February 2020

Album listening declines in Germany

21/02/2020

Album listening declines in Germany with 45% listening to fewer albums than five years ago according to a recent survey by Deezer. The survey in January 2020 of 8,000 adults from respondents in the US, Germany, France and Brazil included 2000 from Germany. The streamer has released further information about listening in Germany: 9% of music listening time is used for albums Almost a third of the time (31%) is spent on various playlists Individual […]

Spotify Kids comes to UK and Australia

13/02/2020

Spotify Kids comes to UK and Australia however the app remains in beta as Spotify receives feedback from parents and caregivers. Originally launched in Autumn 2019, Spotify Kids is currently available in the UK Australia, Denmark, Sweden, New Zealand, and Ireland. To access the Spotify Kids app, you need a Premium Family account and once logged in you will be able to download the app. The app has an easy to use, colourful interface to […]

Podcast Radio launches in London

12/02/2020

Podcast Radio launches in London this week broadcasting in the Greater London area via DAB+ and online on Spotify, Deezer and Apple Podcasts. The station devoted exclusively to broadcasting podcasts features live presenters, hourly news updates and guest stars 24 hours a day. Initial guest appearances include Robbie Williams, Gene Simmons, Uri Geller, Charlotte Moffatt, Chris Kamara, Julian Clary and Steve-O. CEO Gerry Edwards says, “For listeners, Podcast Radio will enable them to discover and […]

One third of US music subscribers share accounts

11/02/2020

One third of US music subscribers share accounts according to recent research by MusicWatch, the music consumer research organisation and published in a recent blog. Streaming services have largely been credited for the reduction of music piracy by CD copying and P2P networks which were popular a decade ago. However digital service providers are not immune from account sharing. Research by MusicWatch’s Monitor series of consumer research conducted in 2019 came up with the following […]

TIDAL integrates with Algoriddim djay

10/02/2020

TIDAL integrates with Algoriddim djay giving DJs the ability to mix audio and video streams according to a recent announcement by Algoriddim. Music video and high quality audio streaming through TIDAL represents a ground breaking moment for mixing, enabling DJs to live mix streamed videos with premium tracks for the first time. Additional new features include Ableton Link integration allowing users to connect and beat-synchronize the output of djay running on different Mac and iOS […]

Pandora loses users but increases profits

09/02/2020

Pandora loses users but increases profits due to an additional 251,000 subscribers for its Pandora Plus and Pandora Premium service plus a 12% increase in advertising revenue. SiriusXM, Pandora’s parent company, posted its 2019 annual results which showed a decline in Monthly Active Users from 69.4 million in 2018 to 63.5 million in 2019. This was offset by record advertising revenues of $1.2 Bn – a 10% increase over 2018. Total revenue for Pandora grew […]

Local music dominates Spanish charts in 2019

09/02/2020

Local music dominates Spanish charts in 2019 with mainly Spanish music in the Top 100 Albums and reggaeton predominating in the Top 100 Songs according to Promusicae, the Spanish recorded music industry association. Streaming continued its growth increasing by a quarter over 2018 so that now more than 10 million Spaniards use an audio streaming service. Physical sales were also up for the first time in the last five years. #ElDisco, the latest release by Alejandro […]