Paul Stenhouse: Spotify's getting a makeover and Apple's getting a dedicated Classical Music app

Spotify is getting a makeover and it looks like TikTok 

The original streaming music service has expanded over the years to include podcasts and now audio books - and now wants to showcase all its offerings in a new way.  

The home screen will go from album art and playlists, to look more like a newsfeed where you can scroll through items their AI thinks you might like. It'll jump you straight to the chorus of a new song, an interesting bit of a podcast or a clip from an audio book. They say they're not copying TikTok, but putting more of a face on their powerful recommendations engine.  

Apple Music is getting a dedicated Classical Music app 

This is an odd one - because surely you can just listen to classical music on regular Apple Music?  

But the font is serif! Apple says the dedicated app will allow users to dive deep to learn about the composers and their work through editorial notes. Users will also be able to search by composer, work, conductor or even catalog number, to locate recordings. 

It launches at the end of the month and is part of the current Apple Music subscription offering. 

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