May 2020

Smart Speaker use increases in US during quarantine

03/05/2020

Smart Speaker use increases in US during quarantine with over a third of US adults listening to more news and information since the COVID-19 outbreak according to recent research by NPR and Edison Research. The Smart Audio Report Spring 2020 found that 77% of those in the US age 18+ are experiencing a change in their typical routine due to the outbreak of COVID-19 following the 1st April, and voice-assistant usage has expanded during these […]

SOURCE: RIAA - US Latn Music Revenues (Retail)

Latin music in US grows at twice the rate of overall market

02/05/2020

Latin music in US grows at twice the rate of overall market in 2019 according to figures released by the RIAA, the US recording industry association. Revenues from Latin music in the US grew 28% to $554 million, compared with 13% for the overall market. Streaming was the primary growth driver, up 32% and comprising 95% of total Latin music revenues. Paid subscriptions accounted for more than two thirds of the streaming revenue increase. Latin […]

Pandora creates standalone Apple Watch app

01/05/2020

UPDATE: 01/05/2020 – Latest version of the app has added new SIRI features. Siri on Apple Watch Ask Siri to play stations, songs, albums, and podcasts: “Hey Siri, play Thumbprint Radio on Pandora.” Tell Siri you like or dislike the current song: “Hey Siri, I like this song.” ∼ Pandora creates a standalone Apple Watch app which has no requirement to use an iPhone when you want to stream music and podcasts. Previously you could […]

SECTOR Radio – 10s channel

01/05/2020

SECTOR 10s is the latest channel from SECTOR Radio and joins it siblings – Progressive, Space, Classical, 80s and 90s in offering CD Quality Lossless FLAC internet radio. SECTOR 10s (branded ‘Zed’ on its URLs) is dedicated to music of the 2010s. The channel description says, “…SECTOR Zed is the music of a truly digital generation of people. On air hits of popular and homegrown performers.” The description goes on to say, “Generation Z is a […]