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NetEase gets access to CUBE’s Korean music catalogue

06/01/2019

NetEase gets access to CUBE’s Korean music catalogue as part of a strategic partnership which gives NetEase Cloud Music, one of China’s leading music streaming platforms, access to CUBE Entertainment’s complete music catalogue. This includes sought-after albums and tracks from popular performers such as BTOB, CLC, PENTAGON, Yoo Seon-Ho and (G)I-DLE. The strategic alliance with CUBE Entertainment expands NetEase Cloud Music’s Korean music library as part of the streamer’s efforts to promote Korean music in China. NetEase Cloud […]

Workout playlists for your fitness resolution

05/01/2019

Listening to music while exercising often makes that morning jog or a trip to the gym just that little bit more bearable. Here are a few workout playlists to help you keep that New Year’s fitness resolution. Spotify With a boast of 43.5 million workout-themed playlists you will certainly not be short of choice. Perhaps due to the intensely motivational lyrics of Eminem’s “Till I Collapse,” that track is, for the third year in a […]

Onkyo adds MQA support to its networked streamers

04/01/2019

Onkyo adds MQA support to its networked streamers following on from its support for DEEZER HiFi with a firmware update in August 2018. The updates activate MQA audio playback capability and support for TIDAL Masters audio streaming on its network-enabled stereo hi-fi components. A paid TIDAL HiFi subscription is required to stream TIDAL Masters on MQA enabled Onkyo network HiFi audio equipment. MQA delivers HiRes sound in a file that’s small enough to stream and […]

How to play Apple Music on Amazon Echo

03/01/2019

Apple have released a support post describing how to play Apple Music on Amazon Echo. Currently the ability to play Apple Music with Alexa on Amazon Echo is only available in the US and the rollout started in the week before Christmas. Apple Music subscribers can ask Alexa to play songs, artists, playlists, and more from Apple Music or playlists from your Library. What you need to play Apple Music with Alexa on Amazon Echo An […]

SOURCE: MIDiA Research - Global music revenues and market shares, 2018

Global music revenues forecast to hit $18.9 Bn in 2018

02/01/2019

Global music revenues forecast to hit $18.9 Bn in 2018 according to media and technology analysts, MIDiA Research. Full year results from the major labels and IFPI won’t be available until March/April next year but Warner Music Group has published its full year results to 30th September 2018 here. MIDiA has produced forecasts for 2018 based on the first three quarters of the year and early indicators for Q4 using data from record labels, national […]

Spotify settles $1.6 Bn copyright claim

31/12/2018

Spotify settles $1.6 Bn copyright claim brought by Wixen Music Publishing who represent over 2000 songwriters and publishers including Neil Young, Tom Petty and the Black Keys. Wixen Music Publishing had been seeking $1.6 Bn in damages for copyright infringement of more than 10,000 songs but settled out of court for an undisclosed sum which is likely to be significantly less than this as Spotify has not been required to disclose the amount to the […]

HMV Flagship Store, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong

HMV closes its Hong Kong stores

30/12/2018

HMV closes its Hong Kong stores giving the growth of streaming and the decline in physical sales as the main reason for the decision to wind up the business. HMV Digital China Group Ltd, the ultimate owners of the stores, applied to the Hong Kong Stock exchange to wind up HMV Marketing Ltd (HMV Retail) on the 18th December 2018. In its winding up petition the company declared that the revenue generated from HMV Retail […]