October 2018

Spotify introduces Spotify for Podcasters

18/10/2018

Spotify has introduced a new beta service, Spotify for Podcasters enabling podcasters to upload their shows and retrieve daily statistics. In a blog post, Spotify has said that they ‘want more people to have access to the tools they need to become great storytellers and have their voices heard, which is why we’re proud to introduce the beta of Spotify for Podcasters. Through this new platform that we’re testing, podcast creators who are hosting their […]

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BBC to celebrate 100 years of classical music

17/10/2018

This autumn the BBC is to celebrate 100 years of classical music with a landmark season of radio and TV programmes which will end in a specially commissioned work on the First Night of the BBC Proms 2019. The year-long season of programmes will be called Our Classical Century and will contain documentaries and performances celebrating the most memorable musical moments from 1918-2018. The programmes will include: A four-part chronological series on BBC Four introduced […]

86% of consumers listen to music through on-demand streaming

16/10/2018

86% of consumers listen to music through on-demand streaming according to the Music Consumer Insight Report 2018 published by IFPI, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. The report is an in-depth study on global music listening habits which examines the ways in which music consumers aged 16-64 engage with recorded music across 20 of the world’s largest music markets. As music streaming becomes more popular, the report highlights the challenges the music industry faces […]

Spotify celebrates a Decade of Discovery

15/10/2018

Spotify launched ten years ago in October 2008 and is celebrating a Decade of Discovery with a Decade of Discovery playlist which features the most-streamed songs over the past 10 years, including favourites like Avicii’s Wake Me Up, Hozier’s Take Me To Church, Kendrick Lamar’s HUMBLE, Rihanna’s Work, Sia’s Chandelier, Major Lazer’s Lean On, the star-studded Despacito Remix, and more. Over the past ten years Spotify has introduced discovery features such as the Discover Weekly […]

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UK’s all-time favourite studio album is Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper

14/10/2018

The Beatles’ classic record Sgt. Pepper’s has been crowned the British public’s all-time favourite studio album, according to a new chart counted down in a special National Album Day edition of Pick Of The Pops hosted by Paul Gambaccini on BBC Radio 2 (Saturday, 13th October). The ground-breaking 1967 LP strides home with 5.34 million combined sales at the top of the all-time Official Studio Albums Chart, which has been compiled by the Official Charts […]

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Ministry of Sound playlists come to Apple Music

13/10/2018

Apple Music has signed an exclusive deal with the Ministry of Sound to stream its popular dance playlists such as Dance Nation and Rave Nation. As a consequence of the deal these playlists, some of which have hundreds of thousands of followers, will be removed from Spotify and other non-Apple services over the course of the next few days. This is likely to disappoint a considerable number of Spotify subscribers as the Dance Nation playlist […]

TIDAL now streaming to Samsung TVs

12/10/2018

Two months after Samsung announced its partnership with Spotify, the electronics giant has brought TIDAL streaming to its range of TVs. The Samsung TV TIDAL app is ‘just the beginning of the partnership,’ according to TIDAL, and the aim is that the app will enhance the streaming service’s visual content. This follows on from its recently launched apps for the Amazon Fire TV App and Android Auto service in March this year. To set up […]