Today, Twitter released its first update to its music service called Twitter #Music available inside the App Store. 

On April 18, the social networking site launched its service in the US, Canada, Australia and parts of Europe online and as an iOS app.  The platform brings together songs from multiple provides including iTunes, Spotify or Rdio, and will play only a short preview. However, Rdio and Spotify subscribers can log into their accounts, and access the full tracks.

The app is originally launched with four tabs; popular, emerging, suggested and #nowplaying.#Nowplaying brought the power of the social web to life by showcasing songs that have recently been tweeted by accounts the user follows.

The biggest change with this update is the addition of the genres including: Alternative, Country, Dance, Electronic, Folk, Hip-Hop, Metal, Pop, R&B, and Rock. These are located in the Charts section, which now also includes 3 new types: Superstars, Unearthed, and Hunted. Previously, the app only offered two charts: Popular and Emerging.

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