Spotify for couples plan now in 14 more countries
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Spotify for couples plan now in 14 more countries

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
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Deezer champions fairer way to pay artists

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 NW-ZX500 and NW-A100 series HiRes Walkmans
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Sony unveils streaming and MQA compatible Walkmans

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 […]

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US music revenues grew 18% in first half of 2019

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 […]

Share what you’re listening to on Spotify with Snapchat
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Spotify integrates sharing with Snapchat

Spotify integrates sharing with Snapchat allowing you to listen to your favourite music and podcasts anytime, anywhere and then share what you’re up to instantaneously on Snapchat. As part of a new integration you will be able to seamlessly share what you’re listening to in a Snap [story]. Spotify users who have the Snapchat app installed will be able to share their favourite tracks, playlists, albums, and podcasts right to Snapchat for sharing with friends directly […]

Amazon Music HD 90 day offer
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Amazon Music adds CD Quality and HiRes streams

Amazon Music adds CD Quality and HiRes streams as part of Amazon’s new premium service, Amazon Music HD. Available in the US, UK, Germany and Japan subscribers will be able to access 50 million songs in High Definition (CD Quality) and ‘millions of songs’ in Ultra High Definition (HiRes). Subscriptions start at $12.99/month for new subscribers and current subscribers to Amazon Music pay $5/month plus their regular plan fee in the US. In the UK […]

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Music sales in Spain increase by 27% in first half of 2019

Music sales in Spain increase by 27% in first half of 2019 with streaming up 26.9% according to Promusicae, the Spanish record industry association. There was also a substantial increase in vinyl and an upturn in CD sales making it the best first half results since 2001. During the first half of 2019, music sales in Spain experienced the highest increase since the turn of the millennium when widespread piracy caused sales to plummet. The […]