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Deezer deploys cutting-edge AI detection tool

24/01/2025

Deezer deploys cutting-edge AI detection tool for music streaming with 10% of tracks submitted to the platform being AI generated. The new tool will enable Deezer to tag AI generated content to increase transparency for users and safeguard the rights of creators. The new tool has discovered that roughly 10,000 fully AI generated tracks are delivered to the platform every day, equating to around 10% of the daily content delivery. The company has stated that […]

How to discover new music on Spotify

23/01/2025

Spotify offers several different ways to unlock new music ranging from algorithmically personalised to expertly curated playlists by their team of editors. Every day millions of listeners are connected with their favourite artists, powering nearly 2 Bn music discoveries every 24 hours. Daily discovery To seamlessly blend your favourite tracks with new sounds, go to the Made for You hub and try out some personalized playlists like daylist or Mixes. daylist, which is available globally to both Free and Premium users, will […]

Germany had 236 Bn streams in 2024

18/01/2025

Germany had 236 Bn streams in 2024 according to figures by the BVMI from data compiled by GfK Entertainment. This was 11% more than 2023 when 213 Bn streams were achieved. Within the last 6 years the number has more than doubled – in 2019 there were 108 Bn views. Current songs are particularly popular with music fans with songs from the 2020s increasing their streaming share from 52 to 56% from last year. German-speaking acts such as Ayliva, Luciano […]

UK Record Store Day date announced

10/01/2025

UK Record Store Day date announced returning for its 18th edition on the 12th April 2025. Over 270 independent record shops across the UK, alongside thousands more around the globe, gear up for their biggest celebration of vinyl releases, in-store parties and independent record store culture. In addition to long-time supporters, wine producers Studio by Miraval and HiFi manufacturers Bowers & Wilkins, Record Store Day organisers announced that the DEYA Brewing Company based in Cheltenham […]

France continues to buy mainly French music in 2024

09/01/2025

France continues to buy mainly French music in 2024 with 18 out of the Top 20 best-selling albums being made by local artists and in French according to SNEP the French recorded music industry association. The top 3 best-selling albums of the year were by French artists – Werenoi, who climbs to the top step for the 2nd consecutive year, PLK and Indochine 2024 French Recorded Music Highlights 145 French productions are present in the 200 best-sellers […]

UK music revenues highest in over two decades

09/01/2025

UK music revenues highest in over two decades thanks to streaming following a 2.3% increase in overall entertainment sales to £12 Bn in 2024, according to annual figures released by digital entertainment and retail association ERA. Consumption reached the equivalent of 201.4m albums a year. Streaming alone generated the equivalent of 178m albums, exceeding the record of 172m albums sold in 2004 at the tail-end of the CD boom. Meanwhile consumer spending on recorded music – […]

Local music in Italy continues to dominate charts in 2024

08/01/2025

Local music in Italy continues to dominate charts in 2024 with 84% of the Top 100 album chart according to FIMI, the Italian recorded music industry association. The Top Ten Albums of 2024 are all Italian for the fifth year in a row and the Top Ten Singles of 2024 were all Italian as well, an increase from 9 out of 10 in 2023. The results from the FIMI-GFK annual charts (29th December 2023 to 26th December 2024) […]