Streaming now accounts for 95% of US Latin music market with revenue growing 17% in the first half of 2019, according to the RIAA, the US recording industry association. Latin music revenues in the US grew 13.5% to $232 million versus the prior year, building on three consecutive years of growth at the end of 2018. Total streaming revenues grew 17% to $220 million, accounting for 95% of the Latin music market. In the first […]
Amazon Music launches in Brazil offering Amazon Music, Amazon Music Unlimited and Prime Music all with local playlists and content. Amazon Music Unlimited offers an ad-free service which includes chart-topping releases from Brazilian and International artists including Pabllo Vittar, Post Malone, Ivete Sangalo, Billie Eilish, Gustavo Mioto along with locally curated playlists and stations developed specifically for music fans in Brazil. Prime Music is also now available in Brazil, offering Prime members a selection of […]
YouTube Music launches in the Middle East and is available now in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman and Qatar. YouTube Music subscriptions start at SAR 19.99 and YouTube Premium at SAR 23.99. Regional director of marketing at Google MENA, Tarek Abdalla said, “For over a decade, millions of people in the Arab world have come to YouTube to watch, learn and listen. Music is the second most popular category on […]
Spotify for couples plan now in 14 more countries making a total of 19 countries where the Spotify Premium Duo plan is available. Spotify rolled out a pilot of the two-person subscription plan for couples living under roof to five countries (Ireland, Poland, Denmark, Chile and Colombia) in March this year. The streamer is now extending this offer to an additional 14 countries in Latin America and launched this at the beginning of September. Spotify […]
Deezer champions fairer way to pay artists and launches user-centric payments system website to show how this would make the music industry fairer for artists all over the world. The initiative is centred around a new website that explains the benefits of a fairer user-centric approach to distributing streaming royalties, compared to the market share-based way the industry is using today. Deezer is encouraging music fans to explore the site, learn how a user-centric payment […]
Sony unveils streaming and MQA compatible Walkmans at the IFA 2019 consumer electronics show to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the very first Sony Walkman. The latest Walkmans feature support for a range of HiRes formats including DSD and MQA encoded files, WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity and the ability to store music on both internal and SD card storage. The NW-A100 series and its upmarket sibling the NW-ZX500 are available in 40th anniversary editions which […]
US music revenues grew 18% in first half of 2019 driven by a 30% rise in streaming subscriptions, according to the RIAA, the US recording industry association. Paid subscriptions exceeded 60 million for the first time with total revenues growing 18% to $5.4 Bn. Streaming now accounts for 80% of music industry revenues. Streaming Revenues from streaming music grew 26% to $4.3 billion for the first half of 2019 with paid subscriptions continuing to be […]
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