Spotify - Desi Hits
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Spotify expands its Indian Music hub

Spotify expands its Indian Music hub with the addition of the T-Series catalogue consisting of Bollywood and regional movie soundtracks as well as albums from established and emerging artists. With an estimated thirty million people of Indian origin living overseas they are now able to listen to thousands of songs from India’s leading music and film company. These additional songs will be added to Spotify’s existing Desi hub which launched in June 2018. The Desi […]

Musish Homepage
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Another unofficial Apple Music web player launches

Another unofficial Apple Music web player launches called Musish which has a look and feel very similar to the iOS and MacOS apps. This follows closely on from PlayAppleMusic which was launched last month. Musish allows users to use Apple Music on their laptop or PC without having to use iTunes. Musish uses official Apple public APIs and libraries to handle authentication and the developers stress on their Github site that ‘At no point do […]

Investment
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RealNetworks doubles Napster investment

RealNetworks doubles Napster investment to become 84% owner by acquiring debt and equity interests in Rhapsody International which trades as ‘Napster’. Following the transaction, RealNetworks has become the majority owner of Napster, with approximately 84% of outstanding stock, up from RealNetworks’ previous stake of approximately 42%. RealNetworks has committed to pay $1 million cash up front and an additional $14 million over time subject to certain conditions, with additional consideration depending on subsequent events. A […]

Stuff You Should Know Podcast
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First one billion download podcast

First one billion download podcast was achieved by iHeartPodcast Network’s Stuff You Should Know. Hosted by Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant in collaboration with HowStuffWorks, this month their podcast surpassed one billion downloads, making it the first-ever podcast to achieve this milestone. Launched in April 2008, the podcast has continuously educated listeners on a variety of topics in science, history, pop culture, urban legends, conspiracy theories and more. With over 1,000 episodes, a number of […]

Streamers response to access requests
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Streamers fail to meet GDPR obligations

Streamers fail to meet GDPR obligations according to noyb, a European non-profit organization for privacy enforcement. noyb made a number of test requests under Article 15 of the General Data Protection Act (GDPR) which gives users a ‘Right of Access’ to the data that an organisation holds. Under the legislation users are granted a right to get a copy of all raw data that a company holds about the user, as well as additional information […]

Pandora Voice Mode
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Pandora launches Voice Mode

Pandora launches Voice Mode a new native smart assistant that allows listeners to control Pandora’s mobile app and enjoy new music discovery using simple voice commands. Pandora is rolling out access to Voice Mode to select listeners on iOS and Android, with general availability for all mobile users coming soon. “Pandora is the leader in personalized audio entertainment, and millions of our listeners are already loving the experience we’ve created on smart speakers and other […]

iHeart Radio Broadway
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iHeartMedia launches Radio Broadway

iHeartMedia launches Radio Broadway, a new digital station available for Broadway fans everywhere via iHeartRadio and iHeartRadioBroadway.com. iHeartRadio Broadway will feature all the best Broadway music, content and more, streaming classic songs from original Broadway cast album soundtracks including Hamilton, Dear Evan Hansen, Chicago, Hairspray, The Phantom of the Opera, Wicked and The Band’s Visit. In addition, interviews with renowned Broadway stars will be integrated throughout the station hosted by an array of iHeartRadio New […]