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Offline listening comes to Primephonic Android app

Primephonic adds offline listening to Android

03/05/2019

Primephonic adds offline listening to Android app expanding its mobile offering to its recently launched iOS app upgrade. In a posting on a help page the company announced: ‘We are delighted to announce that offline streaming is now available on the Primephonic iOS and Android apps!’ ‘The implementation of this feature will be progressive and start with the possibility to download the playlists, albums and recordings of your choice and will then be shortly followed […]

SoundCloud integrates to DEX 3 DJ software

02/05/2019

SoundCloud integrates to DEX 3 DJ software joining its existing integrations with Serato and Virtual DJ. This will enable DJs to instantly stream and mix SoundCloud’s entire catalogue of original tracks using a SoundCloud Go+ subscription and their favourite DJ performance software. How to use DEX 3 with SoundCloud Download and log into DEX 3 online Enable SoundCloud within DEX 3, then log in using a SoundCloud Go+ premium subscription username and password Restart the […]

Spotify reaches 100 million Premium subscribers

01/05/2019

Spotify reaches 100 million Premium subscribers according to the streamer’s 2019 Quarter 1 results published on the 29th April 2019 and available in full here. In addition to its 32% year on year growth in Premium subscribers it recorded a growth of 26% in monthly active users (MAUs) during the year to 217 million users. Results for the quarter outperformed expectations with its Family Plan, Google Home Mini and Spotify Premium + Hulu promotions driving […]

Waveform Comments come to SoundCloud on mobile

26/04/2019

Waveform Comments come to SoundCloud on mobile with an Android version rolled out now and an iOS version ‘coming soon’. According to a recent blog post SoundCloud ‘is taking its mobile commenting experience to the next level by bringing comments directly to the iconic SoundCloud waveform in its mobile app.’ SoundCloud has millions of comments shared each month and considers that commenting is integral to powering authentic, real-time connections to its users. This upgrade builds […]

CIRP – Spotify premium membership increases

Spotify increases US Premium subscribers by 3 million

24/04/2019

Spotify increases US Premium subscribers by 3 million in the first quarter of 2019 according to investment research company Consumer Intelligence Research Partners, LLC (CIRP). As at 31st March 2019, CIRP estimates that in the US, 37% of Spotify users have a Spotify Premium subscription. “We’ve now tracked Spotify for a full year, and the user base continues to grow steadily in the US” said Josh Lowitz, Partner and Co-Founder of CIRP. “In the most […]

Amazon Music now comes free with Alexa

22/04/2019

Amazon Music now comes free with Alexa but only for Alexa enabled devices in the US. This rollout comes after the announcement by YouTube that its ad-supported YouTube Music service is now available on Google Home and Google Assistant powered smart speakers in the UK, US, Japan and most of western Europe. No details are available if Amazon’s offer will be extended into further countries. In a blog announcement the company said, ‘Beginning today, Alexa […]

YouTube Music now free on Google Home

21/04/2019

YouTube Music now free on Google Home or any Google Assistant powered speaker. YouTube Music is being offered as an ad-supported service in the US, Canada, Mexico, Australia, Great Britain, Ireland, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Japan, Netherlands, and Austria and will be ‘available in more countries soon’. With YouTube Music and Google Home, you can ask Google Home to play the right music for any moment or mood, and YouTube Music will […]