November 2021

Spotify adds six more countries to its platform

22/11/2021

Spotify adds six more countries to its platform launching in six more markets – Iraq, Libya, Tajikistan, Venezuela, Republic of the Congo, and Democratic Republic of the Congo. Since February this year, Spotify has launched in more than 80 new markets and added 36 languages to its platform. Both Spotify Free and Premium subscribers in those markets will now be able to listen to the global and local artists they have come to love and explore new […]

Ed Sheeran releases exclusive 2-track EP on Deezer

21/11/2021

Ed Sheeran releases exclusive 2-track EP on Deezer containing two brand new acoustic versions of his chart-topping tracks ‘Shivers’ and ‘Bad Habits. Fans will be able to watch Ed sing the tracks along with his acoustic guitar, live inside the famous Centre Pompidou in Paris, France. The performance takes place in the building’s iconic glass tunnels, suspended high above the Paris skyline. The two tracks are available to listen from today as an original Deezer […]

Bad Robot and Spotify forge new audio alliance

20/11/2021

Bad Robot and Spotify forge new audio alliance to create original scripted and non-scripted audio content. The Bad Robot production company was formed by filmmaker J.J. Abrams in 2001 and has since produced television series such as Alias, Lost, Fringe, Person of Interest, Castle Rock, Westworld, Lovecraft Country and Lisey’s Story; feature films like Super 8, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker, and the Star Trek, Mission: Impossible, and Cloverfield franchises. Bad Robot is creating a new division – Bad Robot Audio – dedicated to […]

LG Smart TVs now offer Apple Music

19/11/2021

LG Smart TVs now offer Apple Music giving subscribers access to over 90 million songs, thousands of curated playlists, music videos and live artist-hosted radio from their TV. Now available in the LG Content Store for LG Smart TVs running webOS 4.0 and higher, the Apple Music app provides subscribers with access to over 90 million songs ad-free, over 30,000 expertly-curated playlists, music videos in 4K and Apple Music Radio live streaming today’s hits, classics, […]

36% of Black Americans are monthly podcast listeners

18/11/2021

36% of Black Americans are monthly podcast listeners and 59% said they would listen to more podcasts if they had black hosts. These findings are part of The Black Podcast Listener Report 2021 from Edison Research in partnership with  SXM Media and Mindshare based on a survey of over 2,500 Black Americans age 18+. Key findings from the report 36% of Black Americans now listen to podcasts monthly, which is equal to 12 million Black adults listening to podcasts […]

TIDAL launches a free music tier

17/11/2021

TIDAL launches a free music tier which will only be available in the US together with two enhanced HiFi tiers. TIDAL now offers three membership options – TIDAL Free (US-only), TIDAL HiFi, and TIDAL HiFi Plus. Both HiFi tiers are available in all of TIDAL’s 61 international markets with plans to extend the free tier to other markets in the future. All tiers have access to the same catalogue of over 80 million songs, videos and […]

Qobuz offers virtual gift cards this holiday season

17/11/2021

Qobuz offers virtual gift cards this holiday season – the perfect present for music enthusiasts to benefit from Qobuz’s catalogue of more than 70 million titles across all genres of music. In addition, Qobuz is offering a selection of new Christmas playlists to celebrate the festive period. Qobuz is offering a wide choice of 3-month, 6-month or 1-year streaming gift cards from £38.97, or download gift cards from £15.00 for those who wish to buy and […]