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Pocket Casts acquired by NPR, other radio firms

A cool app just got some major support. Pocket Casts, considered to be one of the best mobile apps for podcast listening, has been acquired by a collective group that includes NPR, WNYC Studios, WBEZ Chicago, and This American Life. Moving forward, Pocket Casts will operate as a joint venture between the new owners. Philip […]

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Apple Music Fun News

Spotify hits 70 million subscribers, Apple posts subscriber base of 30 million

There’s no doubt that streaming works. In this case, Spotify has just hit the 70 million subscriber mark while Apple Music currently has 30 million subscribers. Spotify shared its 70 million subscriber milestone on Twitter saying, “Hello 70 million subscribers.”

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djay Pro updated to 2.0.1, receives massive overhaul in the process

In the category of “nifty software that we like”, algoriddim GmbH has released djay Pro 2.0.1, the newest version of its DJ/mixing software. The new version, a 273.4 megabyte download, offers the following fixes, changes and new features: – All-new user interface. – New media library: create your own playlists from Spotify, iTunes, and Finder. […]

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Rumor: Apple looking to acquire Shazam, could add company’s technologies to audio/music assets

With Spotify gradually moving towards a public offering, it seems that Apple is looking to acquire yet another music property. Sources close to the story have stated that Apple is close to acquiring Shazam, the popular app that lets people identify any song, TV show, film or advertisement in seconds, by listening to an audio […]

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Prince’s Warner Brothers music catalog released on Apple Music, other streaming services

Following Prince’s abrupt retraction of his entire catalog from all music streaming service except for Tidal in 2015, the artist’s catalog has returned. As rumored last month, Tidal’s exclusivity officially ended on Sunday after Warner Brothers made its collection of Prince tunes available to all streaming platforms, including big players Apple Music and Spotify. The […]