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“No, your uploaded files do not earn royalties”: Tidal launches Tidal Upload, an artist-aimed free route to get independent music on its platform. There are cash incentives - but don’t expect any royalties

Tidal’s new upload service is currently offering ten independent artists $100,000 for publishing directly to the platform

MusicRadar · Nov 17, 2025

Why Sonos can't afford to lose the Music Intelligence race

Integrations like Alexa+ on Amazon Music could make the Sonos app obsolete – which means it might be too late for Sonos to fix its still-buggy app

TechRadar · Nov 8, 2025

TEAC's new Reference 500 Series network transport promises to take music streaming to the next level

Joins the recently announced 500 Series CD player

What Hi-Fi? · Oct 31, 2025

Amazon fixes huge AWS outage that broke much of the internet – here's what happened

A huge AWS (Amazon Web Services) outage took out dozens of apps and services yesterday –here's what happened.

TechRadar · Oct 21, 2025

What Hi-Fi Awards 2025: Tidal celebrates a decade as our favourite music service, while Apple claims a spot previously held by Disney

Two services, but there can only be one Product of the Year winner

What Hi-Fi? · Oct 20, 2025

AWS outage affecting Fortnite, Roblox, Reddit, and many others is close to fixed, with Amazon saying services are showing 'significant signs of recovery'

Fingers crossed.

PC Gamer · Oct 20, 2025

Spotify is reportedly copying one of TIDAL's best features for discovering new music, and as a musician I think that's great

Discover the backroom boys who made the Backstreet Boys

TechRadar · Oct 16, 2025

It's time to break up with your music streaming app — your phone deserves better

Default apps for streaming services prioritize discovery and social features over classic music playback. That's why you should switch to a new music player app.

Android Central · Oct 13, 2025

My house is filled with music thanks to this smart home audio system — but it's not Sonos

Sonos is the biggest whole home music system around — but I prefer something slightly more niche.

Tom’s Guide · Sep 23, 2025

Criticisms against Spotify keep mounting. Luckily there are alternatives

Spotify has been subject to various lingering critiques. These range from criticism of its payment model, to the presence of “fake artists”, the Joe Rogan boycott saga, and controversies around AI-made music.

The Conversation · Sep 21, 2025