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YouTube Music improves music listening services on desktop

Jakarta (ANTARA) – Service streaming Google’s music company, YouTube Music, improves music listening services on applications for desktop ​​​​​by allowing users to download music and listen to it when not connected to the internet.

Previously, YouTube Music only allowed users to listen to music offline through the application mobile, but then it will also be provided in the application for desktop.

According to a GizChina broadcast on Sunday (31/3), application users for desktop Later you can even save a music playlist to listen to offline.

Also read: YouTube Music makes searching easier with the song recognition feature

YouTube Music has tested features in the application for desktop for some time. However, only a small number of users were part of the test.

The feature now appears to be rolling out to more users, but the rollout may be gradual.

Some users have already received a notification message saying “New! Download music for offline listening.” The message appears on the side tab “Library” or “Library” in web applications.

If the user receives the message, the YouTube Music application will be activated desktop-It has been used to download songs so that they can be enjoyed offline.

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Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ reinforces her dedication to Black reclamation – and country music




Maria Sherman, The Associated Press



Published Thursday, March 28, 2024 9:54PM EDT



LOS ANGELES (AP) – First, Beyoncé arrived at the 2024 Grammy Awards in full cowboy regalia – making a statement without saying a word. Then, during the Super Bowl, she dropped two hybrid country songs: “Texas Hold ‘Em” and “16 Carriages.” All of that heralded her latest album, “Act ll: Cowboy Carter,” out Friday.

As a Black woman reclaiming country music, she stands in opposition to stereotypical associations of the genre with whiteness. “Cowboy Carter” was five years in the making, a direct result of what Beyoncé has called “an experience that I had years ago where I didn’t feel welcome … and it was very clear that I wasn’t,” most likely a reference to a 2016 CMAs performance that resulted in racist backlash.

Fast forward eight years, and last month, she became the first Black woman to ever top Billboard’s country music chart. The “Cowboy Carter” doesn’t shy away from country: the track list has teased potential collaborations with Dolly Parton and Willie Nelson and includes a mention of the “Chitlin’ Circuit,” a Jim Crow-era network of Black entertainment

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