A Vietnamese pop singer won top honors at Russia’ s Intervision Song Contest, a Cold-War era music festival that Moscow revived in response to being kicked out of the global Eurovision spectacle for ...

Native bellbirds (korimako) were once common in Northland. A new backyard trapping initiative in Waipu aims to bring back the native bellbird (korimako), renowned for its melodic song. The birds were ...

Spotify’s free version has been limited in terms of features but the platform is now offering some more basic options for those who want to enjoy its service with ads plastered all over. You might ...

Russia has revived Intervision, a Soviet-era song contest, with 22 countries participating. Critics argue the event serves as a geopolitical tool, reflecting Moscow's anti-Western outlook and rivaling ...

SINGAPORE – The live recording of the newest episode of The Straits Times’ Music Lab podcast at Esplanade Annexe Studio on Oct 7 will feature two rising names in the Singapore music scene as guests – ...

TV and home video editor Ty Pendlebury joined CNET Australia in 2006, and moved to New York City to be a part of CNET in 2011. He tests, reviews and writes about the latest TVs and audio equipment.

No more choosing a playlist and waiting for the song you really want to hear to come on. Spotify has announced that it will allow non-Premium users to search for, play, and share any song they want, ...

If you’re a free user on Spotify, you can now find any song you want and listen to it. The streaming giant is introducing the new feature “Pick and Play,” alongside “Search and Play,” which enables ...

Spotify free tier users can now directly play any song they selected or searched for on the app. However, this is a partial improvement over the previous shuffle-only restriction. Users will get a ...

Spotify free-tier users can now play any song directly, not just shuffle through playlists. Premium subscribers are getting lossless audio, private messaging, and customizable playlist transitions.

Spotify is improving its experience for free users. The service will now let non-paid subscribers pick and play the song they want. These users will also be able to play a song shared by a friend or ...

You can only listen to one song at a time before Spotify begins shuffling, but it's a big upgrade if you know exactly what you want to hear. Don't miss out on our ...