Spotify is letting you slide into other users’ DMs — right within its app. Users of the streaming service have long been able to share songs, podcasts and audiobooks via other messaging apps and social networks. Now Spotify is adding a way to spread word-of-mouth recommendations within its own app with Messages, a one-to-one DM feature launching this week for …
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Listen to Spoon’s New Songs “Chateau Blues” and “Guess I’m Fallin in Love”
Spoon have released two new songs, “Chateau Blues” and “Guess I’m Fallin in Love.” The double A-side was recorded during the indie-rock band’s ongoing sessions for a new album. “As we finished up the first two songs for the LP, it crossed somebody’s mind and eventually all of ours that these two really should come out now,” said Spoon frontperson …
Read More »Nintendo Music Update Adds More Songs To Kirby And The Forgotten Land Playlist
Image: Nintendo In March of this year, the Nintendo Music app received an update adding songs from the Switch title Kirby and the Forgotten Land. At the time, Nintendo mentioned how the rest of this album was coming “later this year”, and now, ahead of the launch of the Switch 2 Edition of this title, additional tracks have been added …
Read More »‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Now Has Four Songs in Top 10, a Historic First
The “KPop Demon Hunters” soundtrack continues to hunt down more slots in the upper reaches of the Billboard Hot 100. As of the newly revealed weekly chart, four songs from the album are now in the top 10, simultaneously — the first time that has happened for any soundtrack album in the history of the Hot 100. “Golden” remains at …
Read More »Ernesto Barajas, musician who celebrated drug cartel exploits in songs, shot dead in parking lot in Mexico
A popular Mexican musician who sang the praises of drug lords was shot dead in a parking lot in the west of the country, police said late Tuesday. Ernesto Barajas, a singer with the group Enigma Norteno, which has four million monthly listeners on Spotify, was gunned down in the city of Zapopan in Jalisco state. He is among several …
Read More »Spotify now lets you create seamless transitions between songs on your custom playlists
Spotify routinely debuts new playlist features for its users, but the company’s latest update has the potential to dramatically alter custom mixes. Starting today, premium users will have access to a new tool for creating customized transitions within playlists. This will allow seamless progression from one track to the next, with natural-sounding changeovers and no awkward silence. Once you’ve created …
Read More »Taylor Swift’s Fans Theories on ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ Songs
As the whole world knows by now, TS12 is coming out, and as Taylor Swift said herself, it’s called The Life of a Showgirl. Not only do we know the title, the iconic photoshoots in it, and of course, the tracklist. And ever since it was released, everyone has been wondering what each means. Which one is about her boyfriend, …
Read More »Taylor Swift Promises Showgirl Will Stay at 12 Songs — & Fans Think She’s Addressing Something Bigger
Taylor Swift is putting her foot down on her next era — at least for now. During her New Heights podcast appearance alongside Travis Kelce earlier this week, Swift made a point to clarify that The Life of a Showgirl, her forthcoming 12th studio album, will feature exactly 12 songs. No deluxe edition teased, no bonus tracks hinted at, no …
Read More »EA’s upcoming Skate understands that the soundtrack is just as important as the gameplay, confirms over 100 songs
When you think of skateboarding games, what is the first thing you think of? For me, it’s the music – whether it was being introduced to the impeccable drum work of Josh Freese in The Vandals’ Euro-Barge on Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1, trying to get my voice as high as 3 Inches of Blood’s singer in Deadly Sinners in …
Read More »From Bob Dylan to Run-DMC: the songs of New York – in pictures | Art and design
The many artists who have created iconic music in New York City are being celebrated as part of an immersive and interactive new exhibition. Names such as Janis Joplin, LL Cool J and Duke Ellington can be seen creating, performing and promoting their songs at the Museum of the City of New York, showcasing how the city has long been …
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