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The best music streaming services 2024
By Becky Scarrott last updated
Updated The very best music streaming services and apps for every kind of music fan.

Spotify has launched a new Concerts Near You playlist, making it easier for you to see if your favorite artists are performing in your area
By Rowan Davies published
Spotify has launched a new feature that makes it easier for you to see which artists are touring your local area. Welcome, Concerts Near You.

Fans are right to be mad after Playboi Carti was accused of using AI on his new album – and what worries me is, I wouldn’t be able to tell
By Jamie Richards published
The revered and often controversial rage rap pioneer returned on March 14 with his first album in four years – but it didn’t take long for accusations of using AI vocals to gather momentum.

‘Podcasting shouldn’t be locked behind walled gardens’: Pocket Casts slams Spotify and makes its web player free to all
By Rowan Davies published
Podcast service Pocket Casts has lifted the requirement for a subscription in the web version of its platform. Now you stream all of your favorite podcasts free of charge.

Spotify HiFi: release date rumors, price predictions, and everything we know so far
By Rowan Davies last updated
It's been five years since Spotify announced its Spotify HiFi tier, and we have yet to take advantage of its lossless audio. Here's everything we know.

Spotify’s press conference with Lady Gaga shows that music streaming services really do think about the fans after all
By Rowan Davies published
Lady Gaga's Spotify press conference marked the streamer's first major fan press event – and I need to see more of these in the future from the likes of Apple Music and Tidal too.

The Spotify bug that shows ads to Premium subscribers has finally been fixed - for now at least
By Rowan Davies published
Spotify has finally cracked down on its four-week bug that shows Premium subscribers ads in between songs.

Lady Gaga’s Spotify press conference is being live streamed today – here’s where you can watch Spotify’s big step forward in fan inclusion
By Rowan Davies published
No journalists, just Little Monsters everywhere

Shazam now makes it super-easy to add identified songs to a Spotify or Apple Music playlist – here’s how it works
By Rowan Davies published
Apple's new Shazam update makes it easier for you to sync your Shazam-searched songs to Spotify and Apple Music - here's how.

I streamed the totally silent AI protest album on Spotify and if you don't like AI stealing the voices of music icons, I think you should too
By Rowan Davies published
A new silent album has been released on music platforms in protest of a new UK law proposal. If you care about protecting musicians, you'll join me in streaming it.
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