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Sony prepares for launch of 360 Reality Audio

19/10/2019

Sony prepares for launch of 360 Reality Audio later in the autumn and announces partnerships to deliver its immersive audio experience with leading streamers – Amazon, Deezer, nugs.net, TIDAL and Napster. Sony’s immersive audio experience utilising object-based spatial audio technology will be launched later this autumn to listeners in Europe, the US with an initial release of approximately 1,000 songs in this brand-new format from artists such as Billy Joel, Bob Dylan and Pharrell Williams […]

15% of under 25s have never listened to a full album

12/10/2019

15% of under 25s have never listened to a full album was one of the surprise findings of a survey into the UK’s music listening habits conducted by Deezer. The survey timed to coincide with the run up to National Album Day found that despite Brits listening to fewer full albums than 3-5 years ago (49%), nostalgia and fandom are increasing the nation’s desire to enjoy more albums. Over a quarter of people (28%) say […]

Deezer adds five new podcast partners

10/10/2019

Deezer adds five new podcast partners raising its game against rival streamers, such as Spotify and Pandora, who have recently increased their podcasting content. The demand for podcasting has rapidly increased as almost a quarter of internet users in Europe listened to a podcast in Q1 2019, including 44% in MENA and 34% in Latam. Deezer has been part of this increase and monthly podcast usage has increased by 250% including quadrupling the amount of […]

Deezer champions fairer way to pay artists

21/09/2019

Deezer champions fairer way to pay artists and launches user-centric payments system website to show how this would make the music industry fairer for artists all over the world. The initiative is centred around a new website that explains the benefits of a fairer user-centric approach to distributing streaming royalties, compared to the market share-based way the industry is using today. Deezer is encouraging music fans to explore the site, learn how a user-centric payment […]

Deezer rolls out Dark Mode to iOS and desktop app

26/08/2019

Deezer rolls out Dark Mode to iOS and desktop app joining the Android version launched in July 2019. According to the streamer, Dark Mode is the most sought-after feature from its users and the new feature gives users the freedom to switch from their normal light music player to a dark grey background. The claimed benefits are reduced eye strain and improved readability in low light conditions. Dark mode setting can be turned on or […]

Deezer updates ‘Queue List’ feature

20/08/2019

Deezer updates ‘Queue List’ feature which syncs your tracks across multiple devices no matter how often you switch. Premium users listening to a track on mobile, tablet or desktop can change devices and listen to the same track without having to look for it. Each user’s queue list is now stored in the cloud, making it effortless to switch between mobile, web, desktop, smart watches (Apple Watch and Android Watch), In Car (Carplay and Android […]

Deezer expands its Spanish content

16/08/2019

Deezer expands its Spanish content with new ‘Deezer Originals’ in Spanish together with special commentary, recordings and curated playlists all in Spanish. ‘Deezer Originals’ helps fans get closer to the world’s leading artists with never-before heard recordings and commentary. Deezer has previously featured artists like Dua Lipa, Gorillaz, Gavin James and George Ezra. Fans can now listen to popular Hispanic artists provide insightful commentary about their own albums. Artists like Natti Natasha, Juan Luis Guerra, […]