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Qobuz upgrade iOS app

01/06/2018

Qobuz have released an updated version of its iOS app (4.0.16) with a new clearer ‘Discover’ page and a new Genre Selector. The new Discover page has improved legibility with dedicated buttons to listen directly to: A playlist The perfect album A greater distinction between ‘Panoramas’ and the Playlists The new Genre selector (which has already been incorporated into the Qobuz web player) has: A new clearer dedicated icon The ability to select a genre, […]

DEEZER releases new Android TV app

01/06/2018

DEEZER has released a new version of its native Android TV app which includes brand new features for Premium+ users, including recently played, channels, lyrics, podcasts and radio. Radio is available for both free and Premium+ users and in select countries including France, Germany, UK and US. Top Podcasts are only available for Premium+ users in select countries including France, Germany, UK and US, with regular podcast content further available in Austria, Ireland and Brazil. Freemium […]

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Bandsintown integrates Apple Music for seamless discovery experience

23/05/2018

Bandsintown, a specialist app for concert goers, has integrated Apple Music which will help Apple Music subscribers discover more artists by seamlessly listening to an artist’s catalogue and simultaneously browsing live events without ever having to switch between apps. The Bandsintown app uses Apple’s MusicKit integration technology to enable background listening and a seamless experience for uses. Bandsintown already has links to connect Spotify accounts to the Bandsintown app and a similar close integration would […]

TIDAL and The Prince Estate reach deal to release new music

18/05/2018

TIDAL and The Prince Estate have confirmed plans to release new Prince music exclusively via the TIDAL streaming service. The new album will contain previously unreleased music sourced from Prince’s vast archive of Vault recordings. The album – expected to be released in 2019 – will stream exclusively on TIDAL for fourteen days and will be available for download seven days after its debut. A global physical release is planned following the exclusive digital premiere […]

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YouTube to launch new music streaming service

18/05/2018

YouTube will be launching a new music streaming service on 22nd May in the US, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico and South Korea and a further rollout to Austria, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK in the coming weeks. YouTube’s new music streaming services YouTube Music – a free ad-supported streaming service YouTube Music Premium – a paid membership that provides background listening, downloads and an ad-free […]

Spotify announces new hate content and hateful conduct policy

16/05/2018

Spotify has announced a new hate and hateful conduct policy which aims to identify and remove hate content across its streaming platform. The company has partnered with a number of advocacy groups to help it police both content and artists who are seen as not reflecting Spotify’s values. Spotify’s aim is not to censor content because of an artist’s or creator’s behaviour but it wants ‘our editorial decisions – what we choose to program – […]

Global streaming grows by 41.1% in 2017

07/05/2018

Global recorded music – key figures for 2017 Global revenue growth: +8.1% Digital share of global revenues: 54% Digital revenue growth: +19.1% Growth in streaming revenues: +41.1% Physical revenues: -5.4% Download revenue: -20.5% Global recorded music revenues increased by 8.1% in 2017 driven by a 41.1% increase in streaming revenues. With 176 million paying subscribers, streaming is now the record industry’s largest revenue source according to IFPI in its Global Music Report 2018. This is […]