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Canadian music consumption grew 9.2% in 2021

08/01/2022

Canadian music consumption grew 9.2% in 2021 due to continued growth in audio streaming, a milestone year for vinyl and a changing of the guard for ‘Catalogue vs. Current music’ consumption according to MRC Data. In their Year End Report Canada 2021 they highlight a number of changed behaviours accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Overall consumption grew 9.2% year-on-year (YOY) in 2021, thanks to a 12.6% increase in on-demand audio streaming. Part of that lift […]

Apple Music comes to Nest devices in Canada

11/12/2021

Apple Music comes to Nest devices in Canada so you can now ask Google Assistant on Google Nest and other Assistant-enabled smart speakers and displays to play your favourites on Apple Music. Apple Music subscribers can search and play songs, albums and playlists just by using their voice. You can also use your Google Assistant to play music by genre, mood or activity. To set up Apple Music on your device, first link your Apple Music […]

Canada hits more than 2 Bn streams in one week

27/11/2021

Canada hits more than 2 Bn streams in one week according to MRC Data, the global provider of data and analytics to the entertainment and music industry and published by Music Canada. Patrick Rogers, CEO of Music Canada said, “Two billion on-demand audio streams in a week is a huge accomplishment for Canada’s music marketplace. This number includes streams from licensed services like Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon and TIDAL. These services provide music fans with […]

Background listening comes to YouTube Music

04/10/2021

Background listening comes to YouTube Music which will allow people to continue listening to YouTube Music while using other apps or when your screen is off. Within this, you can engage with the YouTube Music app through an ad-supported, radio-like experience featuring the artists, songs, and albums you love, plus personalized mixes on shuffle – all without the hassle of having to keep the YouTube Music app open on your device. This feature will begin rolling […]

Condo Jamz Radio

08/09/2021

Condo Jamz Radio was created in 2018 as ‘a commercial internet radio station in Wilmington, Delaware, that’s licensed on the Live365 platform, broadcasting the best in Urban Adult Contemporary, Classic Soul, Hip-Hop, Smooth Jazz, and rarities from some of your favourite artists’. Their mission is “to provide quality music for all to enjoy and give back to the valued people of our community.” The station is available in the US, Canada and the UK at […]

Amazon Music is giving away Disney+ access

30/06/2021

Amazon Music is giving away 6 months of Disney+ access to new Amazon Music Unlimited customers in the US and Canada while existing Amazon Music Unlimited customers will receive 3 months of Disney+ for free. Eligible customers can go here to redeem their Disney+ subscription. (Current subscribers to Disney+ are ineligible for this promotion.) Amazon Music Unlimited offers its subscribers access to the hottest new music available, including the Rap Rotation playlist for hip-hop in heavy rotation and the Pop […]

Canadian Smart Speaker ownership and podcast listening unaffected by pandemic

02/06/2021

Canadian Smart Speaker ownership and podcast listening unaffected by pandemic according to the Infinite Dial 2021 Canada from Edison Research and Triton Digital. The research carried out in February 2021 surveyed a nationally representative sample of 1001 people aged 18 and older. It found that 27% of Canadians 12+ own a smart speaker, up one percentage point from 2020, and smart speaker households in Canada now own an average of 1.8 of the devices, up from 1.7 in 2020. […]