December 2021

YouTube Music grows share of Dutch app market in Q3 2021

02/12/2021

YouTube Music grows share of Dutch app market in Q3 2021 according to Telecompaper’s Dutch Apps Market report for Q3 2021. The research by Telecompaper, an independent research and publishing company focussed on the telecommunications industry was based on a poll of 5000 respondents aged between 16 and 80 years of age in Q3 2021. Spotify’s streaming music app was installed on 43% of all Dutch smartphones in Q3 making it the market leader in the […]

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YouTube Music Review

02/12/2021

History The original version of YouTube Music was launched in November 2015 together with a premium subscription, YouTube Red, which covered all of the YouTube platform including the Music app. In June 2018, Google (the owners of YouTube) relaunched the service as YouTube Premium which contained YouTube and YouTube Music and a standalone subscription to YouTube Music. YouTube Premium is £11.99/month and £17.99 for a family subscription (up to 6 family members) and YouTube Music […]

NPR Music reveals its 50 Best Albums of 2021

01/12/2021

NPR Music reveals its 50 Best Albums of 2021 and provided playlists on the major streamers. NPR Music’s staff said they had “found ourselves drawn to albums by artists making breakthroughs, moving forward with clarity, without balking at the obstacles falling in their way. Our list of the year’s 50 best is topped by an album that was unmatched in concept, songwriting or performance, but it had so much good company. Everywhere on this list […]

Qobuz presents its UK Top Tracks, Albums and Artists for 2021

01/12/2021

Qobuz presents its UK Top Tracks, Albums and Artists for 2021 with classic tracks and artists remaining in the top spots but new artists starting to make their mark. Qobuz has unveiled its 50 most-streamed titles and top 10 most-streamed albums, as well as their top 10 most played bands and female and male artists of 2021. The Beatles top the list for the most played bands of 2021, with Pink Floyd, Fleetwood Mac, London […]