Apps

This expansion follows the beta testing in Brazil and Indonesia. TikTok has expanded the beta testing of its new streaming service, TikTok Music, to Australia, Mexico and Singapore. The expansion comes just weeks after the initial launch of the streaming service in Brazil and Indonesia. The streaming service allows users to listen to full versions […]

Will ByteDance’s second attempt at the music streaming market prove fruitful? Following months of speculation, short-form video juggernaut TikTok has finally launched its standalone music streaming service in a renewed attempt to rival industry giants like Spotify, Apple and Amazon. Rolling out first in Brazil and Indonesia, TikTok Music is a premium-only service that integrates […]

The tool uses AI to comb through samples on the platform and find creative ways to put them together. Online sample library Splice has introduced a new AI-powered “Create” tool designed to help you kickstart your next track in a matter of seconds. Building on the power of CoSo — the music-making app Splice launched […]

The service will offer CD-quality playback and “expanded access” to audiobooks. After two years since Spotify HiFi was announced, new reports suggest that Spotify will finally release it in 2023 as part of a ‘Supremium’ subscription tier. According to Bloomberg, the internally-named Supremium plan could be rolled out within the upcoming months. It will bring […]

The app will be available on 28 June. Plugin developer and sample database, Minimal Audio, has announced a new app, Stream, which will help users navigate, organise and download sounds from its sample library. Stream was soft-launched on Wednesday 21 June, with a full public release set to take place on 28 June. The app […]

“This is a challenging but essential decision to ensure the health of our business and get SoundCloud to profitability this year,” says CEO Eliah Seton. SoundCloud has laid off 8% of its global staff – approximately 40 people. The move comes less than a year after the music streaming service cut it’s number of employees […]

“This partnership provides our members and their artists with new revenue opportunities, as well as empowering fans to directly support their favourite artists from across Merlin’s global membership,” says Jeremy Sirota, CEO of Merlin. SoundCloud has unveiled a new tool that highlights an artist’s most engaged fans and allows them to message them on the […]

Tidal is rolling out a new feature that lets you act as a DJ and allow your friends to listen to your choices. The feature called Live is available for both HiFi ($9.99 per month) and HiFi Plus ($19.99 per month) subscribers of the streaming service. This feature doesn’t exactly work like Spotify’s Group Sessions, […]

A job advertisement for the language learning platform suggests it is “venturing into music.” Duolingo, the language learning app famed for its sassy green owl, could be venturing into teaching music. As Tech Crunch reports, the app (which currently boasts over 500 million users) is advertising a new job role for a Learning Scientist For […]

Spotify had previously indicated that the $100 million fund was meant to be used over a three year period. Spotify has spent less than 10% of its Creator Equity Fund that was established in the wake of the controversy around the Joe Rogan Show podcast. Bloomberg reported that the fund, which was established to promote […]