November 2021

Deezer Review

29/11/2021

History Deezer was launched in Paris in 2007 and claims 16 million active users with 7 million paid subscribers. The streaming service is available in 185+ countries and in 2015 launched its CD Quality streaming service originally branded as Deezer Elite but now incorporated into its Deezer Premium subscription plan. Deezer Flow was introduced in 2014 offering users a unique blend of favourite tracks with recommendations inserted into playlists to encourage music discovery and enhance […]

Deezer Premium goes lossless

29/11/2021

Deezer Premium goes lossless with its Deezer Premium plan now streaming CD Quality Lossless FLAC but comes with a price increase of £2 to £11.99/month. Deezer’s HiFi subscription plan has been withdrawn as all of its features are now contained in its Premium plan. Deezer have not made any formal announcements over this restructuring of its plans and at the time of writing it is unclear as to whether this change is only in the […]

Get 3 months of TIDAL HiFi for £/$1 or HiFi Plus for £/$2

27/11/2021

Get 3 months of TIDAL HiFi for £/$1 or HiFi Plus for £/$2 for new TIDAL users only. The promotional campaign can only be used once and runs until the 6th December 2021. After this you can continue to listen for £/$9.99/month for a HiFi subscription or £/$19.99/month for a HiFi Plus subscription. There is no obligation to subscribe and you can cancel your subscription at any time. HiFi HiFi Quality Sound Up to 1411kbps […]

Canada hits more than 2 Bn streams in one week

27/11/2021

Canada hits more than 2 Bn streams in one week according to MRC Data, the global provider of data and analytics to the entertainment and music industry and published by Music Canada. Patrick Rogers, CEO of Music Canada said, “Two billion on-demand audio streams in a week is a huge accomplishment for Canada’s music marketplace. This number includes streams from licensed services like Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon and TIDAL. These services provide music fans with […]

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TIDAL Review

26/11/2021

History TIDAL was launched in 2014 and currently does not publish subscriber numbers. Estimates from industry sources range from 1 to 5 million. In January 2017 Sprint, the US mobile carrier, bought a 33% stake in the company with the remainder owned by Jay-Z and a variety of other successful music artists, making it the first mainly artist-owned streaming service in the world. In March 2021, the financial company Square Inc acquired a majority interest […]

Spotify reimagines holiday classics

26/11/2021

Spotify reimagines holiday classics with artists Nao, Ashnikko, Spoon, jxdn, El Alfa, and more to create their fifth annual Spotify Singles Holiday Collection. This year’s releases feature 12 new reimagined holiday classics, including for the first time ever four tracks from international artists. Helping start off the festivities is an original song from Dominican artist El Alfa featuring El Cherry Scom called “Prende el Arbolito.” The Spanish-language single infuses the trademark danceable, high-energy beats that […]

How to find the lyrics to your favourite songs in Spotify

25/11/2021

You can now find the lyrics to your favourite songs in Spotify as the streamer has extended its Lyrics function globally to all platforms. Lyrics are one of the most requested features from listeners across the globe. Spotify have created an experience that’s simple and interactive and even shareable. By partnering with Musixmatch, they are bringing song lyrics to life through in-app access across the majority of its extensive library of tracks. Lyrics are available to […]