Currently our favourite streaming service for hi-fi fans, Tidal has recently replaced the licensed MQA format with the open-source FLAC, and simplified and cheapened its offering (hi-res, CD-quality ...

Though Spotify and Apple Music dominate the market in 2024, slightly more niche platforms such as Tidal and Qobuz cater to specialized needs, such as high-resolution audio, specific sub-genres or ...

Audiophile services including Tidal, Apple Music and Qobuz charge more for high-resolution audio (there's no free Apple Music tier – and the service discontinued its cheaper Apple Music Voice ...

Who could ever have imagined that, one day, all of our favorite music, artists, and albums would have entire discographies that you could access on your smartphone or tablet from pretty much ...

January 13, 2025 • The Tiny Desk Contest is NPR Music's annual search for the next great undiscovered artist.

Despite our love of physical formats such as CD and vinyl, streaming music wirelessly is convenient, versatile and space-saving. Whether you have meticulously curated hard drives full of hi-res ...

Tidal lets you stream music at a much higher quality than Spotify, up to CD-quality on many tracks, so if you care about how your tunes sound then it's the go-to subscription service. And if you ...

Spotify has sweet tunes, but it isn't the only music streaming service that's worth a listen. Explore the top options by pressing play on these expertly tested, recommended picks. My career has ...

January 10, 2025 • NPR Music's Stephen Thompson is joined by KCRW's Travis Holcombe to run down their four favorite albums out today, as well as the revamped version of SZA's 'LANA' project.

The data displayed for this chart goes back to 1994, however we hope to be able to offer deeper historic information at a future point ...

The best 90s songs reflect music in transition: From alternative to hip-hop to electronic and beyond, we count down the best from a wild musical decade. The best 90s songs reveal a simple fact ...