Alexa can control Apple Music on Sonos speakers in a handful of countries

Unfortunately, we aren’t included there yet. But listeners in the US, the UK, and Ireland can now use Alexa to control Apple Music on their Sonos speakers, specifically the Sonos One, Beam, or Echo devices. You need to enable the Apple Music skill on the Alexa app and link your account. And if you can’t set the service as your default, you will have to add the words “on Apple Music” to your requests.

Apple Music might get Chromecast support

There might be a chance for some Google-powered devices to get Apple Music support. 9to5Google discovered multiple lines of code in the Apple Music’s Android app that suggests it could get Chromecast support. Some of these lines of code were added through recent updates. While there is no guarantee this would be a feature, it is a possibility. Apple has previously said it wants its services to be as widely available as possible, so perhaps this is a step in that direction.

Domestic American Airlines flights can stream Apple Music over in-flight Wi-Fi for free

A new partnership between Apple and American Airlines will take Apple’s music streaming service to the skies. Starting Friday, domestic American Airlines flights will let Apple Music subscribers stream songs, playlists, and music videos for free using the ViaSat satellite Wi-Fi available in flights. Those who are subscribed to Apple Music can access the service on their device of choice, while non-subscribers can sign up for a free three-month trial will onboard.

"For most travelers, having music to listen to on the plane is just as important as anything they pack in their suitcases," said Oliver Schusser, vice president of Apple Music in a press release. "With the addition of Apple Music on American flights, we are excited that customers can now enjoy their music in even more places."

Source: CNBC

Musi.sh lets you use Apple Music on the web

If you’re an Apple Music user, you’re probably heavily reliant on your phone to play music or have been forced to use iTunes when you’re on a computer. Now, if you wanted a web option, unfortunately that didn’t exist until now. Musi.sh is a new project that brings Apple music onto your web browser—for free. The site mostly echoes Apple Music design language and functionality, so there’s no learning curve here. This open-source project began with Apple Music-loving developers Filip Grebowski, Brychan Bennett-Odlum Raphael Vigee, and James Jarvis, who all wanted a way to use the service without draining their phones’ batteries. The team used Apple’s MusicKit and made the prototype at a 12-hour GitHub-sponsored hackathon. The team won with the project.

Right now, what’s missing is the Radio feature, because MusicKit currently doesn’t support radio stations through Apple Music. If you want to give it a try though, you can through this link. If you want to contribute to the project, you can through its GitHub page.

Source: The Next Web