Music is a social sport best played with friends. Whether word-of-mouth music discovery happens in person, across a messaging app, or over some kind of livestream, it’s always a special thing. So much ...

After Ping and Connect flopped, Apple has been adding social features to Apple Music — and the results are greatly improved ways to discover new music. Here's how to use the new features. In 2017, the ...

A Copenhagen-based audio equipment design company recently introduced a new global music-sharing initiative — a sort of micro social media platform on which people can use tunes to promote a human ...

In recent years, social media has transformed how we view music. Apps such as TikTok, Instagram, Spotify, etc. all heavily involve music, making them powerful tools for discovering and promoting music ...

Ever wanted to feel the intrinsic social connection of a live concert from the comfort of your own phone? Sure, streaming both recorded music and live shows are great, but such a key part of the ...

With more than 100 million tracks, the service is "inspired by queuing up the jukebox or putting on a favorite album with friends" at a time when social media is "based on division," says CEO Joseph ...

Spotify is prototyping a new way to see what friends have been listening to, called “Tastebuds.” Despite how discovering music is inherently social, Spotify has no features for directly interacting ...

Managing Editor Josh Goldman is a laptop expert and has been writing about and reviewing them since built-in Wi-Fi was an optional feature. He also covers almost anything connected to a PC, including ...

Company's music-centric social service -- largely viewed as an Apple misstep -- becomes obsolete with greater Facebook and Twitter integration in iTunes. Steven Musil is a senior news editor at CNET ...