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Analysis and updates from the world of high‑resolution and digital audio.

Stay up to date with developments in high‑resolution audio, music streaming, internet radio, and digital distribution. Our News section blends timely updates with analysis of the trends shaping how we listen — from new codec standards and platform rollouts to artist‑focused innovations.

You’ll also find commentary on streaming economics, audio quality debates, and the evolving landscape of lossless and immersive formats.

Spotify and ChatGPT: The Next Step in AI Music Discovery

07/10/2025

Spotify has announced a major new integration with ChatGPT, allowing users to generate playlists, discover podcasts, and get personalised recommendations using natural language prompts. Both Free and Premium users can now say things like “Play upbeat indie tracks for a morning walk” or “Find podcasts about film history,” will return interactive links that open directly in Spotify. Key Features and Access Available to both Free and Premium users. Free users can access existing playlists such […]

Deezer report shows female artists rising in global streaming

06/10/2025

Deezer‘s recent report on women in music streaming highlights an encouraging trend: female artists are commanding a growing share of global streams, listener attention, and playlist features. Women now account for roughly 30% of the most-streamed artists on the platform — up from 25% in 2023, showing gradual but steady progress. Key Findings While men still dominate total global streams, female-led tracks are gaining traction across multiple regions. The Deezer Women in Music Streaming 2025 […]

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Spotify Taste Profile Explained

02/10/2025

Spotify has added a long-requested feature: the ability to exclude certain songs, albums, or artists from your Taste Profile. This gives listeners more control over recommendations, playlists like Discover Weekly, and overall listening stats. But playlists? Not yet — though there are workarounds. What is the Taste Profile? Your Taste Profile is the behind-the-scenes model Spotify builds from your listening history. It affects Discover Weekly, Release Radar, Daily Mixes, personalised recommendations, and your Spotify Wrapped […]

Spotify Lossless: What You Need to Know

02/10/2025

Spotify has finally rolled out its long-awaited Lossless tier as part of its Premium subscription plan. For years, audiophiles have debated whether Spotify would join rivals like Apple Music, TIDAL, Qobuz, Amazon Music, and Deezer in offering lossless audio. The answer is now clear: Spotify Lossless offers 24-bit/44.1 kHz FLAC streams — better than CD quality, but not full HiRes (24-bit/96 kHz or higher). The rollout is global, covering more than 50 countries where Premium […]

How music streaming services are using AI in 2025

30/09/2025

The AI Wave in Streaming Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping streaming — both in how music is delivered and how it’s created. For listeners, this plays out in two big ways: Trust & integrity: Services like Spotify and Deezer are tightening rules to keep out deepfakes, spam, and fraudulent AI-generated tracks. Discovery & experience: Others, like Amazon, Napster and SiriusXM, are using AI to deliver personalised playlists, smarter recommendations, and live content enhancements. Spotify and […]

Spotify Premium integrates with leading DJ software in 51 countries

30/09/2025

Spotify has announced that Premium users in 51 countries can now access their full Spotify libraries and playlists within leading desktop DJ software — Rekordbox, Serato, and djay. This marks Spotify’s return to DJ integrations after years of absence, aiming to make it easier for music fans to mix and experiment. What’s New Premium subscribers can now log into Spotify inside supported DJ apps and browse their personal and editorial playlists, searching and mixing tracks […]

YouTube Music tests AI Hosts

30/09/2025

What is YouTube Labs & the AI Hosts experiment? In September 2025, YouTube announced YouTube Labs, a new initiative to test AI-powered features on its platform. Its first public experiment inside YouTube Music is AI music hosts, which deliver commentary, trivia, and stories between tracks — a kind of smart audio ‘radio host for your playlist.’ As of now, the test is limited to users in the US via opt‑in; not everyone will see it […]