music

Apple Music partners with Verzuz to livestream musical 'battle series'

Popular online webcast Verzuz is partnering with Apple Music and Beats 1 to stream its live musical "battles," with the first session slated for July 22.

Mike Peterson | 4 years ago

COVID-19 boredom boosts streaming music for 2020

The social distancing measures of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has benefited music streaming services like Apple Music, with a Nielsen US music industry report indicating streaming subscriptions saw continued growth while other methods of buying music were negatively affected.

Malcolm Owen | 4 years ago

New Apple video features producer Oak Felder in the studio

Apple has shared a new YouTube video featuring Grammy-nominated music producer Warren "Oak" Felder as he navigates a day of recording and mixing a song.

Mike Peterson | 4 years ago

Lawsuit alleges Apple involved in 'flagrant' music piracy on iTunes

Apple has been hit with another lawsuit alleging that the company is distributing pirated re-recordings of musical compositions through iTunes for profit.

Mike Peterson | 4 years ago

Lawsuit alleges Apple part of 'massive music piracy operation'

A new lawsuit claims that Apple and a music distribution company are involved in a "massive music piracy operation" to profit from re-recorded compositions.

Mike Peterson | 4 years ago

GarageBand's Live Loops heading to Logic Pro X in future update

Apple may be preparing to update Logic Pro X by adding a new feature, with a leaked screenshot indicating GarageBand's Live Loops function will be making the transition to the professional music creation tool soon.

Malcolm Owen | 4 years ago

Neil Young rails against 'Fisher-Price' MacBook Pro audio for music production

Famed musician Neil Young has complained about modern music being produced on Apple's MacBook Pro, declaring the audio of the notebook as being "Fisher-Price quality" and not good enough for high quality music production and referencing Steve Jobs in Apple producing for "consumers, not quality."

Malcolm Owen | 4 years ago

107

Apple Music, Beats 1, Radio down for some users globally [Fixed]

An outage on Monday afternoon is seeing a "small percentage" of users unable to access Apple Music, play the Beats 1 stream, or listen to radio stations on impacted devices.

Mike Wuerthele | 5 years ago

Review: Roli Songmaker Kit is a futuristic composer's dream

The Roli Songmaker Kit includes everything you need to create beats, music, and more with a pair of well-designed iOS apps and a trio of clever modular music-making blocks.

Andrew O'Hara | 5 years ago

Latest comparisons

M4 14-inch MacBook Pro vs M3 14-inch MacBook Pro compared: A portable speed boost

M4 Mac mini vs 2018 Intel Mac mini compared: It's time to move to Apple Silicon

M4 iMac vs 2019 Intel iMac compared: Five years makes a big difference

Latest Videos

Apple Watch Ultra 2 one-year review: Even better than at launch

Testing out Mac ultra wide display mirror on Apple Vision Pro

Hands on with Belkin's Vision Pro strap that Apple didn't want to make

How to turn on Home Sharing in the Music and TV apps in macOS Catalina

The iTunes feature that let you stream your personal media to other devices like an Apple TV is still in macOS Catalina, but the procedure is a bit different. Here's what you need to know to set it up, turn it on, and why it's worth doing.

William Gallagher | 5 years ago

Apple warning DJs to stick with macOS Mojave for now

The ability to export a XML playlist in real time to other applications is gone from the Music app on macOS Catalina, breaking cross-application compatibility.

Mike Wuerthele | 5 years ago

After Apple's iOS 13 update, Spotify adds support for Siri

It's now possible to ask Siri to play music on Spotify as easily as on Apple Music — though only on iPhones and iPads, and not HomePod or Mac.

William Gallagher | 5 years ago

Review: Sonos Move is the do-it-all AirPlay 2 speaker you've been looking for

The Sonos Move is an exceptional speaker that aims its sights high in an attempt to conquer both in and outside the home. AppleInsider jams out to see if lives up to the Sonos name.

Andrew O'Hara | 5 years ago

How to connect AirPods to the Galaxy Note 10+

It doesn't seem like it should work, but it does. Here's how to connect your AirPods to your brand new Galaxy Note 10.

Mark Linsangan | 5 years ago

Chicago Music Industry Summit Today at Apple session signups now open

Apple will be holding the second-annual Chicago Music Industry Summit at its Michigan Avenue store, which will hold sessions throughout September with leaders in the local music scene, as well as tuition guiding musicians in a variety of areas to help further their craft.

Malcolm Owen | 5 years ago

Apple is not deleting your iTunes or movie purchases, and it isn't getting out of media sales

It's true that Apple likes the Apple Music streaming service, and it is true that it's breaking up iTunes into separate apps. Nothing else you've heard is true, in particular the rumors that Apple is getting out of media sales are completely bogus — and you're not going to lose anything with macOS Catalina because Apple wants it gone.

William Gallagher | 5 years ago

How to prepare for macOS Catalina by organizing your iTunes library

You've got years upon years of music, film and TV clogging up your library and you're not really sure where it all is. Take some time now to let your Mac sort out your iTunes library before you move to macOS Catalina.

William Gallagher | 5 years ago

2019 'iPhone 11' may play audio over two Bluetooth devices at once

The 2019 iPhones could feature a dual Bluetooth system that lets them send audio to two separate devices, according to a report citing Asian suppliers.

William Gallagher | 5 years ago

Tim Cook donates to New Orleans music school after Tulane University speech

Apple CEO Tim Cook announced the donation of Apple products including music software training to the center, which was founded in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. He attended a performance at the school following his commencement speech at Tulane University.

William Gallagher | 5 years ago

Musician Jimmy Destri about iTunes, Spotify, Facebook, and Steve Jobs, on the AppleInsider Podcast

This week on the AppleInsider Podcast, William is off, and Jimmy Destri of the band Blondie joins Victor to talk about iTunes, Facebook's responsibility, Apple News, Apple Car, and Steve Jobs stories.