Spotify vs. Apple Music: Who Wins the Music War?

Both Spotify and Apple Music provide music streaming services with plenty of subscribers. While Apple always had a strong legacy in digital music with products like iPod and iTunes, it was Spotify that pioneered what we call today the “open music model” to counter piracy. Given that each has their own massive following, a head-to-head comparison between the two can seem rather pointless. But, in the end, most of us will only purchase one monthly subscription. Accordingly, to answer the question about whether you should go for Spotify or Apple Music, we will focus on the most common… Read more

How to Hide Your Listening Activity on Spotify with these Simple Tips

Hiding your Spotify listening activity is a great way to protect your privacy, while it can also prevent your friends from making fun of you for your taste in music. By making use of the integrated privacy options Spotify has, you can get it to store less public information about you. How to Turn Off Spotify Listening Activity To hide the kind of music you listen to from others, open Spotify and go into Settings. If you have Spotify open on your computer, click on the drop-down menu next to your… Read more

Spotify Web Player Not Working? Here Are the Fixes

Spotify Web Player should be one of the most loved websites in the world, letting you access the Spotify cosmos of music without even having to download anything to your PC. It’s kind of brilliant, but also terribly flawed, with a lot of people reporting that it’s not working properly or at all on various browsers. This led us to scribble up a guide that will talk through all the most common reasons why your Spotify Web Player might not be working. Related: The Unofficial Guide to Disable Spotify Connect Clear Cache and Flush DNS If your Spotify Web Player is launching and seems to… Read more

Streaming Music the Main Way We Listen to Music at 75% of 2018 Revenue

No matter how you listen to your music these days, be it through Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon, Pandora, etc., it’s most likely being streamed to you on your smartphone, computer, smart speaker, etc. Streaming has quickly taken over as our main mode of listening. In 2018 the streaming music business continued to grow, to the point that just within the U.S., streaming music was responsible for seventy-five percent of industry revenue. Music Industry Report The other methods you have used to listen to music prior to the past ten years depends on your age, whether you listened to… Read more