Apple Music now on Alexa in UK and Ireland after its initial launch in the US in March 2019. Apple Music subscribers will be able to stream over 50 million songs ad-free from Apple Music on an Amazon Echo or Fire TV. Apple Music on Alexa Features Play your own playlists which can include music from your iCloud Music Library Get Apple Music mixes inspired by the songs you listen to most Tune in to […]
BBC pulls its podcasts from Google as part of a change of policy on third-party apps which it outlines in a blog posting. These are no longer available on the Google Podcast app and Google Assistant. Kieran Clifton, Director, BBC Distribution & Business Development explained in the post that since Google launched its own podcast app for Android users it, ‘since begun to direct people who search for a BBC podcast into its own podcast […]
India’s recorded music industry grows by a quarter in 2018 making it the 15th largest music market in the world, according to IFPI figures released by IMI (The Indian Music Industry). The global recorded music market grew by 9.7% in 2018, the fourth consecutive year of growth, according to IFPI, the organization that represents the recorded music industry worldwide. Figures released in IFPI’s Global Music Report 2019 show total revenues for 2018 were US$19.1 billion […]
SoundCloud rolls out new iOS profile with an enhanced profile layout which emphasizes SoundCloud’s social features placing a user’s identity, track uploads, likes and reposts at the forefront. For creators, the updated profile comes with a brand new feature – ‘top tracks’ – which provides more ways to showcase their work to fans. SoundCloud new iOS profile features A reconfigured layout placing a creator or listener’s profile photo, header image, biography and ‘Pinned to Spotlight’ […]
Global music growth in 2018 driven by streaming with total revenues up by 9.7% according to figures compiled by IFPI in their IFPI Global Music Report 2019. This was fourth consecutive year of growth with total revenues for 2018 of US$19.1 billion. Streaming revenue grew by 34.0% and accounted for almost half (47%) of global revenue, driven by a 32.9% increase in paid subscription streaming. There were 255 million users of paid streaming services at […]
NZ music industry posts 4th year of growth driven by an increase in streaming which now accounts for 69% of revenue in 2018 according to figures released by Recorded Music New Zealand. Revenues increased by 7.7% in 2018 reaching NZ $107.9 million. Services like Spotify and Apple Music have fundamentally changed the way Kiwis access and engage with music. Recorded Music New Zealand CEO Damian Vaughan said the reduced entry barriers for new artists releasing […]
YouTube Music continues its international expansion adding India, 12 Latin American countries and South Africa to its worldwide coverage. YouTube Music is being developed as a replacement to Google Play Music which is likely to be retired once the full rollout of YouTube Music is complete and all the Google Play Music functionality has been developed for YouTube Music. If you are a subscriber to Google Play Music, then you will get a YouTube Music […]
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