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Verizon may not have as many bundled perks as some of the other carriers out there, but it does, at the very least, offer up a six month free trial period of Apple Music . So that’s something. But it looks like the partnership between Verizon and Apple is going to get a bit better for customers, based on unofficial information shared on Tuesday by 9to5Mac . According to the publication, Verizon is going to announce in the next couple of days that customers subscribing to the Beyond Unlimited and Above Unlimited plans can get a full Apple Music subscription at no additional cost. It will simply be bundled with the plan, and the plan is going to remain the same price. However, customers of the Go Unlimited plan will still only have the six month trial period for Apple Music, after which they will be billed the standard $9.99 per month fo an individual plan. This offer will be available for new customers, as well as existing customers. The report also indicates that subscribers who a...

Ebro Darden has been a Beats 1 host for several years, but, recently, he was promoted to the Global Head of Hip-Hop and R&B at Apple Music . Now, Darden has sat down with Complex to talk about the new role, and how it will not only change his own life, but how he plans on changing Apple Music for the better moving forward. First and foremost, Darden understands that Apple Music’s primary use case for most subscribers is the streaming service, playlists, and other features in this area. It might not be Beats 1. But Darden wants to change how easy it is to find content on the radio platform. He wants to make Beats 1 easier to use, and the content therein, especially the hosted shows, easier to find. That may mean some tweaks to the UI are incoming, but, of course, there isn’t any firm date or even any details on what that might look like in the future. And Darden wants to make sure that Apple Music isn’t putting all of its eggs in the U.S. basket, either, as he aim...

A new promotion at work is a solid way to start the New Year. Ebro Darden has been working as a Beats 1 host for quite some time, but, as reported by Billboard , he has recently been promoted to a bigger role at Apple Music. According to the publication, Darden is now the Global Editorial Head of Hip-Hop and R&B at the streaming music platform. With the new role, Darden will be tasked with heading the teams in both genres, cultivating editorial content for new releases. Darden will continue to host his “Ebro in the Morning” radio show on Hot 97 in New York City, which runs between 6:00 A.M. and 10:00 A.M. local time. Darden already has tasks in front of him, saying that he’s going to put a major focus on making sure consumers can find the music that they love: “First things first is making sure that we’re firing on all cylinders in the best way possible, helping consumers find the music that they love and also helping artists connect with consumers in a real...

While Spotify has Wrapped 2018 to let listeners do a year in review and look back at their favorite songs, albums, and artists of the year. Apple sadly does not offer any such feature for Apple Music, though developers have managed to create their own year in review tool for the streaming service If you are looking to create your own Apple Music year in review, follow this guide. We will be making use of the app called Music Year In Review developed by NoiseHub for this but there are plenty of other such similar apps also available. The Music Year In Review will not provide you with as much detailed stats as Spotify’s Unwrapped. The latter is able to compile the top 100 songs you have listened to throughout the year, hours of music streamed, the most listened to artist/album, and the new genre of music you have discovered. As for Music Year In Review, it will highlight your favorite artist, the genre you have listened to the most, and your top artist/song for the year. It displays...

Apple doesn’t quite yet have a personalized yearly wrap-up for subscribers to Apple Music, but maybe that will change one day. Until then, let’s turn to third-party fixes. TechCrunch has one such option called “Music Year in Review” from developer NoiseHub. It’s available in the iOS App Store right now as a free download, and it offers a nice, if not very simple, look back at the music you listened to through Apple’s subscription option over the last year. This is similar to Spotify’s own “Wrapped” option, but it’s not as in-depth as that competing platform’s annual breakdown. After you install the app, you will need to enter your email address and then connect the app to Apple Music. Once you’ve got that done the app will look over the necessary metrics and data, and then put together a few different graphs. You will be able to see how much time you spent listening to your favorite artist, your overall favorites i...

If there was ever any question as to why Apple might want to get into the streaming music market, the latest data from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) may shed some light on that. Apple Music has an impressive subscribers list, based on the latest data. According to recent reports, dating back to May of this year, the music streaming platform has upwards of 50 million subscribers . Now, months later, that number has surely climbed. Especially as more free offerings pop up for users to try it out and see what they think. “The music streaming economy presents myriad new opportunities, but also its share of challenges too,” the RIAA writes. “According to Nielsen, more than 70,000 different albums were released by mid-year. Finding an audience amongst an extraordinary range of music choices, competing for the user’s attention against other entertainment options on the ubiquitous smartphone, and being prominent on dozens of different digital platforms is … c...

Depending on how often you use Pandora, the streaming music platform’s latest addition might be one of its best. Pandora has officially unveiled what it calls “The Drop”. This is a specialized playlist that will update every week, based on when new music launches from the artists you already like. If this sounds similar at all, it’s because it functions quite similarly to how Spotify’s own “Release Radar” playlist works. That means you’ll get music from artists you have already liked, based on when they actually release new music. “Without further ado, we’re introducing The Drop, a new personalized playlist for our Premium listeners. This new feature uses our state of the art machine learning models to create a custom-built playlist filled with the latest and greatest music from the artists you love as well as new artists we think you’ll love. And best of all, it’s automatically updated as soon as new music drops–so you’ll never miss...