Square Enix has released the music video to "Flow," one of Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker’s main themes. The highly emotional song with music by Masayoshi Soken and vocals by Amanda Achen are sure to make any Final Fantasy XIV fan cry. Today, Square Enix released the music video for “Flow,” one of the main theme songs of Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker, and friends, it’s a doozy. If you have work to do or need to be productive in any way today, do not, and I cannot stress this
Wear OS users can finally stream music on the YouTube Music app
After a long wait, Wear OS users can now stream music over LTE and Wi-Fi on their smartwatches using the YouTube Music app. Google also says the app can be added as a tile for quick access. After a lengthy wait, Wear OS users can now use the YouTube Music app to stream their tunes over Wi-Fi and LTE. And, as a bonus, users can also add the app as a widget for quicker access to recently played playlists or YouTube Music’s browse page.
Napster joins Limewire and Winamp by jumping on the web3 bandwagon
Famed music piracy platform Napster has been bought by a consortium of companies that plan to "bring the iconic music brand to web3." It’s the latest example of business types mining defunct-brands for lingering name recognition through web3 waffle. They say you can’t keep a good brand down. More accurately, you can’t stop it being opportunistically mined by business types for lingering name-recognition and nostalgia. Case in point: the pioneering peer-to-peer music-sharing-and-piracy
OnePlus’ Nord Buds wireless earbuds promise long battery life and Dolby Atmos for $40
OnePlus’ new Nord Buds earbuds offer Dolby Atmos support, fast charging, and long battery life for a surprisingly low price. They’ve been announced alongside two new European entries to the Nord lineup of smartphones. OnePlus’ latest set of wireless earbuds is also the first to get its Nord branding, which the company uses for its cheaper products. The new Nord Buds are being announced today alongside teases for two new entries to OnePlus’ European Nord
Spotify will shut down its radio-like listening app Stations on May 16th
Spotify will turn out the lights on Stations, its app that focused on listening by only allowing users to swap between curated playlists. It’s shutting down May 16th, and users can shift their favorite stations to the main Spotify app. Besides podcasts, things for your car, and annual listening recaps, Spotify has been running another experiment since 2018 with Stations, a “lightweight” app available for free and paid subscribers. After its initial debut overseas with an
SoundCloud buys AI that claims to predict hit songs
The acquisition of Musiio, announced Tuesday, is meant to help SoundCloud sort through its immense library of amateur music and will "become core to SoundCloud’s discovery experience," the company said in a statement. SoundCloud has acquired audio AI company Musiio, which makes tech that can “listen” to new music and purportedly identify the hits. The acquisition, announced Tuesday, is meant to help SoundCloud sort through its immense library of amateur music
Spotify is bringing Spotify Island to Roblox, a set of virtual music-themed islands that let players make music, purchase merch, and play games. Spotify has launched its own digital space on Roblox, called Spotify Island, allowing players to make music, play games, and interact with virtual artists, the company announced in a press release. Although it’s called Spotify Island, it’s more
Paramount Plus is bringing back Yo! MTV Raps, hosted by Conceited and DJ Diamond Kuts, for a new generation of rap and hip-hop heads. Yo! MTV Raps played an instrumental role in turning rap music into one of the most influential art forms of the 20th century and shaping the trajectory of the music industry in ways that are still being felt today. There’s no way another show
Roku has announced that its streaming boxes, smart TVs, and more will be getting an Apple Music app that lets people listen to their music on their TVs. Roku users can now play songs and videos from Apple Music on their TVs, streaming players, or Roku soundbars. Roku announced on Monday that the “app will be available to download later today.” It’s taken a while for Apple’s music service to
Netflix is beefing up its audio description and subtitling accessibility features
Netflix plans to expand its audio descriptions, subtitles for deaf and hard of hearing, and closed captioning features in order to make its shows and movies more accessible. Netflix’s closed captioning, subtitles for deaf and hard of hearing (SDH), and audio descriptions (AD) are all powerful tools designed to help make films and television shows more accessible to people with disabilities. But those kinds of features
More PlayStation 5 consoles are coming to Walmart on June 2nd
Walmart has another round of PS5 restocks scheduled for June 2nd at 3PM ET. This one will once again be exclusive to paying Walmart Plus subscribers. We’re still seeing short or no supply of PlayStation 5 consoles in some places and going weeks between new nationwide restocks. Hopefully, this upcoming summer will prove more fruitful, and a good (though small) sign is that Walmart has a PS5