February 2019

YouTube Music comes to Sonos

03/02/2019

YouTube Music comes to Sonos controlled using the Sonos app. Sonos users with a YouTube Music Premium or YouTube Premium subscription can now easily play official songs, albums, thousands of playlists, and artist radio as well as YouTube’s tremendous catalogue of remixes and live performances. YouTube Music features available on Sonos Recommended Loaded with listening suggestions based on your favourites, Recommended has playlists for every mood, plus your favourites and last played. From Mellow Moods […]

Spotify increases US Premium subscribers by 2 million

02/02/2019

Spotify increases US Premium subscribers by 2 million in the fourth quarter of 2018 according to investment research company Consumer Intelligence Research Partners, LLC (CIRP). As at 31st December 2018, CIRP estimates that in the US, 41% of Spotify users have a Spotify Premium subscription. “In our third survey of Spotify users, we see improvement on a range of metrics,” said Josh Lowitz, Partner and Co-Founder of CIRP. “We’ve seen Spotify steadily increase its paying […]

Qobuz is now integrated on Roon

01/02/2019

Qobuz is now integrated on Roon, the music player which integrates local files, streaming and online content with extensive HiFi and device support. Roon gives a unified browsing experience managing your local file collection, Qobuz digital download and streaming collections in one app. It also collects extensive music metadata – reviews, bios, credits, release dates, recording dates, genre classifications, lyrics, concert dates – and weaves it into a searchable, surfable, digital magazine about the music […]