April 2020

Deezer launches podcasts in MENA region

16/04/2020

Deezer launches podcasts in MENA region offering local and international podcasts covering comedy to culture and sports to spirituality in both English and Arabic. Deezer’s new ‘Shows’ tab helps you to access a huge collection of podcasts which is particularly useful now that many of us have more free time on our hands. Deezer’s library includes both local shows and global favourites. You can browse podcasts in over 15 categories which includes topics such as […]

Top ten tracks played on UK TV and radio in the last decade

14/04/2020

The top ten tracks played on UK TV and radio in the last decade were announced by PPL, the UK’s music licensing company. ‘Happy’ by Pharrell Williams tops the chart at No. 1, followed by Adele’s ‘Rolling In The Deep’ at No. 2 – making her one of only two Brits in the Top 10 (alongside Mark Ronson) and the only solo female artist in the Top 10 – with ‘Moves Like Jagger’ by Maroon […]

SOURCE: BPI - Catalogue's share by decade in 2018 and 2019

More older tracks were streamed in the UK in 2019

09/04/2020

More older tracks were streamed in the UK in 2019 and made up 60.3% of the total according to statistics compiled by the BPI and shortly to be published in its annual yearbook All About the Music 2020. The analysis looked at what were the top 15,000 most-streamed tracks on audio services in the UK in 2019 i.e. any track played over 1m times or more over the course of the year. Songs released in […]

SOURCE: Counterpoint - Music streaming subscriptions market share 2019

Global streaming grew 32% in 2019

06/04/2020

Global streaming grew 32% in 2019 with Spotify, the market leader with 31% of total revenues and Apple Music coming second with 24% according to global research firm, Counterpoint Technology Market Research. Total global subscriptions reach 358 million in 2019 with Spotify continuing to be the market leader with a 23% year on year growth. Factors which contributed to this growth include exclusive podcasts, promotional pricing in emerging markets and bundled offers from telcos. Introductory […]

COVID-19 will stop Spanish music growth in 2020

03/04/2020

COVID-19 will stop Spanish music growth in 2020 which saw an increase in revenues of 22.5% according to Promusicae, the Spanish recorded music industry association. The pandemic is forecast to reduce revenues by more than €100 million and the association is calling on the Spanish government to support the industry using ‘fiscal incentives, soft loans and music promotion campaigns to cushion the hard blow that the virus has also dealt to the recording industry’. The […]

HUAWEI Music launches in Europe

03/04/2020

HUAWEI Music launches in Europe in the UK and 15 other countries offering over 50 million tracks and 1.2 million albums from leading music production companies such as Warner Music, Sony Music, and Universal Music. HUAWEI Music is available to download from the HUAWEI AppGallery on a monthly subscription for €9.99 with a 3 month free trial which is available until the 26th April. After the 3 month free trial ends your subscription will automatically […]

Intense Radio

01/04/2020

Intense Radio is specialist dance genre internet radio station broadcasting in CD Quality Lossless FLAC, 192kbps MP3 and 80kpbs AAC+v2 streams. According to the station: “Intense Radio started in March 2012 and is based in The Netherlands. We thought it would be great to offer a music format that is different from other internet radio stations. At the moment there is a crew of 15 enthusiastic dance, trance and house lovers who are a member […]