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Spotify expands personalization to its programmed playlists

sudshr47 March 26, 2019

Spotify this morning announced a major change to how its playlists will operate, with the news that some of its previously human-curated playlists will now be personalized based on listeners’ tastes. Before, Spotify offered personalized playlists like Discover Weekly, Release Radar, and Daily Mixes, among others, to offer users a way to enjoy the music […]

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Flight-hailing startup Blackbird raises $10 million to replace driving with flying

sudshr47 March 12, 2019

The origin story of Blackbird, a startup that links travelers to planes and commercial pilots through an app, didn’t begin with air travel. It was prompted by car sickness. Blackbird CEO and founder Rudd Davis, who was getting his pilot’s license at the time, asked his flight instructor if he would fly his family to […]

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Alexa’s new Song ID feature can announce what music is playing next

sudshr47 March 6, 2019

Amazon today is launching a new feature called “Song ID” that aims to help users discover music they like, using Alexa. When enabled, Alexa will announce the title and the artist name before playing each song while you’re listening to a radio station, playlist or new release on Amazon Music over your smart speaker. The […]

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SoundCloud adds a music distribution service to its premium subscriptions

sudshr47 February 19, 2019

Last year, Spotify took a stake in music distribution service DistroKid. Apple acquired Platoon. And today, SoundCloud announced it’s adding its own music distribution tools to its premium accounts aimed at artists, SoundCloud Pro and SoundCloud Pro Unlimited. With SoundCloud Premier distribution, artists can upload their tracks to all major music services, including Amazon Music, […]

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12 sad Christmas songs for your inner emo kid

sudshr47 December 25, 2018

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Feeling jolly is overrated anyway. 

Forget the preps — this holiday season, get in touch with your inner emo kid and jam out to some sad Christmas songs. What’s more festive than mourning a lost love or getting angry over not going home to spend time with family? 

Here are 11 angsty Christmas songs for you to mope over. 

1. Blink-182 — “I Won’t Be Home For Christmas”

2. Wham! — “Last Christmas”

3. Coldplay — “Christmas Lights”

4. Prince — “Another Lonely Christmas “

5. All Time Low — “Merry Christmas, Kiss My Ass”

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Music app Genius launches its own take on Stories, aided by YouTube

sudshr47 April 2, 2018

Genius, the big database of song lyrics and musical knowledge, is today launching its own version of “stories,” the Snapchat and Instagram-like short form sharing format that’s been rapidly spreading to a number of sites and apps, including Facebook, Messenger, Skype, and even Google. Genius’ “Song Stories,” as the new product is called, combine Genius […]

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