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The new Sonos soundbar boasts a 'breakthrough in audio engineering' and will go on sale Oct. 29th. It'll also arrive alongside a software update to improve the Sonos app.

By Michael Kan
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Pay what you want for IK Multimedia's terrific SampleTank 4, Miraslov Philharmonik, and 86 other plug-ins and soundbanks with 600GB of sounds and grooves.

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Spotify will show Premium users a list of available songs they can listen to offline, even if nothing has been downloaded to a device ahead of time.

By Tyler Hayes
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Amazon Music Prime comes with a Prime subscription and lets you stream more than 100 million songs from the company's robust music library, but it limits you to shuffled tunes.

By Gabriel Zamora
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Amazon Music Unlimited's feature-rich music, video, and podcast selection makes the streaming service a worthy premium upgrade from the limited jukebox bundled with a Prime subscription.

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YouTube Music is a robust streaming service that's loaded with official tunes, fan uploads, podcasts, and videos.

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Spotify Premium users can listen to the streaming service's expansive library without an internet connection. Here's how to download albums, playlists, and podcasts for offline listening.

By Chloe Albanesius
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Spotify's AI Playlist can create music collections from text prompts.

By Tyler Hayes
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Get to know your friendly neighborhood spy agency across eight episodes that promise to shed light on the NSA's operations. First up: a breakdown of the hunt for Osama bin Laden.

By Michael Kan
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Michael Smith allegedly received over $10 million in royalties from Apple Music, Spotify, and others by posting AI-created songs and using automated bots to stream the tunes.

By Michael Kan
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Spotify has sweet tunes, but it isn't the only music streaming service that's worth a listen. Explore the top options by pressing play on these expertly tested, recommended picks.

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Beginning Sept. 3, Spotify Connect volume control will shift to an in-app slider. Spotify says Apple has discontinued the tech that allowed control via the iPhone's physical buttons.

By Jibin Joseph
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People moving between Apple Music and YouTube Music now have a transfer tool supported by both companies.

By Tyler Hayes
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After dropping the free trial to one month in 2022, Apple resurrects the three-month offer.

By Jibin Joseph
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Listen to and manage Apple Podcasts across Safari, Chrome, Firefox, and Edge.

By Tyler Hayes
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Spotify still can't add a purchase link in its apps, which it blames on 'the illegal and predatory taxes Apple continues to demand.'

By Jibin Joseph
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SiriusXM combines live radio, traditional streaming, and video programming to create a robust audio service for entertainment-hungry listeners.

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Sonos CEO Patrick Spence didn't say what the two products are, though rumors point to a new soundbar and Apple TV competitor.

By Emily Price
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A handful of streaming services offer high-res audio. These are the best places to find better-than-CD-quality sound.

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Google app users may soon be able to ask Gemini to play a song on Spotify.

By Kate Irwin
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