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German music streaming sales grew 12.7% in first half of 2024

23/07/2024

German music streaming sales grew 12.7% in first half of 2024 according to the BVMI, Germany’s recorded music industry association. Total sales were €1.136 Bn, an increase of 7.6% compared to the same period last year (H1 2023: EUR 1.056 billion according to the full-year financial statements for 2023). Demand for physical media fell significantly by 11.9%. CDs (-22.5%) still contributed 8.1% to total sales, while vinyl achieved a market share of 5.9% following renewed growth […]

Spotify brings AI DJ to Spanish speaking subscribers

19/07/2024

Spotify brings AI DJ to Spanish speaking subscribers in Spain and most Latin American countries. (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela). DJ is a personalized AI guide that knows your musical tastes so well it can choose what to play for you. It combines a curated line-up of songs with an AI-powered voice that provides commentary about those recommendations. This […]

Deezer launches AI playlist creator

19/07/2024

Deezer launches AI playlist creator in a global beta launch allowing subscribers to create custom playlists with a simple text prompt. 5% of Deezer’s paying subscribers, selected at random, will now be able to let their imagination run free and create new playlists from text prompts that describe desired moods, genres, decades, activities and anything else that comes to mind. Alexandra Leloup, VP Product at Deezer said, “We’re excited to bring this AI-powered feature to […]

TIDAL drops Samsung TV support

01/07/2024

TIDAL drops Samsung TV support and its music streaming app will no longer be available on Samsung TVs. The change will affect TVs running Tizen OS starting from 8th July 2024. Users have been informed of upcoming alterations via email. The message from TIDAL reads, ‘After July 8, 2024, Tidal will no longer be available on Samsung SmartTVs. To keep listening to your favourite tunes, log in to Tidal from your computer, download the mobile app, or […]

Travel broadens your musical mind

27/06/2024

Travel broadens your musical mind according to a recent study by Deezer and researchers from NYU and Princeton have shed light on how disruptions in personal routines, including travel, can impact musical exploration and cause changes in people’s tastes and listening habits. The recent study analysed over 100 million music streams from tens of thousands of Deezer users in nine countries (France, Germany, UK, Brazil, Australia, Russia, South Africa, Morocco, and Mexico). It uncovered a striking […]

Get 5 months of Amazon Music for free

27/06/2024

Get 5 months of Amazon Music Unlimited for free for Prime members (3 months free for non-Prime members) as part of their early Prime Day offers. The offer is available for new subscribers only and after the free period will revert to the normal subscription rate of £10.99 per month in the UK, $10.99 in the US (£9.99 per month in the UK for Prime Members, $9.99 in the US). Amazon’s deal is available in most territories […]

BBC Sounds got over 5 million weekly users in Q1 2024

24/06/2024

BBC Sounds got over 5 million weekly users in Q1 2024 with a weekly audience of 4.97 million users across the app, website and voice activated devices, and for the first time, a peak of 5.1m. The RAJAR figures for the same period highlight how audiences value BBC Radio with 31.3m people tuning in each week for live output across the stations, with a share of 43.4% of all radio listening in the UK. Podcast […]