Music/Audio

With Amazon jumping into hi-res streaming and the promise of faster mobile connections with 5G, audio quality could improve for the majority of listeners for the first time in year... More

Amazon's newest addition to its smart speaker lineup, the Echo Studio, doesn't only offer higher quality audio than its brethren. It also supports new audio technologies like Dolby... More

Dolby is introducing a more emotional way to experience the music you love with Dolby Atmos, now supported on Echo Studio and Amazon Music HD. Dolby Atmos is redefining how music i... More

Amazon and more than 30 other industry partners hope to give consumers greater choice in voice services. To this end, they together announced the Voice Interoperability Initiative ... More

Amazon kicked off its annual hardware event on Wednesday where it unveiled several new Echo devices, alongside new Alexa capabilities. The company unveiled the $199 Echo Studio, a... More

The director of audio/visual production at Dolby Labs talks about how Dolby Atmos technology is changing cinema sound, what he feels makes a good music mix and more.... More

Technicolor, the owner of the Thomson brand, has signed an exclusive licensing agreement with Envent Worldwide for the development of the audio range of products in India.... More

While John Cooper and David Courier of Sundance believe that cinemas and streaming services go hand in hand to distribute films, Stanford argues that as home entertainment experien... More

We continue to learn more about Apple TV+ ahead of its debut on November 1st. A support document on Apple’s website details that all Apple TV+ content will be available in Dolby ... More

Since she was tapped as Spotify’s chief content officer, Ostroff has been charged with building an arsenal of podcasts to catapult the Swedish business to become a leader not jus... More

Apple Music is getting a big expansion today with a new web interface that will let subscribers stream music directly from a browser without having to install iTunes or a separate ... More

Spotify wants as many podcasts on its platform as possible, and it’s now testing a new button within its app that’ll encourage people to create one. Code leaker Jane Wong spott... More

It should come as no surprise that, in its quest to become a full-blown entertainment ecosystem, Netflix has built a roster of podcast programming to complement its scores or origi... More

This year has been a breakout one for podcasting. According to Edison Research’s Infinite Dial report, more than half of Americans have now listened to a podcast, and an estimate... More

Right now, this brave new world of audio is mostly filled with as-yet-unrealized potential. However, a swelling listener base and the accelerating migration of major advertising do... More

We hear music every day, we dance to it and sing along with it. Music moves us and even defines our mood and the ambiance of the space around us. But do we know how it is made? Wri... More

More people are tuning into podcasts and are heavily engaged with this audio content, according to new data released today from Adobe Analytics. The report, which surveyed 1,008 U.... More

Bloomberg reports that Spotify is gearing up to test price hikes to its subscriptions in certain countries — suggesting that more expensive streaming plans in general may be on t... More

Sony Electronics announced a new line-up of in-car media receivers led by the XAV-AX8000, which features an 8.95-inch screen and single-DIN rear chassis. (more…)... More

A 50th anniversary edition of Abbey Road, The Beatles' penultimate album, will be released next month, with its 17 tracks mixed in stereo, hi-res stereo, 5.1 surround and Dolby Atm... More