Genius lyrics comes to Apple Music

Genius has a new partnership with Apple Music that now brings its database of lyrics to Apple’s streaming service. When you listen to a song on the service, you now have an option to read the lyrics. At the same time, Apple Music is now the official music player of the service. Apple Music subscribers who visit Genius and are logged into their account will be able to play the song directly from the song’s Genius page. This feature is available on the Genius website on the desktop as well as on iOS mobile web.

Source: The Verge

Carpool Karaoke returns to the Apple TV app on Oct. 12

Great news for music fans everywhere. Emmy-winning Carpool Karaoke is returning for another star-studded season of sing-along hilarity, and will be available FREE on the Apple TV app starting Friday, Oct. 12 at 1:00pm ET / 10:00am PT. Fans can watch a new episode every Friday on the Apple TV app on iPhone, iPad and Apple TV — no subscription required. 

Expect apperances by stars as Jamie Foxx (who appears in the first episode with daughter Corinne Foxx), Tyra Banks, Jason Sudeikis, Miss Piggy, Quincy Jones, Rashida Jones, Matthew McConaughey, Snoop Dogg, Andy Samberg and Weird Al Yankovic. 

The Apple TV app comes pre-installed on every iPhone, iPad and Apple TV, and is the best place to find and watch what you love across TV shows, movies, live sports, and news.

Apple Music tests out Android Auto integration

For the first time ever, Apple Music is integrating with Android’s car-based platform. Beta version 2.6.0 of the app (which you can find on Android Police) brings Apple Music integration into Android Auto. You have to make sure you have the latest version of Android Auto running, too. Once you have both, Apple Music will now become a top option for streaming in your car. You can stream radio or specific songs. We welcome this integration, especially since it brings options that you might not have access to at the moment. Right now, Apple Music doesn’t work with other Google products, so you still can’t integrate it with Google Home and Chromecast.

Source: The Verge

Report claims Apple Music has surpassed Spotify in terms of paid subscriber count in the US

A recent report from Digital Music News claims Apple Music has overtaken Spotify when it comes to paid subscribers in the US. The story cites an anonymous source from a major US-based distributor who shared a report of a subscriber tally for different music streaming services like Apple Music, Spotify, Tidal, and Sirius XM. Both Apple Music and Spotify now have over 20 million subscribers with the former just “a hair ahead” at “20 million plus” members. The new information claims Apple Music is set to widen this distance in the coming months. At the moment, Sirius XM Satellite Radio, which operates in North America exclusively, is leading at over 33 million subscribers.

This report follows up a story in The Wall Street Journal back in February that claims Apple Music’s growth rate was on paced to eventually pass Spotify in the US. Apple’s growth rate was pegged at five percent, compared to Spotify’s two percent. Based on these figures, Apple Music would surpass Spotify in the summer.