Spotify users grow by 30% to 248 million
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Spotify users grow by 30% to 248 million

Spotify users grow by 30% to 248 million year on year with subscribers up 31% to 113 million according to the streamer’s recently published Q3 2019 financial results. Total Monthly Active Users (MAU) grew 30% year on year to 248 million well ahead of expectations with South East Asia and India leading the charge. The streamer also noted that long term retention of users driven by innovation in its product has contributed to the strong […]

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Podcasts on Pandora now on web and desktop

Podcasts on Pandora are now available to all users on the web at pandora.com and via Pandora’s new desktop app for Mac and Windows according to a recent blog post. Now, Pandora users can enjoy their favourite podcasts and get personalized recommendations on their mobile devices or computers whether they’re at home, in the car, or on the go. Since launching last year, Pandora’s catalogue of podcasts has increased over fivefold and now contains thousands of […]

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SoundCloud rolls out Repost for Mobile

SoundCloud rolls out Repost for Mobile enabling creators to manage and distribute their music on the go according to a recent blog post by the streamer. All the existing features of the Repost Network are now available on iOS and Android. Repost for Mobile features Distribute your music to Spotify, Apple Music, Tik Tok and 25+ other music services Monetize your music on SoundCloud Issue takedowns of infringing content on SoundCloud Remove, add and see […]

Deezer 360 Reality Audio experience
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Deezer creates new 360 Reality Audio app

Deezer creates new 360 Reality Audio app joining TIDAL and Amazon Music in supporting Sony’s new immersive audio format. The announcement comes shortly after Amazon Music announced its support for the new format last month. 360 Reality Audio is a new audio format that maximizes the spatial sound field by creating multiple virtual speakers. Instruments are converted into independent ‘objects’, placeable anywhere in true 360-degree space resulting in ‘a truly immersive listening experience’. To get […]

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YouTube Music launches in SE Asia

YouTube Music launches in SE Asia with 7 additional countries as part of its worldwide rollout to replace Google Play Music. Google has been under criticism that YouTube Music is less feature rich and less available than Google Play Music and this has seen a flurry of additional countries and features deployed on the YouTube Music platform. Welcome as these additions are many of them are catch up rather than novel features and with the […]

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Qobuz drops MP3 streaming in US

Qobuz drops MP3 streaming in US creating one CD Quality/HiRes price plan – Studio Premier eliminating its MP3 (lossy) streaming tier completely. Available now, Qobuz has streamlined its monthly offerings to one $14.99 plan that includes unlimited access to its entire HiRes and CD Quality catalogue and $12.50/month if you take out a yearly subscripton. With their maximum quality plan now available for one accessible price, Qobuz is the first streaming service to say goodbye […]

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Deezer introduces a non-music audio hub

Deezer introduces a non-music audio hub dedicated to non-music audio content giving users direct access to podcasts, radio and non-music content from around the world. Deezer has made a new ‘Shows’ tab which has been initially introduced into ten countries around the world on iOS devices and will be rolling out to desktop and Android users in the near future. Available now, podcast and radio enthusiasts will be able to quickly access all their favourite […]