Deezer now has 90 million tracks

Local music dominates Spanish charts in 2019 with mainly Spanish music in the Top 100 Albums and reggaeton predominating in the Top 100 Songs according to Promusicae, the Spanish recorded music industry association. Streaming continued its growth increasing by a quarter over 2018 so that now more than 10 million Spaniards use an audio streaming service. Physical sales were also up for the first time in the last five years. #ElDisco, the latest release by Alejandro […]

SoundCloud Go+ rolls out in Nordic countries and is available now according to a recent blog post from SoundCloud. While music fans in these countries already have access to SoundCloud’s hottest emerging artists, DJ sets and remixes, the introduction of SoundCloud Go+ unlocks features including offline sync, no advertising, and higher quality audio streaming plus access to SoundCloud’s full catalogue. In addition, creators can now earn revenue from their plays in these new markets. Anthony […]

Global recorded music revenues grew 7.4% in 2020, the sixth consecutive year of growth, according to IFPI, the organisation that represents the recorded music industry worldwide. Figures released in IFPI’s Global Music Report show total revenues for 2020 were US$21.6 Bn. Growth was driven by streaming, especially by paid subscription streaming revenues, which increased by 18.5%. There were 443 million users of paid subscription accounts at the end of 2020. Total streaming (including both paid subscription and […]