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The most common way we listen to music today is streaming. Spotify, Apple, Amazon, YouTube and a whole lost of others are all competing to provide the best music experience on every computer and phone near you.

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Spotify adds music videos for Premium users in a handful of countries

Spotify is slowing testing with waters with music videos, available in a handful of countries at first, for a handful of artists.
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Tidal launches Circles, a social network for musicians

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The upcoming sports streaming service is a textbook case of a ‘trollout’

Soundcloud Interface on a Macbook.

How to download music from SoundCloud on desktop and mobile

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What is spatial audio? The 3D sound experience fully explained

An iPhone with the Rolling Stones playing on the Tidal app.

What is Tidal? The hi-fi streaming music service fully explained

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Tidal has rolled all of its premium features into its $11 per month plan

Apple Music Browse screen.

How to add family members to your Apple Music subscription

Screengrabs from Spotify's Song Psychic feature.

Spotify’s Song Psychic feature is like a Magic 8 Ball for music

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How to get Spotify on a MacBook, Mac Mini, or iMac

Apple TV 4K: Apple Music now playing screen with Lossless audio format displayed.

Apple Music’s lossless audio on Apple TV isn’t enabled by default. Here’s how to fix that

Apple Music Replay screenshots via Apple.

Apple Music just got a cool feature you won’t find on Spotify

Event listing for Chappel Roan on Spotify, seen on an iPhone.

Spotify just made live music a little bit better

Bandsintown is one of the best ways to see who's playing where, and when, and it's now tied directly into Spotify.
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The best music streaming services of 2024

Finding it hard to decide which music streaming service is best? From music discovery to quality, we've selected the most popular services available today.
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How much is Spotify Premium, and can you get it for free?

Spotify Premium costs $10.99 for an individual, $14.99 for a two-person plan, and $15.99 for a family plan. Here's how to get a deal.
Amazon Music

What is Amazon Music: everything you need to know

Don't overlook Amazon Music; it boasts a 100 million-song library, hi-res music, spatial audio, and plans to suit a wide range of users.
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Spotify shows how in-app purchases will work in Europe come March

Spotify will be able to offer in-app purchases on iOS in the European Union come March, thanks to the DMA, and it's showing off what that will look like.
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How much is Apple Music, and how can you get it for free?

Apple Music costs $10.99 for an Individual plan, and $16.99 for a Family Plan. You can also get Apple Music for free by signing up for a Verizon plan.
A person using SiriusXM on a car infotainment system.

SiriusXM plans, pricing, and features for the satellite (and internet) service

SiriusXM isn't just a satellite-based music and entertainment service anymore. It's accessible more ways than ever, with more content than ever before.
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Forget Spotify & Apple Music: Get 3 months of Amazon Music for FREE

Music lovers need to head over to Amazon, where you can currently get three months of free Amazon Music Unlimited service.
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Apple Music vs. Spotify: Which music streaming service is the best?

Spotify has long been the champ of music streaming, but Apple Music is hot on its heels. Who's winning the battle between these two music streaming services?
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Does Apple Music sound weak? It’s not your headphones’ fault

Did you get a new set of Apple or Beats headphones over the holidays, then discover that Apple Music doesn't sound as good as it used to? Here's why.
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How to use Apple Music’s Favorite Songs playlist in iOS 17

Apple has added various new features in Apple Music that make it easier to keep track of your favorite songs, playlists, and albums. Here's how to use them.
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Best cooking recipes in Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora

Cooking is a tough endeavor in real life, but it's even harder in Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora when you don't know what the ingredients are. Use these recipes.
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These are the apps people use the most on in-flight Wi-Fi

Nowadays we fully expect fast – and even free – Wi-Fi in airplanes. So how have we taken advantage of it? Well, it's video streaming of course.
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All Ancestor Skill locations in Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora

Your normal skill trees have some good options to make you a strong Na'vi warrior, but the Ancestor Skills in Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora are critical to find.
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Apple’s Dolby Atmos Music bounty could be a disaster for the format

In its enthusiasm to increase the number of songs available in spatial audio, Apple might be encouraging quality-killing shortcuts.
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How to solve Sarentu Totems in Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora

Sarentu Totems are ancient, mysterious structures that need to be viewed from a specific angle in Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora. Here's how to find that spot.
A Na'vi riding an Ikron in Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora.

The best skills in Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora

Pandora has danger around every corner. Help your Na'vi remember their native skills by investing in the best abilities in Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora.
An Ikran flies towards a ship in Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora.

How to play co-op in Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora

It's dangerous to explore alone in Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, so why not bring some backup? The game can support one other player once you unlock the option.
A Na'vi riding an Ikron in Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora.

Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora review: Na’vi adventure doesn’t practice what it preaches

Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora turns James Cameron's film into a beautiful, messy open-world game filled with mixed messages.
The Deezer app being used on an iPhone.

What is Deezer? Features, pricing, and music quality explained

Deezer may not get the kind of attention that Spotify and Apple Music attract, but it's still a phenomenal music-streaming platform with hi-res audio playback.
Spotify Wrapped 2023 on a laptop.

Spotify Wrapped 2023: how to find your 2023 music stats

Spotify Wrapped 2023 is finally live! Here's how to find all of your music stats for the past year.
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Apple Music Replay 2023: how to find your replay experience

Do you know what songs you listened to the most on Apple Music this year? How about your favorite artist? All will be revealed with Apple Music Replay 2023.

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