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Taylor Swift released a music video for the track Elizabeth Taylor, a montage using clips from the screen icon’s films and real-life footage; it’s currently premiering on Apple Music and Spotify Premium, with a potential YouTube release later. Swift also noted she sought permission from Elizabeth Taylor’s estate and family for the homage, tying into her broader themes of fame and glamour.
A new iOS 26.4 enhancement in Apple Music surfaces upcoming concerts for artists you listen to, showing them on artist pages and in the Search tab with Get Tickets links, making it easier to discover and buy tickets without extra searching. The feature blends into everyday usage and reflects passive discovery already common in music apps, helping users catch gigs they’d otherwise miss.
Apple's iOS 26.4 arrives with AI-generated playlists in Apple Music via Playlist Playground, a Concerts Near You feature, and a Music Profile; Podcasts adds video playback and offline downloads with captions and ad insertion; eight new Unicode 17 emojis debut; Health gains an Average Bedtime metric and updates to blood-oxygen data; Freeform and Reminders get upgrades, wallpaper gallery and other UI tweaks; Stolen Device Protection auto‑enables, Family Sharing gains independent payment methods, CarPlay can run generative AI apps with safeguards, and keyboard/UI refinements round out the update.
Apple's iOS 26.4 update for iPhone and iPad adds eight new emojis (including a distorted-face, Sasquatch, and orca) and brings music-focused enhancements — Playlist Playground and Concerts in Apple Music, plus offline music recognition — along with accessibility tweaks, reminders improvements, a Freeform upgrade, and general bug fixes and security improvements.
Apple’s iOS 26.4 adds a beta Playlist Playground in Apple Music that uses AI to generate a playlist from a text prompt, introduces a concert-discovery feature, full-screen album/playlist backgrounds, and Offline Music Recognition, and expands Family Sharing so each adult can add their own payment methods. The update also debuts eight new emojis, improves keyboard accuracy, and adds accessibility tweaks like reduced bright effects, easier subtitle/caption settings, and more reliable reduced motion. macOS 26.4 arrives with a compact Safari tab bar and battery-charge limits to extend device life.
Apple released iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4, adding Playlist Playground—an AI-powered playlist generator from text prompts—along with new emoji, a revised Purchase Sharing setup in Family Sharing, and several accessibility, UI, and feature upgrades (offline music recognition, ambient music widgets, and more). Some features may vary by region or device.
Apple seeded release candidates for iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4 to developers and public beta testers; the RC is the final public build unless bugs are found. New features include Playlist Playground and Concerts Near You in Apple Music, redesigned album art for playlists/albums, native video podcasts in Apple Podcasts, new emojis, Stolen Device Protection enabled by default, an ambient music widget, and new bedtime metrics in Sleep; updates can be downloaded via Settings > General > Software Update.
Apple Music is introducing a four-tag transparency system to flag AI-generated elements across Artwork, Track, Composition, and Music Video. The tags are optional for now and will be required for future content deliveries, with labeling duties resting on labels and distributors rather than the platform. The approach contrasts with Deezer’s platform-level AI-detection model, highlighting differing industry strategies toward AI-generated music and a move toward upfront disclosure.
In the iOS 26.4 beta, Apple Music adds Playlist Playground, a text-prompt tool that automatically generates a 25-song playlist with a custom title, cover, and description; playlists can be refined with additional prompts and shared on profiles. The feature is currently for developers, with a public beta and spring launch planned.
iOS 26.4 beta has launched without the anticipated revamp to Siri, with Macworld noting the update focuses on several other improvements: RCS end-to-end encryption for Android messages, an upgraded video podcast experience via HLS, default Stolen Device Protection, Freeform Creator Studio enhancements, and AI-generated Apple Music playlists. The revamped Siri is expected to arrive in iOS 26.5, as Apple continues polishing it, with a final release anticipated in late March or April for public users.
Taylor Swift released the Opalite music video first on Apple Music and Spotify Premium on Feb 6, with a YouTube release planned for Feb 8. The 1990s‑themed rom‑com stars Swift and Domhnall Gleeson, is written and directed by Swift, shot on film, and Swift shared the backstory on X after the staggered rollout.
Taylor Swift announced the Opalite music video will drop later this week with an exclusive window on Apple Music and Spotify Premium on Feb 6 at 8 a.m. ET, followed by a Feb 8 YouTube release; a blue pearlescent Opalite vinyl is also available for preorder, and Opalite is the second single from The Life of a Showgirl which has been a top-charting track.
iOS 26 introduces several new features for iPhone users, including systemwide AutoFill for credit cards, a new Visited Places feature in Apple Maps that tracks locations with privacy safeguards, and the ability to pin favorite music in Apple Music for quick access, enhancing convenience and usability.
Sony is offering PlayStation Plus subscribers, especially PS5 users, a free three-month trial of Apple Music, though some users report it may be a discounted version rather than completely free. This benefit is part of Sony's ongoing incentives for subscribers, which include free trials for major games and movie credits, making it a valuable perk for iPhone and Mac users.
Apple released iOS 26.2, adding eight new features including a Liquid Glass slider for Lock Screen customization, offline lyrics in Apple Music, revised Sleep Scores, alarms for Reminders, enhancements to Podcasts and News apps, screen flash notifications, and Live Translation for AirPods in the EU, along with other improvements and updates for iPhone users.