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Whether you’re new to Apple’s streaming music service or have been using it since 2015, make sure you're getting your money's worth by tapping into these essential features.

By Tyler Hayes
The Apple Music logo is seen in this photo illustration on 23 November, 2023 in Warsaw, Poland.

Premium subscribers might have to pay an extra $5.99 a month to enjoy the much-awaited feature.

By Jibin Joseph
Spotify logo outside its corporate headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden.

Spotify is a big name in the streaming music industry, but isn't the only service worth a listen. Broaden your musical horizons by firing up these feature-rich, recommended picks.

Best Online Music Streaming Services

Apple Music is offering new subscribers six months of service for $2.99.

By Tyler Hayes
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3.5

Radio Garden is an intriguing streaming music service that lets you spin a digital earth to find new tunes, but it lacks rival apps' robust extras like podcasts, videos, and purchasable concert tickets.

By Gabriel Zamora
Radio Garden

Need a YouTube to MP3 converter to download your favorite songs onto your computer? These websites and programs can help.

By Lance Whitney
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Amazon Music Unlimited is getting a price hike for both Prime and non-Prime members.

By Jibin Joseph
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A handful of streaming services offer high-res audio. These are the best places to find better-than-CD-quality sound.

Where to Stream Hi-Res Audio Music Online

Swap high scores for music scores, and enjoy the tunes from your favorite games with these top-rated streaming services.

By Jordan Minor
video game music

This Black American hero’s words remain as powerful and relevant today as they were decades ago. Here’s how to remember MLK’s legacy using your favorite streaming platform.

By Jordan Minor
How to Watch or Listen to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Speeches Online

A user on Reddit looking for a Mia Khalifa song wound up with something else entirely.

By Joe Hindy
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Spotify isn't the only streaming music app worth downloading to your phone or tablet. Explore these tested and recommended services before diving into Google Play.

By Jordan Minor & Gabriel Zamora
The Best Android Music Apps

Create your own digital mix tape on Spotify. Here's how to curate, share, edit (and delete) custom playlists on the music-streaming service.

By Jason Cohen & Stephanie Mlot
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Here's how to set your alarm to play music from Spotify, Apple Music, Pandora, TuneIn, and more.

By Jason Cohen & Stephanie Mlot
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You only have a month to get a refund if you bought a Car Thing.

By Jibin Joseph
A photo of Spotify's car accessory, the Car Thing.

Music fans have a lot to love with Spotify, which offers 100 million tracks and 6 million podcast titles, for $12 per month. Here's how to get the most out of your next music-streaming session.

By Chloe Albanesius
spotify logos lined up with one earbud atop

With a Google NotebookLM AI integration, two AI hosts chat about your listening trends. Also new this year is an audio review of your AI DJ listening and prompt-based playlist creation.

By Emily Forlini
AI podcast

Bored with your Spotify favorites? Here's how to uncover new tracks, artists, and genres on the music-streaming app and freshen up your playlists.

By Tyler Hayes
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The summary of your musical year is here, complete with a Google AI tie-in.

By Chandra Steele
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Amazon Music's 2024 Delivered and Apple Music's 2024 Replay are now live, allowing you to check out your top songs, podcasts, and artists of the year.

By Kate Irwin
Phone screens showing different top music streaming facts about an account. The user listened to Sabrina Carpenter and Jelly Roll.