Apple announced that it has completed its acquisition of Shazam, the song recognition app with a user base of hundreds of millions of people worldwide. Oliver Schusser, Apple’s vice president of Apple Music said, “Apple and Shazam have a long history together. Shazam was one of the first apps available when we launched the App Store and has become a favorite app for music fans everywhere, With a shared love of music and innovation, we […]
President Trump signed the Music Modernization Act into law on 11th October 2018. The Orrin G. Hatch–Bob Goodlatte Music Modernization Act (to give its full title) ‘represents the realization of years of effort by a wide array of policymakers and stakeholders to update the music licensing landscape to better facilitate legal licensing of music by digital services,’ according to the U.S. Copyright Office. The legislation aims to update music licensing and copyright law into the […]
Genius lyrics database is now available on Apple Music as the company makes Apple Music its official music player and will share its lyrics on the service. Genius is the world’s biggest encyclopaedia of music, built by artists, scholars, and super-fans working together to go deep inside their favourite songs. Now the encyclopaedia has a soundtrack with Apple Music subscribers who visit Genius able to play any song in full right from the song page, […]
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 […]
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 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 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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