Spotify is increasing its free trial period from 30 days to 90 days for new listeners. Starting today, Spotify is offering eligible users three months of the service for free when they sign up for Spotify Premium. Spotify appears to be attempting to ma…
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Get Ready for AirPods With Noise Cancellation and Water Resistance
Apple is prepping a refresh of its iconic AirPods line amid new phones and tablets. Apple is planning to unveil at least three new iPhones at an event next month. Sources familiar with the company’s plans say the new phones will go on sale in September…
YouTube Music Announced as the Latest Waze Audio Player Partner
YouTube Music is now integrated with the Waze driving app, so long as you’re a premium subscriber. YouTube made the announcement today on their blog for YouTube Premium subscribers. The app is now integrated with Waze’s built-in player. Users can liste…
Sirius XM Slashes Prices for Students With a $4 Monthly Plan
Sirius XM has joined a bevy of other music streaming services offering cheaper prices to students. The satellite radio provider has introduced a new ‘Student Premier’ subscription for its services, with the aim of keeping students subscribed after they…
TikTok Introduces In-App Purchases to Start Generating Impulse Revenue
TikTok has launched a new feature that allows users to shop for products using sponsored hashtags. Teens and young adults primarily dominate TikTok. The new marketing campaign prompts users to post videos of themselves using the product being advertis…
Looks Like Sonos Is Releasing a Portable Smart Speaker
New details about an upcoming portable smart speaker from Sonos have leaked. A German Windows site found some leaked promotional images of the upcoming speaker. Dubbed the Sonos Move, the speaker is slightly larger than the Sonos One. However, perform…
Korn Is the Latest ‘Booking’ Virtual Shows — This Time Inside AdventureQuest Games
Korn will perform live in AdventureQuest 3D and AdventureQuest Worlds this weekend. The band has been fully digitized and will appear in the game’s art motif. Fans who want to hear the concert can download either game on iOS, Android, and Steam. Playe…
The Highly-Leveraged Hipgnosis Snaps Up The Chainsmokers Catalog
Hipgnosis Songs has announced another major catalog deal, fresh off the Benny Blanco acquisition. This time they’ve acquired the rights to 32 songs from The Chainsmokers. The terms for the deal were not disclosed, but Hipgnosis has acquired 100% copyri…
Apple Music Launches a Dedicated Shazam Discovery Chart
You might not recognize the chart-toppers on Apple Music’s newly-launched Shazam chart. And that’s exactly the point. Just this morning, Apple Music launched its Shazam Discovery Top 50 list, a weekly global ranking of 50 artists. The list is designed…
After FLiK Loses 99.26% of Its Value, T.I. Continues to Battle Allegations of Cryptocurrency Fraud
Rapper T.I. is hoping to escape a lawsuit filed against him by investors in a failed cryptocurrency ICO, FLiK. Investors allege that T.I. — whose real name is Clifford Joseph Harris Jr. — hyped up the entertainment company FLiK and its ICO. The rapper…