November 2021

SiriusXM launches 19 Christmas channels

07/11/2021

SiriusXM launches 19 Christmas channels including two new channels, Holiday Instrumentals and Noël Incontournable, as well as Holly and Holiday Traditions channels. The festive music channels are kicking off the holiday season and are available on the SXM App now, Your Home For The Holidays. The holiday music channels, offer listeners a variety of traditional holiday songs, classic Christmas carols, contemporary holiday tunes, seasonal soul music, holiday pop songs, country Christmas classics, Hanukkah music, and classical […]

Latest releases in HiRes MQA on TIDAL

07/11/2021

The latest releases in HiRes MQA format on TIDAL include Ed Sheeran’s latest new album, =, Elton John’s ‘The Lockdown Sessions’ and MQA featured artist Theon Cross. Also included is a Halloween playlist with classic tracks from Leonard Cohen, Nina Simone, Bob Dylan and Leadbelly. Autumn 2021 MQA releases on TIDAL Ed Sheeran releases his eagerly awaited new album =, a vibrant offering of lyrical charm and rich sonic exploration. MQA-featured artist Theon Cross redefines […]

Amazon Music gets into the festive spirit

06/11/2021

Amazon Music gets into the festive spirit with new Christmas songs and covers released for the holidays from Alessia Cara, Norah Jones, She & Him, NEEDTOBREATHE, Switchfoot, JUDAH., Olivia Dean, La Oreja de Van Gogh, and Lang Lang! In its biggest season of holiday programming yet, the release contains Christmas music from artists across the globe. The release contains: Camila Cabello’s cover of ‘I’ll Be Home for Christmas.’ Dan + Shay – ‘Pick Out a Christmas Tree,’ A reimagined version […]

Spotify subscribers hit 172 million in Q3 2021

06/11/2021

Spotify subscribers hit 172 million in Q3 2021, a 19% increase year on year, according to its recently released Q3 2021 financial results. Monthly Active Users (MAU) increased 19%% to 381 million. Revenue of €2,501 million was up 27% year on year in the quarter despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The streamer also showed strong growth in its advertising revenue of €323 million up 75% from a year before. The company posted a […]

RTL Deutschland partners with Deezer

05/11/2021

RTL Deutschland partners with Deezer to bring music, audiobooks and audio plays to millions of new German fans. Deezer will be the music, audio book and radio play partner for the cross-media extension of RTL+, which will launch in the first half of 2022. German music fans who choose RTL+ for all of their entertainment needs will be able to access Deezer’s premium features and recommended content, including their unique Flow, as well as a […]

Pandora launches new Hip Hop Forever station

03/11/2021

Pandora launches new Hip Hop Forever station to honour the first ever Hip Hop History Month. November has officially been recognized by the United States Senate as Hip Hop History Month, and to commemorate the very first iteration of this annual celebration of hip hop music, Pandora is launching a brand new station to take fans on a journey through the decades of the genre. The new station, entitled Hip Hop Forever, will feature four artist-curated modes […]

TIDAL now available in Tesla update

03/11/2021

TIDAL streaming is now available in the latest Tesla software update (Release 2021.40) for its range of Electric Vehicles (EVs). Streams can be accessed from the Media menu with a TIDAL account. You can listen to TIDAL playlists or albums in high-quality audio by connecting to Wi-Fi and pressing Download on the selected content. Tidal was launched in 2014 by Norwegian public company Aspiro and is now majority-owned by Square, an American payment processing company. […]