might be the first case of a business building functionality in direct response to an AI model's confabulation. Typically, Soundslice digitizes sheet music from photos or PDFs and syncs the notation with audio or video

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ChatGPT hallucinated about music app Soundslice so often, the founder made the lie come true

techcrunch.com Julie Bort 2025-08-06 10:20:14

Earlier this month, Adrian Holovaty, founder of music-teaching platform Soundslice, solved a mystery that had been plaguing him for weeks. Weird images of what were clearly ChatGPT sessions kept being uploaded to the site. Once he solved it, he realized that ChatGPT had become one of his company’s greatest hype men – but it was also lying to people about what his app could do. Holovaty is best known as one of the creators of the open-source Django project, a popular Python web development fram

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I want to use YouTube Music for podcasts, but it keeps letting me down

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-07 15:00:42

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority I like listening to podcasts when I’m doing household chores. So I recently opened YouTube Music with the intention of continuing a podcast I’d been enjoying the evening before, but instead of resuming where I left off, I found myself squinting at the screen, scrolling through a wall of music suggestions, videos, and algorithmic clutter. The podcast was nowhere in sight. YouTube Music had let me down, again. My dream is to have as few apps as possible, and t

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Marshall Joins Prime Day With This Bluetooth Home Speaker at Its Black Friday–Level Lowest Price

gizmodo.com Brittany Vincent 2025-08-07 15:10:52

Some speakers blend into the background, but Marshall’s Acton III is definitely not one of them. In fact, its iconic amp-inspired design and room-filling sound make it the kind of device that doesn’t just play music. It makes a statement, especially one that musicians will find and appreciate. If you’re a fan of music equipment or even Marshall as a brand, it’s something that you’ll absolutely appreciate. You can head to Amazon right now to get the Marshall Acton III Bluetooth Home Speaker for

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My favorite portable Sony speaker sees a pre-Prime Day discount - and you should hop on it

zdnet.com Nina Raemont 2025-08-10 14:20:39

ZDNET's key takeaways The Sony Ult Field 3 speaker is a midrange powerhouse with great sound and ample bass, and it's $50 off right now at Walmart. With a 24-hour battery life and features that encourage speaker syncing, the Ult Field 3 would be perfect for regular hosts and music lovers. I can't think of anything wrong with this incredible speaker, and its price competes with other speakers of this size and spec. View now at Amazon View now at Walmart more buying choices The Sony Ult Field 3

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"Indie Band" Says Claims Their Music Is AI-Generated Is a Hoax, Then Admits It's Actually AI-Generated

futurism.com Unknown 2025-08-10 21:44:05

"Indie Band" Says Claims Their Music Is AI-Generated Is a Hoax, Then Admits It's Actually AI-Generated The point is to "provoke" artists. Hoax Squared The jig is officially up. After an "indie rock band" called The Velvet Sundown refused to admit last week that its output was a lazy amalgamation of AI-generated slop, the outfit is now singing a dramatically different tune. As Rolling Stone reports, the band's Spotify bio has been revised to clarify that it's a "synthetic music project" and

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Marshall Portable Bluetooth Speaker Is Nearly 50% Off for Prime Day, Practically Free and the Cheapest Model Yet

gizmodo.com Brittany Vincent 2025-08-11 02:25:14

There’s something about having your favorite music with you that makes everything a little better. Whether you’re cooking dinner, hanging out at the park, or watching the sun go down, the right song can amplify just about every moment. And a portable speaker can totally transform things as well. If you don’t have one in your tech arsenal, it’s a good idea to buy one, especially when you can save some serious cash. Right now, thanks to this Prime Day sale, you can snag one ASAP. Head over to Ama

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Adding a feature because ChatGPT incorrectly thinks it exists

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-11 09:58:09

Written by Adrian Holovaty on July 7, 2025 Well, here’s a weird one. At Soundslice, our sheet music scanner digitizes music from photographs, so you can listen, edit and practice. We continually improve the system, and I keep an eye on the error logs to see which images are getting poor results. In the last few months, I started noticing an odd type of upload in our error logs. Instead of images like this... ...we were starting to see images like this: Um, that’s just a screenshot of a Chat

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Apple Music wraps up its countdown of the top 500 tracks from the past decade

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-08-11 18:29:19

To celebrate its 10-year anniversary, Apple Music has just revealed the final batch in its “Top 500” countdown, ranking the most-streamed songs globally since the service launched in 2015. Here’s the full list. After unveiling the list in chunks over the past week, the full playlist is now live, with Ed Sheeran’ Shape of You taking the top stop. As reported by Variety, Shape of You spent over 1,000 days at the top of at least one country’s chart, while also holding the record for biggest globa

