I just started my Apple Music trial, and it's asking me if I want to merge my (extensive, curated) local library with Cloud Music Library. What's the current consensus on whether this is advisable, ...

What happens when a company builds a web-based music store that stays in sync with your local library and offers unlimited streaming access to all your tracks and playlists? They call it "the new Lala ...

Google currently has two music streaming services — but the company plans to eventually phase out the older Google Play Music service and shift its resources to the newer YouTube Music, which launched ...

Google last week very quietly detailed and began rolling out the ability to upload songs to its Play Music successor. This afternoon, YouTube Music’s cloud library ...

Earlier this month, we reported how Google is already testing YouTube Music’s cloud library internally with employees. An official support document today details how the functionality will work, ...

Interestingly, it sounds like the iCloud library scan won’t differentiate between officially purchased iTunes Store content and music that comes from other sources, whether it’s a ripped CD or an ...

If you come across a cool tune, you can add it to your library with a click. Even if you only hear a snippet of a tune on TikTok, now you can add the whole song directly to Apple Music or another ...

I know many of you might be thinking, there are tens of millions of songs in Apple Music, what could you possibly need to add? As an example, I am a member of NEEDTOBREATHE’s Insider Membership ...

Sometimes I long for the simpler days of yore. When iTunes was a music player and didn’t have all these complicated features, and perplexing clouds that make listening to music a chore. In this week’s ...

No single cloud service can do everything. Some shine when it comes to streaming a cloud music collection from the Web, but stink at syncing desktop folders. Other cloud services are great for sharing ...

I recently wrote for this column about problems with iCloud not matching the correct versions of songs. This is a huge source of frustration for music lovers who want their music in the cloud. But ...