Spotify launches Weekly Music Charts to include Weekly Top 50 and US and Global album and song charts. Listeners have long been able to view the top daily songs on Spotify, but this new weekly offering expands its charts to allow fans and artists alike to better share and enjoy pivotal music moments, as well as get a definitive snapshot of what music is having the most global impact—from new album releases to new hit singles. […]
Global smart speaker market to grow by 21% in 2021 and will reach 163 million units (including smart displays) according to research firm Canalys. In 2020, Mainland China, which has the COVID-19 pandemic under control, will lead, growing 16%, while the rest of the market is expected to grow 3% as countries continue to battle the coronavirus. With demand for stay-home entertainment expected to increase, global platform vendors have released new smart speakers and displays, ensuring […]
Spoken word audio share in the US up 30% since 2014 and 8% in the last year, with the highest levels of growth coming from women, African-Americans, Latinos and 13-34-year-olds. These findings are part of the second annual Spoken Word Audio Report from NPR and Edison Research based on 1000 online interviews of a representative sample of 18+ US spoken word consumers and 4318 Share of Ear respondents aged 13+. Additionally, in-person interviews were conducted with individuals who […]
YouTube Music improves TV experience having recently launched several new YouTube Music integrations for listening wherever you are (smart displays, Google Maps and Waze, Google Home and Nest speakers). The initial launch of YouTube Music in the YouTube app on TVs was in July 2019 and this represents the first major upgrade to YouTube Music for listeners using their TV. New features include: Music Library – Easily access your saved playlists and liked songs in […]
iOS 14 widgets for Deezer Songcatcher and Flow have been introduced to provide quick and convenient shortcuts to two of Deezer’s signature features without having to first open the Deezer app. The Flow widget provides a mix of old favourites and new tunes tailored to your personal listening tastes. SongCatcher is Deezer’s built-in song recognition feature which can identify musical tracks playing near you and lets you add them straight to your favourites and playlists. […]
Neil Young Archives now available globally on BluOS offering HiRes streaming of the legendary Canadian rocker’s fan-focussed service on leading HiFi brand kit. The BluOS HiRes wireless distributed audio and management platform has extended its integration of Neil Yong Archives (NYA) previously only available to North American customers to a worldwide audience. The launch is timed to be available for the 20th November 2020 release of a 131-track multi-album collection ARCHIVES VOL. II: 1972-1976, which will […]
SoundCloud launches DJ Plan gives unlimited offline access to SoundCloud’s catalogue of open-format hip-hop and electronic hits, remixes and deep cuts through select DJ applications. The streamer introduced its first DJ integration at the Amsterdam Dance Event in October 2018. Continuous access to WiFi is not required as you can save unlimited tracks locally in select DJ apps so you’re ready to spin wherever inspiration strikes. SoundCloud DJ can be used with Virtual DJ today […]
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