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Forget Spotify, Here’s How to Get Amazon Music Unlimited For FREE Thanks to Prime Day

gizmodo.com Unknown 2025-08-11 22:35:41

Amazon’s Prime Day is its biggest shopping day of the year and the discounts stretch far beyond physical products. One of the best offers this year is on Amazon Music Unlimited, Amazon’s streaming service which directly competes with Spotify and Apple Music. For a limited time only, if you join up over Prime Day, you get three months absolutely free which is a deal that’s hard to pass up, especially since the regular price is $11.99 per month. There is no contract and you can end it anytime, so

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Crushing Black Friday Records, Amazon Drops Anker Bluetooth Speakers to a New Low

gizmodo.com Gizmodo Deals 2025-08-11 23:32:18

Prime Day has become an even bigger event for Amazon than Black Friday, and this year’s prices make that clear: If you’re looking for a Bluetooth speaker to take everywhere this summer (with impressive sound quality), the Anker Soundcore 2 is a top pick. Now, it’s priced at an all-time low of $29, down from $44, so it’s in its own league at this price point. Best of all, it’s open to everyone and not just Prime members. See at Amazon Perfect For Outdoor Music This Anker Bluetooth speaker is d

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These Sony 1000XM4 Headphones Cost Peanuts, Amazon Sells Them at an All-Time Low for Prime Day

gizmodo.com Gizmodo Deals 2025-08-12 02:14:45

Amazon rolled out its initial Prime Day offers this weekend, in the form of the Prime Early Deal event. You have to be a Prime member to qualify for these exclusive offers but if you are not a member, Amazon offers a free 30-day trial so you can take advantage of all the Prime Day sales. Among many active noise cancelation headphones out there, Sony remains in the top brands and its WH-1000XM4 model is as mature as the newest version. Thanks to the Prime Day sale, you can have the WH-1000XM4 fo

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The History of Electronic Music in 476 Tracks (1937–2001)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-09 10:28:02

Photo of Karlheinz Stockhausen by Kathinka Pasveer via Wikimedia Commons You may hear the phrase “electronic music” and think of superstar dubstep DJs in funny helmets at beachside celebrity parties. Alternatively, you may think of the mercurial compositions of Karlheinz Stockhausen, the musique concrete of Pierre Henry, or the otherworldly experimentalism of François Bayle. If you’re in that latter camp of music nerd, then this post may bring you very glad

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Show HN: AirBending – Hand gesture based macOS app MIDI controller

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-08-11 17:40:02

As a standard MIDI controller, AirBending works seamlessly with any digital audio workstation (DAW) including Logic Pro, Ableton Live, Pro Tools, Cubase, and more. Connect to external hardware synthesizers, software instruments, and effects processors. No special drivers or plugins required—just standard MIDI communication that every music production setup understands. Advanced Preset Manager AirBending offers a sophisticated preset system that allows you to customize every aspect of your gest

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After ditching Spotify for a week, I now understand why readers love YouTube Music

With her app Smash, Kesha can be whoever she wants — even a tech CEO

With her app Smash, Kesha can be whoever she wants – even a tech CEO

YouTube Music is finally syncing your playback progress across devices

4 Best Music Streaming Services (2025): Spotify, Apple Music, and More Compared

TikTok's latest feature will help songwriters show off their work

Marshall's first soundbar rocks as a mainstream alternative - Here's my take

Get Apple’s one-tap Ambient Music playlists on Android with this free new app

4 Best Music Streaming Services (2024): Spotify, Apple Music, and More Compared

TikTok lures songwriters with new promotional features

AI-generated music is going viral. Should the music industry be worried?

TikTok is putting the spotlight on songwriters

TikTok is adding features for songwriters to its app

Sony's most portable speaker yet also fills up the room with powerful sound

Best MP3 Players for 2025

Experimental imperative-style music sequence generator engine

ChatGPT made up a product feature out of thin air, so this company created it

ChatGPT hallucinated about music app Soundslice so often, the founder made the lie come true

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Marshall Joins Prime Day With This Bluetooth Home Speaker at Its Black Friday–Level Lowest Price

My favorite portable Sony speaker sees a pre-Prime Day discount - and you should hop on it

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Adding a feature because ChatGPT incorrectly thinks it exists

Apple Music wraps up its countdown of the top 500 tracks from the past decade

Forget Spotify, Here’s How to Get Amazon Music Unlimited For FREE Thanks to Prime Day

Crushing Black Friday Records, Amazon Drops Anker Bluetooth Speakers to a New Low

These Sony 1000XM4 Headphones Cost Peanuts, Amazon Sells Them at an All-Time Low for Prime Day

The History of Electronic Music in 476 Tracks (1937–2001)

Show HN: AirBending – Hand gesture based macOS app MIDI controller

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