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The best music streaming services in 2024
We put Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube Music and other music streaming services head-to-head to find out which are worth your money.
Amazon Music Unlimited raises subscription prices again
Amazon is tightening the purse strings again, raising prices for Music Unlimited subscriptions. This latest increase impacts Prime members and family plan users. The Amazon Music Unlimited Individual Plan for Prime members is going up from $9 to $10 per month, or $89 to $99 per year. The Amazon Music Unlimited Family Plan is shooting up from $16 to $17 per month, or $159 to $169 per year.
Spotify Desktop app gets a new look and upgraded library features
Spotify has updated the desktop app with plenty of visual improvements and new features, like a “now playing” view that gives you immediate access to merchandise and tour dates. This was done to align the desktop app with the various smartphone and tablet apps.
Tidal now lets you DJ for other paid users in real time
US Tidal users can now become DJs on the streaming service. The DJ feature, which is in beta, enables those on the HiFi Plus tier to share songs they're listening to with other paying users in real time.
YouTube Music’s 2022 Recap begins rolling out today
YouTube Music began rolling out its annual retrospective today on iOS and Android.
Apple Music Replay gets a much-needed redesign for 2022
A sharable stories-style highlight reel lets you show off your most-listened-to song, artist and album of the year.
Deezer can now identify songs that you hum
You can add the tracks it identifies straight to your playlist.
Bandcamp Fridays are back again
The music marketplace will waive its fees on the first Friday of each month through December.
TikTok might be working on a music service
TikTok has helped users discover both current and past musical artists, and now the company might be starting its own music streaming service.
Apple Music will livestream concerts, starting with Harry Styles
The show is the first in a series of events called Apple Music Live.
The iPod created the two-headed monster that finally killed it
The iPod's death has been a long time coming. Somehow, it's already been eight years since Apple discontinued the iconic iPod classic. Nonetheless, the news this week that Apple is discontinuing its last iPod, the touch is significant: This officially marks the official end of a product that set up the company for two decades of success.
Apple Music arrives on Roku streaming devices, smart TVs and speakers
The music streaming app is available on the platform starting today.
Spotify's Car Thing can now take calls and control other apps
There's a handy new 'add to queue' feature too.
CD sales rose for the first time in 17 years
The music industry made almost as much from CDs as digital downloads in 2021.
Spotify’s problems are bigger than Joe Rogan
Spotify's lack of transparency is why the company’s current issues are much bigger than one massively popular creator.
Spotify is still working on HiFi streaming, but won't say when it's coming
The service previously said it would offer Spotify HiFi in some markets in 2021.
Spotify adds listener ratings for podcasts
Now you can rate your favorite, or least favorite, podcasts on Spotify.
Tidal adds a free tier and brings HiFi audio to its $10 plan
Artists will earn more royalties from users on the $20 HiFi Plus tier.
Spotify's new charts offer a more granular look at what's popular
A dedicated charts site shows the top artists, as well as what's popular in certain genres and cities.
Apple Music is now available on PS5
Listen to your favorite playlists while you're playing games and watch music videos in 4K in the app.
