Rumors of Apple shutting down Beats Music [1] were circling the web today. Apple released a statement that it wasn't going to let go [2] of the music subscription service — but may "modify it over time." It's a bummer, because there are a lot of reasons to like the service [3]. Whatever the truth may be, there are many music-streaming alternatives, and we'll help you whittle them down to one winner.

In this episode of The Sync Up, Veronica Belmont shares her personal picks for music-streaming services, the best portable speaker, and tips on how to maintain max quality when importing audio files into iTunes.