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Record Store Day 2025: the full list, plus 5 great albums you need to bag on April 12

By Carrie Marshall published 5 April 25

Record Store Day 2025 promises tons of unmissable music for every kind of music fan – here are my picks.

Fed up streaming songs that all sound the same? Qobuz brings you legendary labels to level up your listening

By Carrie Marshall published 28 March 25

Qobuz's new Labels feature showcases legendary labels across all your favorite genres.

Spotify seems to be gearing up for more expensive subscriptions, and I'm annoyed

By Henry St Leger published 7 February 25

Spotify's new deal with Warner Music Group should help "further paid subscription tiers".

Deezer is rolling out its answer to Wrapped and Replay, plus three new features you won't find on Spotify or Apple Music

By Becky Scarrott published 16 April 25

Deezer's launching four new features between now and the end of May – and top of the pile has to be platform-agnostic music sharing

Qobuz teams up with indie music mag Drowned in Sound to produce 6 months of artist-first podcasts — and I can’t wait to tune in

By Becky Scarrott published 9 December 25

Qobuz's Drowned in Sound collab will bring 6 months of artist-first podcasts to discerning music-lovers

Shazam's new Viral Chart wants to be your one-stop playlist for the latest hits and classics getting more spins

By Jacob Krol published 7 May 25

Shazam's new Viral Chart playlists are rooted in data, highlighting the latest hits and classics getting more spins.

Alexa+ is coming to Amazon Music, and it’s an AI DJ, playlist curator, and music encyclopedia all rolled into one

By Rowan Davies published 5 November 25

You can ask the new AI assistant to create specific playlists and even answer your burning music trivia questions.

Spotify will 'double down' on music in 2025, but does that mean Hi-Fi or AI?

By Henry St Leger published 6 February 25

Spotify has big plans for 2025 after its first full-year profit, and maybe we'll get the new music tier we've wanted for years.

Panic! At the disc-o: Quad's retro CD transport makes me want to spend all my money on CDs

By Carrie Marshall published 10 December 25

The Quad 3CDT is "dedicated to discs" and looks stunning

AI music platform Udio and Universal Music strike a deal – is this AI music's Spotify moment?

By Eric Hal Schwartz published 31 October 25

UMG allies with AI music startup Udio for an AI-powered music streaming service.

Apple Music's awesome $2.99 deal is your reason to finally switch from Spotify

By Jacob Krol published 3 February 25

Apple Music is offering new subscribers an excellent deal ahead of Super Bowl LIX and the Apple Music Halftime Show. You can get six months for just $2.99, an exceptional savings.

Our favorite budget audiophile brand has a new affordable hi-res music player, with a desktop mode to make it part of your hi-fi setup

By Carrie Marshall published 13 June 25

The FiiO M21 offers high-spec hi-res without a high price – and has a cool cassette deck case, because why not

Amazon Music has Delivered its 2024 Spotify Wrapped clone – here’s how to find it

By Hamish Hector published 4 December 24

Amazon Music Delivered 2024 is here to show off your year in music.

Spotify was down – here's what we know about the outage

By Mark Wilson last updated 15 December 25

Spotify was down for many today, but the streaming app now appears to be fixed – here's how the outage played out.

Qobuz reveals how much it really pays per stream, and I want to see more of this transparency to help us spend money more ethically

By Carrie Marshall published 20 March 25

Streaming firms are famously secretive. Will Qobuz's honesty tempt you to switch from Spotify or Apple Music? I'm certainly thinking about it…

Is Spotify Mix already overshadowed? This audio-mixing software lets you mix Spotify’s entire music library

By Rowan Davies published 25 September 25

Algoriddim's audio-mixing tool djay now allows you to access all of Spotify's music catalog.

This affordable new hi-res music player is the iPod replacement I've been waiting for

By Carrie Marshall published 5 January 25

FiiO's JM21 promises awesome audio for an amazing price.

DJ with Apple Music lands, allowing subscribers to build and mix DJ sets directly from its +100 million-song catalog

By Becky Scarrott published 25 March 25

Let's get this party started you Apple Music DJ, you!

Apple Music's 100 best albums are now available in book form – so like a website but made out of a tree

By Carrie Marshall published 12 November 24

Missing physical media in the streaming age? Apple Music’s 100 best albums are now available as a pricey limited-edition book.

Apple Music is celebrating 10 years with a personalized ‘All Time’ Playlist, and there’s a way for Spotify listeners to get in on the action

By Jacob Krol published 1 July 25

Apple is giving you a way to look back on all your Apple Music streams.

Astell & Kern's new Hi-Res music player doubles as a hi-fi streaming upgrade, thanks to its included dock

By Carrie Marshall published 2 April 25

Astell & Kern's new portable music player promises hi-fi happiness on the go or at home

Apple Music gets the royal treatment with special King Charles show – and the playlist has some real jewels

By Rowan Davies published 7 March 25

Apple Music has enlisted the expertise of an unexpected guest for a special radio broadcast. Here's what you can expect from King Charles III's Apple Music radio show

Spotify introduces face-scanning age checks for UK users, as some furious fans threaten to return to piracy

By Rowan Davies published 31 July 25

Spotify is the latest app to comply with the UK's Online Safety Act, with users being asked to verify their age in order to access the platform's adult content.

Spotify is reportedly copying one of TIDAL's best features for discovering new music, and as a musician I think that's great

By Carrie Marshall published 16 October 25

Discover the backroom boys who made the Backstreet Boys

Forget Audible and Amazon – I'm switching to these 5 alternatives for audiobooks and e-books in 2026

By Carrie Marshall published 28 December 25

Amazon and Audible aren't the only places to get the best e-books and audiobooks – in fact, these 5 alternatives will make you feel much warmer inside.

This tiny, cheap box upgrades any speakers with Wi-Fi multi-room streaming, including Hi-Res Audio support

By Carrie Marshall published 31 March 25

It may be small, it may be sweet, but it knows how to stream your beats.

One of the best compact speaker makers just launched stylish desktop speakers with USB-C 24-bit Hi-Res Audio and Bluetooth

By Carrie Marshall published 7 August 25

Audioengine's HD3 stereo speakers get better sound and better connectivity too

Amazon Music Unlimited just got a price hike – giving you no reason to choose it over Spotify or Apple Music

By Jacob Krol published 31 January 25

Amazon Music Unlimited is raising prices and having a Prime membership won't save you from the increase. Here are the plans affected and how it compares to Spotify as well as Apple Music.

Shanling M8T Hi-Res Music Player laid out on wooden table, with black headphones nearby.

This portable Hi-Res Audio music player has a tube amp and Android, for a serious mix of the retro and modern

By Henry St Leger published 19 February 25

If you want to enjoy Hi-Res audio on the go, then this new music player from Shanling may be one to check out.

More details of Spotify's new Music Pro plan have leaked – including the price

By David Nield published 16 February 25

It's been four years since Spotify promised us lossless audio, and the indications are that the wait is almost over.

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