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Spotify launches new service for audiobooks but Supremium is still missing

By Cesar Cadenas published 1 March 24

Audiobooks Access Tier offers 15 hours of listening time and requires users to go to another website to purchase it.

Alexa+ is coming to Amazon Music, and it’s an AI DJ, playlist curator, and music encyclopedia all rolled into one

By Rowan Davies published 5 November 25

You can ask the new AI assistant to create specific playlists and even answer your burning music trivia questions.

Spotify will 'double down' on music in 2025, but does that mean Hi-Fi or AI?

By Henry St Leger published 6 February 25

Spotify has big plans for 2025 after its first full-year profit, and maybe we'll get the new music tier we've wanted for years.

Panic! At the disc-o: Quad's retro CD transport makes me want to spend all my money on CDs

By Carrie Marshall published 10 December 25

The Quad 3CDT is "dedicated to discs" and looks stunning

AI music platform Udio and Universal Music strike a deal – is this AI music's Spotify moment?

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 31 October 25

UMG allies with AI music startup Udio for an AI-powered music streaming service.

The best free music players 2026: organize and enjoy your digital music collection

By Daryl Baxter, Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson last updated 18 November 24

Organize and enjoy your music with a free player that offers smart tagging and advanced playback options.

A new Spotify and Tidal rival is coming with support for next-gen wireless Hi-Res Audio

By Carrie Marshall published 17 June 24

A new streaming service for audiophiles (and tech-heads) is coming, with support for MQA AIRIA.

Finding new artists on Spotify just got harder after layoffs put an end to useful music encyclopedia, and I’m tired of it

By Carrie Marshall published 14 February 24

Spotify's cost-cutting drive means one of the best third party Spotify sites has lost all access to the service.

Tidal's waving goodbye to MQA and Sony 360 Reality Audio: here's what you need to know

By Carrie Marshall published 19 June 24

Tidal is betting on FLAC and Dolby Atmos as the key formats for hi-res audio and spatial audio

Spotify Supremium leak reveals what the new tier and some features may look like at launch

By Cesar Cadenas published 2 May 24

Images show Spotify Supremium could have a compatibility checker to see if your phone can run hi-res audio and the tier might get a new name.

The 90s revival continues! WH Smith announces it's selling vinyl in shops again

By Becky Scarrott published 22 October 24

WH Smith is about to become your local record store again – someone tell me Woolworths is reopening!

I’m swapping Spotify for CDs with the affordable Fiio DM13 in 2025 – here's why

By Tom Wiggins published 28 December 24

My tech resolution for 2025 is to breathe new life into my CD collection again – here's how I'm rediscovering shiny discs.

Apple Music's awesome $2.99 deal is your reason to finally switch from Spotify

By Jacob Krol published 3 February 25

Apple Music is offering new subscribers an excellent deal ahead of Super Bowl LIX and the Apple Music Halftime Show. You can get six months for just $2.99, an exceptional savings.

I've been a Spotify subscriber for over 10 years, but I'm ditching it for Apple Music in 2026 – here's why

By David Nield published 28 December 25

Apple Music works across multiple platforms and the web, and it lets you build smart playlists – and that's why I'm quitting Spotify in 2026.

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

By Tom Bedford published 28 December 24

I took the Tidal plunge after years with Spotify, then scurried back with my arms outstretched: here's why.

Napster launched 25 years ago today – and Spotify is making me miss it every single day

By Johnny Dee published 1 June 24

How Napster's peer-to-peer file sharing network changed music and why the ever expanding Spotify is less fun to use.

Our favorite budget audiophile brand has a new affordable hi-res music player, with a desktop mode to make it part of your hi-fi setup

By Carrie Marshall published 13 June 25

The FiiO M21 offers high-spec hi-res without a high price – and has a cool cassette deck case, because why not

Amazon Music has Delivered its 2024 Spotify Wrapped clone – here’s how to find it

By Hamish Hector published 4 December 24

Amazon Music Delivered 2024 is here to show off your year in music.

Spotify was down – here's what we know about the outage

By Mark Wilson last updated 15 December 25

Spotify was down for many today, but the streaming app now appears to be fixed – here's how the outage played out.

How to find Spotify Daylist, to get daily (weirdly named) curated playlists just for you

By Rowan Davies published 8 September 24

Spotify Daylist is a unique insight to your daily music listening habits. Here's where you can find it.

Best music samples of 2026

By Anna Sevilla published 22 October 24

We list the best music samples, to make it simple and easy to add royalty-free music, audio and sound effect loops to your recordings, whether for composing music or for a video audio tracks.

Record Store Day 2024 is this weekend, and Discogs is giving you a second chance to snag limited vinyl pressings

By Rowan Davies published 19 April 24

Record Store Day is upon us, and music fans are preparing for battle – and this year, Discogs is giving you a second chance to partake.

Get ready for Spotify Supremium – Spotify CEO finally reveals ideas for 'higher quality' tier that's a lot pricier

By Matt Bolton published 23 July 24

Spotify's Daniel Ek gets even more candid about the long-rumored higher tier – but don't expect it right away.

Audio file formats explained: the difference between MP3, ALAC, DSD, FLAC and more

By Tom Bedford published 25 May 24

Here's everything you need to know about 10 major audio file formats, many of which you've probably already used.

Qobuz reveals how much it really pays per stream, and I want to see more of this transparency to help us spend money more ethically

By Carrie Marshall published 20 March 25

Streaming firms are famously secretive. Will Qobuz's honesty tempt you to switch from Spotify or Apple Music? I'm certainly thinking about it…

Is Spotify Mix already overshadowed? This audio-mixing software lets you mix Spotify’s entire music library

By Rowan Davies published 25 September 25

Algoriddim's audio-mixing tool djay now allows you to access all of Spotify's music catalog.

This affordable new hi-res music player is the iPod replacement I've been waiting for

By Carrie Marshall published 5 January 25

FiiO's JM21 promises awesome audio for an amazing price.

Finally, Apple Music might be making it easier to leave Spotify – with your playlists

By Becky Scarrott published 20 February 24

Reddit users spotted a feature in Apple Music for Android beta that offers up a third-party playlist import app natively.

So, you got a Tidal subscription for Christmas... here's how to transfer your Spotify playlists

By Tom Bedford published 26 December 24

Got a Tidal subscription for Christmas, but missing your carefully curated Spotify playlists? Time to transfer them over to the high-quality audio world

Spotify has brought more handy upgrades to its interface - here are 4 you might have missed

By Rowan Davies published 14 May 25

Spotify has been busy bringing new features to its platform. If you haven't caught up, here are 4 new features to test out.

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