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Spotify rolls out Siri support and new Apple TV app
Spotify has launched the ability to play music with Apple’s Siri voice assistant on the iPhone and iPad. The new feature, only recently made possible in iOS 13, puts Spotify on more equal footing with Apple Music. It showed up in the company’s beta app in late September, but it has now rolled out to all users. Another new addition will automatically put Spotify into Data Saver mode when you activate Low Data Mode on your device.
\\ Read more on The Verge //
Google Doubles Down on Its YouTube Music Transition — Three New Personalization Playlists Introduced
Google/Alphabet’s notoriously scatterbrained music strategy is finally getting some focus. Now, YouTube Music is taking some cues from Spotify and Apple Music.
Just last week, Google and its Alphabet parent finally started its long-rumored transition away from Google Play Music. On Android 10 devices, YouTube Music is now the default standard, instead of Google Play. Of course, that’s not a clean, decisive replacement — this is Google, after all — but it puts the transitionary wheels in motion.
\\ Read more on Digital Music News //
Why Being Independent Is So Important In Live Music
We hear from managers, promoters, and others about the value of relationships and community in the independent music sector, and why exactly being indie matters so much in live music.
\\ Read more on Hypebot //
Apple Wants To Offer A Discount Music, TV Bundle and Record Labels Are NOT Happy
Apple is set to launch Apple TV+ on November 1st, priced at $4.99 (£4.99) per month. Bundling Apple Music with Apple TV+ and perhaps other Apple services at a discount would make marketing sense for Apple.
\\ Read more on Hypebot //
Music Business Is Being Re-Defined By Generation Z
While for years millennials were the target demographic of most music business marketing, Generation Z has since risen up as the primary stakeholder in the contemporary marketplace, which is in turn reshaping how artists, labels, and companies market themselves.
\\ Read more on Hypebot //
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