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TIDAL launches My Mix playlist

23/12/2018

TIDAL launches My Mix playlist which is ‘a personalized curation of songs that offers an easy way to enjoy more of the music you love.’ My Mix is personalized to your specific listening habits to create the perfect mix based on your most recent listening patterns and what’s saved to your collection. This enhancement has been rolled out with a change in its Track and Artist Radio feature and an extension to its Black Friday […]

EU Commission publishes first ‘Counterfeit and Piracy Watch List’

22/12/2018

EU Commission publishes first ‘Counterfeit and Piracy Watch List’ which highlights the continuing threat of music copyright infringement including stream ripping sites. The Counterfeit and Piracy Watch List lists websites and marketplaces outside the EU that are responsible for counterfeiting, piracy or other forms of intellectual property abuse of European products. It is intended both to raise awareness with law enforcement authorities and policymakers of these sites’ unlicensed nature, as well as to encourage intermediaries […]

YouTube Music now offers YouTube Charts

20/12/2018

YouTube Music now offers YouTube Charts as playlists with local and global versions in all YouTube’s 29 launched markets. In addition to the recently announced YouTube Charts, users can now access the top most-played songs this week on YouTube, the most-viewed music videos, or see what’s trending. You can now easily access YouTube Charts as playlists that will appear on users’ home screens or by search. Every country will get five charts playlists: three specific to […]

Cybersecurity flaw found in Sennheiser headset apps

19/12/2018

A cybersecurity flaw found in Sennheiser headset apps has been identified and patched in the headphone manufacturer’s Headsetup and Headsetup Pro applications for both Windows and Mac desktops. A report with full details of the security vulnerability has been published by Secorvo Security Consulting and the vulnerability has been given the number CVE-2018-17612 for those who want the full details. Microsoft have also published a security advisory here. The vulnerability was that the software downloaded […]

Spotify’s Top Songs, Artists, Playlists and Podcasts of 2018

18/12/2018

Spotify’s Top Songs, Artists, Playlists and Podcasts of 2018 are published in a blog posting by the streamer and once again Hip-hop dominated its charts. Music lovers continued with some existing favourites, such as 2015 and 2016’s most-streamed artist, Drake, who took home the crown once again this year. With 8.2 billion streams in 2018 alone, the Canadian rapper is now Spotify’s most-streamed artist of all time. His album “Scorpion” and song “God’s Plan” took […]

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JioMusic and Saavn integrate to create South Asia’s largest music platform

17/12/2018

JioMusic and Saavn integrate to create South Asia’s largest music platform with a catalogue of more than 45 million songs and award-winning original content. The merged JioSaavn service integrates JioMusic, India’s most popular music app, and Saavn, India’s leading global over-the-top platform. This follows the recent purchase of Saavn by Reliance Industries Limited owners of JioMusic in March of this year. The new integrated JioSaavn app will be available across all App Stores including the […]

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Rhapsody and Sony Music bring HiRes streaming to Japan

15/12/2018

Rhapsody and Sony Music bring HiRes streaming to Japan using Rhapsody’s ‘Powered by Napster’ platform. The new on demand music service christened ‘mora qualitas’ brings lossless FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) files at 24bit/44.1-96khz (HiRes) and 16bit/44.1khz (CD quality) music streaming to Japan for the first time. Rhapsody International is providing its complete ‘Powered By Napster’ platform including a unique set of systems, tools and APIs to allow Sony Music Entertainment Japan (SMEJ) to quickly […]