Year: 2025

Your guide to lossless and HiRes internet radio stations, services, and software.

Agape's JPop/Anisong Radio
Radio

Agape’s JPop/Anisong Radio

01/05/2025
Agape’s JPop/Anisong Radio was an internet radio station broadcasting JPop/Anisong music with a CD Quality Lossless FLAC and a MP3 128kbps stream. It has had a stop-start broadcasting history but the station is now no longer available. There was also a Song History, a Playlist and a feature to ‘Request a Song’.   To find out more about CD Quality Internet Radio go here. To find out more about HiRes Internet Radio go here. To get further […]
Chiru
Radio

Chiru

01/05/2025
Chiru was a radio stream broadcasting a mix of Anime and Japanese J-Pop music in a CD Quality lossless FLAC stream. In addition to the FLAC stream there were Opus, OGG, AAC and MP3 streams at varying qualities and unusually the ‘now playing’ banner on the site gave full details of the track including its bitrate and sampling frequency as not every track was CD Quality (16-bit, 44.1kHz). In addition to information regarding previously played […]
The US Latin music market growth outpaced all other genres in 2024
News

The US Latin music market growth outpaced all other genres in 2024

30/04/2025
The US Latin music market growth outpaced all other genres in 2024 – growing to 8.1% of total recorded music revenue according to the RIAA, the American recorded music industry association. In 2024, the genre hit its highest yet at $1.4 Bn with 6% growth from 2023. Matt Bass, RIAA Vice President, Research – Gold & Platinum Operations said, “Latin music has become a dominant force in American music with consistent revenue growth as new artists […]
AI-generated uploads on Deezer are increasing
News

AI-generated uploads on Deezer are increasing

30/04/2025
AI-generated uploads on Deezer are increasing with 18% of all new music uploaded is fully AI-generated. Currently it is receiving over 20,000 fully AI-generated tracks on a daily basis. It equals over 18% of all uploaded content, an increase from the previously reported 10% in January, 2025, when Deezer launched its cutting edge AI-music detection tool. Aurelien Herault, Chief Innovation Officer, Deezer said, “AI generated content continues to flood streaming platforms like Deezer, and we see […]
Spotify adds Concerts Near You playlist
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Spotify adds Concerts Near You playlist

30/04/2025
Spotify adds Concerts Near You playlist a personalized playlist that helps you discover upcoming concerts in your area. Inspired by your listening habits, Concerts Near You is updated on Wednesdays with 30 songs from artists performing nearby. Concerts Near You gives users access to full event details and ticket links directly from expandable track rows in the playlist. And since live music is better with friends, both the playlist and the event info listed within […]
shadowfr69 Radio
Radio

shadowfr69 Radio

16/04/2025
shadowfr69 Radio is an internet radio station playing a mix of Japanese Anime Soundtracks Game and Jpop music. It has a CD Quality Lossless FLAC stream and HLS, MP3, OGG and AAC streams both as direct links and via their webplayer. The website has a Song History and Playlist function. Website: https://azuracast.shadowfr69.eu/public/shadowfr69_radio Web player: https://azuracast.shadowfr69.eu/public/shadowfr69_radio CD Quality Lossless FLAC: https://radio.shadowfr69.eu/lossless HLS: https://azuracast.shadowfr69.eu/hls/shadowfr69_radio/live.m3u8 256kbps MP3: http://azuracast.shadowfr69.eu:8000/mp3 192kbps OGG: http://azuracast.shadowfr69.eu:8000/ogg 192kbps AAC: http://azuracast.shadowfr69.eu:8000/aac   To find out […]
Spotify rolls out Audiobooks to Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Liechtenstein
Audiobooks

Spotify rolls out Audiobooks to Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Liechtenstein

16/04/2025
Spotify rolls out Audiobooks to Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Liechtenstein allowing Premium listeners access to 350,000 audiobooks, including titles in German, French, and Italian. Eligible Premium subscribers will receive 12 hours of audiobook listening each month, and additional 10-hour allocations can be purchased as needed from €9.99. Listeners without an eligible Premium subscription will be able to pay to unlock access to individual audiobook titles a la carte. In Germany, there’s a rich tradition of […]