November 2018

Spotify back equal opportunity directory

24/11/2018

Spotify back equal opportunity directory to promote gender equality for women in Audio and Music Production. In a blog posting, Spotify and SoundGirls have announced the launch of ‘EQL Directory’ a Global Database for Women in Audio and Music Production. The announcement continues that ‘It’s estimated that less than 5% of all audio professionals are women. Many people in the music industry are – and have been – working to solve this issue by providing […]

SoundCloud adds private track and playlist sharing to iOS

23/11/2018

SoundCloud adds private track and playlist sharing to iOS making it easier to collaborate and share your work discreetly before it’s 100% ready to be publicly available. In a blog posting, SoundCloud announced, ‘Whether you’re getting tips from your college roommate’s producer friend, emailing mom to get her perspective (spoiler alert: she’ll LOVE it), or pitching your favourite music blog for feature consideration – collaboration is key. We’re the only audio streaming service to offer […]

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YouTube Music rolls out 7 new countries

22/11/2018

YouTube Music rolls out 7 new countries making the music streaming service now available in 29 countries worldwide. YouTube Music and Music Premium launched in 17 countries in June and added Denmark and the Benelux countries in August. The latest additions to YouTube’s rapidly increasing availability are: Chile Colombia Japan Peru Portugal Switzerland Ukraine This brings the total number of countries where you can get YouTube Music to 29 – Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, […]

Spotify launches its Apple Watch app

21/11/2018

Spotify launches its Apple Watch app giving you the ability to seamlessly access and control your favourite music and podcasts without missing a beat. With this new app, users can enjoy an improved experience with better control and the ability to seamlessly connect to speakers or devices. Future planned enhancements include the ability to listen to your music and podcasts offline. Features of Spotify on the Apple Watch include: Hit play from your Apple Watch […]

KEF launch LSX compact HiRes wireless speakers

20/11/2018

KEF launch LSX compact HiRes wireless speakers which build on the success of the larger LS50 wireless speakers launched in late 2016. LSX is fully wireless, both from source and between the speakers and supports Spotify Connect, TIDAL (via KEF Stream app) and will feature Apple AirPlay 2 technology enabling multi-room streaming from an iPhone, iPad or Mac in early 2019. LSX is fully wireless, both from source and between the speakers and will feature […]

Qobuz updates its Android app

19/11/2018

Qobuz updates its Android app to version 5.1.0 and will be offered to Qobuz’s new and existing Android users. The main changes to the application are: Bug fixes Changes to the Users Experience when music streaming Re-engineering the music player Changing the way local management storage is handled (cache, download, imports) Users can now view the app in landscape mode More choice of storage locations for offline and downloads i.e. local, SD etc and the […]

Almost 90% of Nordic population use streaming services

18/11/2018

Almost 90% of Nordic population use streaming services with free services dominating, according to The Polaris Nordic Digital Music Survey 2018. The survey has been carried out by Polaris Nordic, a collaboration of the three Nordic collecting societies Koda (Denmark), Teosto (Finland) and TONO (Norway). The survey found that almost everyone in the Nordics streams music, but only 43% are premium subscribers. Average music streaming time among all streamers is over 11 hours per week. […]