Apple Music's new Playlist Playground feature is a prompt-driven playlist builder that's fast and surprisingly useful, even if it won't replace a carefully curated mix. Here's how to start playing, ...

The icon of Apple Music sits on a iPhone homescreen. (Igor Bonifacic for Engadget) With the release of iOS 26.4, Apple Music's Playlist Playground can now generate playlists with the help of AI. Best ...

The beta creates Apple Music playlists based on text prompts, but doesn’t understand genre, time, or much of anything. The beta creates Apple Music playlists based on text prompts, but doesn’t ...

iOS and iPadOS 26.4 are here, with a surprising number of new features for a point release. Chief among them is a new AI playlist generator, similar to one Spotify launched in 2024. Playlist ...

Barry Manilow will release What a Time, his first new album in nearly 15 years, on June 5. The album was produced by Manilow and his longtime collaborator Michael Lloyd, and marks Manilow’s 33rd ...

Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, dropped his latest studio album, "Bully," on Friday, March 27. The project marks his 12th studio album and his first solo release since "Donda 2" in 2022.

‘The Boys of Dungeon Lane,’ McCartney's 18th solo album, will come out May 29th. By Ethan Millman Music Editor Paul McCartney is back with new music, as the legendary Beatles co-founder dropped “Days ...

In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, singer-songwriter Charlie Puth characterized his career up to this point as “almost a decade of chasing my tail.” Indeed, Puth has at times been dinged for ...

It may not feel like spring just yet, but the Rayes of light are coming through. British singer-songwriter Raye dropped her second studio album Friday, March 27. A kaleidoscopic venture into the inner ...

After five years of reports about an album in progress, Paul McCartney released a new single, “Days We Left Behind,” Thursday morning. The single, a love letter to Liverpool, arrived concurrent with ...

Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, released his new studio album, “Bully,” on Saturday, March 28. The project is his 12th studio album and his first solo release since "Donda 2" in 2022. The ...

It’s been said countless times that for a new artist, especially a successful one, the second album is exponentially more difficult than the first. There’s the constantly looming threat of the ...