September 2023

US Latin music grew 15% in first half of 2023

29/09/2023

The US Latin music market grew 15% in first half of 2023 with paid subscriptions accounting for two thirds of the streaming market according to the RIAA, the US recording industry association. During this period revenues from Latin music in the US grew to $627 million and represents 7.5% of the total US music market up from 7.1% in the first half of 2022. Paid subscriptions comprised more than two-thirds of total Latin music revenues, and […]

Deezer creates its One Hit Wonder playlist

25/09/2023

Deezer creates its One Hit Wonder playlist to celebrate One Hit Wonder Day (25th September) and the songs which made their artist famous for just one hit. The streamer looked at its 2023 streaming data to find out which one-track triumphs people still cling to and has curated a playlist especially for the occasion. Tones and I’s “Dance Monkey” stands out as the most streamed global one-hit wonder hit on Deezer. This song has found […]

Top 25 UK podcasts for Q2 2023

25/09/2023

The Top 25 UK podcasts for Q2 2023 chart according to Edison Podcast Metrics has been published by Edison Research. Edison Podcast Metrics UK, the only podcast measurement service that measures the relative audience size and demographics of all podcasts and podcast networks in the UK. The Edison Podcast Metrics Top 25 UK Podcasts of Q2 2023 list is derived from data collected continuously during the second quarter of 2023, interviewing 2,273 weekly podcast consumers ages 15 and […]

Radio Summer

24/09/2023

Radio Summer is a Russian radio station based in Yekaterinburg with a terrestrial FM transmitter (98.9 FM) and an internet radio presence. The station offers a CD Quality Lossless FLAC stream plus a 320kbps MP3 stream. Their website contains a webplayer, links to social media and a comments section. According to the station, ‘Radio Summer plays sultry tracks in the style of latino, brazil, hip-hop, rap, reggae in maximum quality with the ability to download […]

La Urban Radio

24/09/2023

La Urban Radio is a Spanish internet radio station supported by The Urban Revolution Cultural Association, a non-profit community-based project dedicated to all forms of audiovisual production and dissemination. The radio station, La Urban Radio, has a CD Quality Lossless FLAC stream which dropped to a 320kbps MP3 stream during the week of the 18th September but has now resumed its lossless stream. There are also 128kbps AAC+ and 256kbps MP3 streams. Their website contains […]

Deezer raises subscription prices

22/09/2023

Deezer raises subscription prices for some music streaming subscriptions in selected markets. From 21st September 2023, prices for all new premium and/or family subscriptions in France, UK, Spain, Italy and the Netherlands will be increased. For current premium and family subscribers in these countries the changes in pricing will become effective at the earliest on the first billing period after the 24th October 2023. The streamer stated in an announcement, “Since the creation of Deezer […]

US recorded music revenues up 9.3% in first half of 2023

20/09/2023

US recorded music revenues up 9.3% in first half of 2023 generating $8.4 Bn at estimated retail value according to the RIAA. The number of paid subscriptions grew to a record high of 96 million, with revenues up 11% to $5.5 Bn and comprising almost three quarters of the first half total. At wholesale value, revenues grew 8.3% to $5.3 Bn. Streaming Revenues from streaming services made up 84% of total recorded music revenues in the […]