Tidal launches Circles, a social network for musicians
Tidal says it’s welcoming select artists to use Tidal Circles, a new social network built into the Tidal streaming service. The company says that Circles is an “artist-to-artist forum for…
Everything Big Tech Killed Off in 2023
Google Stadia finally met its end in January this year, but it was just a drop in the bucket for the number of products and services the company killed in…
Amazon Will Inject Ads Into Prime Video Starting Jan. 29th
The last major ad-free streaming service is going away. Starting Jan. 29th, Amazon users will start seeing advertisements appear on movies and TV shows for Prime Video, according to an…
Spotify Tackles Its Noise Problem
This week, Spotify shared an update on its policies, aiming to “better support those most dependent on streaming revenues as part of their livelihood,” according to a company post. The…
TikTok Gets a New Feature to Add Those Earworms to Your Music App
Image: TikTok TikTok’s cultural dominance just gained another weapon, and it’s an awfully convenient one: a new feature that will easily allow users to add songs they hear on TikTok…
Spotify Is Playing Around With AI-Generated Playlists From a Prompt
Image: Martin Bureau (Getty Images) Spotify is going full-steam ahead with artificial intelligence. After releasing an AI-powered DJ earlier this year, the streaming service is now testing ways to automatically…
Amazon Will Stick Ads on Prime Video Unless You Pay Up
We’re not sure how the ad load will compare to other ad-based streaming, but Amazon is promising it will be ‘limited.’Photo: brunocoelho (Shutterstock) Amazon has always handled its streaming video…
Spotify halts service in Russia and pledges Ukraine aid
Music and podcast streamer Spotify has ceased all operations in Russia effective immediately, and announced plans to send aid to Ukraine.