July 2020

Warner Classics launches 3D Classical Collection

11/07/2020

Warner Classics launches 3D Classical Collection exclusively on Amazon Music in Dolby Atmos format designed to be played on Amazon’s Echo Studio Device. The 3D Classical Collection is a playlist of 35 classical tracks recorded by the London Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir conducted by British conductor Ben Gernon. The 3D Classical Collection was recorded at Studio One, Abbey Road Studios where it was also mixed in Dolby Atmos. Listeners will be able to stream the […]

Children in UK mainly listen to music on their phone

07/07/2020

Children in UK mainly listen to music on their phone and typically through platforms like Spotify and YouTube according to a study by YouGov. The study of 8 to 15-year-old children showed that most listen to music (84%), and on average they spend eight hours and 22 minutes doing so per week. Most commonly children listen to music on their phone (63%), on the radio (36%) or on a tablet (29%). Physical formats are much […]

25% of Latinos in the US are monthly podcast listeners

05/07/2020

25% of Latinos in the US are monthly podcast listeners with 45% of US Latinos age 18+ having listened to a podcast at some point. These findings are from a Share of Ear report from Edison Research and show the results of a representative survey of 2500 Hispanic/Latino adults age 18+. conducted in May 2020. Although US Latinos (61%) overall are less likely to be familiar with the term ‘podcasting’ than the total US population (75%), there are […]

UK commercial analogue radio to get 10 year extension

05/07/2020

UK commercial analogue radio to get 10 year extension to their licences when they start to expire in early 2022 according to new government plans. Media Minister John Whittingdale set out how commercial radio will be licensed over the next decade so that listeners to popular radio stations such as Classic FM and TalkSport can continue to enjoy their stations of choice for another ten years. Nearly 60% of all radio listening is now via […]

Primephonic launches digital CD booklets

04/07/2020

Primephonic launches digital CD booklets providing online musical information for its extensive catalogue of classical music. Liner notes and CD booklets were destined to become a thing of the past with the transition from physical media to the new world of streaming. The specialist classical music streamer has partnered with major labels such as Sony, Universal and Harmonia Mundi, as well as hundreds of other smaller labels to create readable digital CD booklets. Primephonic’s app […]

Spotify adds real time lyrics

01/07/2020

Spotify adds real time lyrics to its streaming apps using Musixmatch technology and rolling it out to 26 countries in Latin America, South-East Asia and India. So far there is no indication as to when or if this will be made available to North America, Europe and Africa but is likely to be an issue over licensing rather than a technology constraint. Lyrics are not usually supplied to streamers by the record company or music […]

Spotify launches Premium Duo in 55 more countries

01/07/2020

Spotify launches Premium Duo in 55 more countries after its recent trial in Canada, France and Japan and its pilot launch in 2019 in Denmark, Ireland, Poland and Latin America. With Spotify Premium Duo, couples can enjoy their favourite music together and separately as long as they both live at the same address. Each individual gets their own Premium account under one plan in addition to unique benefits for couples for just £/$12.99 (or market equivalent) per […]