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Napster is back and promising music streaming, listening parties, merch and tickets
By Joe Svetlik published
Napster has been acquired by Infinite Reality, and will gain a new social focus.

Apple Music Classical's trio of updates are designed to bring you closer to the great works
By Harry McKerrell published
Apple Music Classical is getting a trio of upgrades in a bid to make it more accessible and informative.

Qobuz reveals average payout per stream – and claims it is higher than rivals
By Joe Svetlik published
Qobuz claims it's the first streaming platform to have its average payout rate per stream officially validated.

This Quincy Jones-produced disco tune has become my go-to test track – and taught me a valuable lesson about hi-fi, too
By Harry McKerrell published
Despite not being to my usual tastes, I've found a track that's perfect for testing headphones and hi-fi.

Vinyl records and music streaming both hit landmark highs – but the one growing faster in revenue may surprise you
By Becky Roberts published
Total music revenue in the US grew by 3 per cent last year

Apple Music Classical lands on the web – but there's bad news for Mac users
By Harry McKerrell published
Apple Music gets app support for desktop access...unless you're a Mac user.

11 of the best closing tracks for testing your headphones or hi-fi system
By Harry McKerrell published
Sometimes you have to wait until the end of an album to find the best tracks.

An agonising timeline of our eight-year wait for lossless Spotify HiFi streaming
By Becky Roberts published
And the many other milestones of lossless hi-res streaming.
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