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63% of Deezer users listen to ASMR content

15/07/2021

63% of Deezer users listen to ASMR content and 18% of these on a daily basis according to a global survey of 12,000 people commissioned by the streamer. The study explores how a wide range of factors including age, gender and nationality can influence ASMR listening. ASMR (Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response) is the tingly sensory reaction that some people experience when listening to gentle voices and subtle sounds. Nigel Harding, Deezer’s VP of Global Artist Marketing […]

Kool 95

15/07/2021

Kool 95 Classic Hits Radio was a Canadian commercial free internet radio station broadcasting AAC+ and CD Quality Lossless FLAC streams. According to the station, “Kool 95 simply plays the very best classic pop radio hits from the 70’s & 80’s. We stream hits from Elton John, The Police, Madonna, Prince and so many more.” The station is supported entirely by donations and their website is available in a variety of languages. It would appear […]

Quarter of Australian households own 3 or more smart speakers

14/07/2021

Quarter of Australian households own 3 or more smart speakers according to a recent study conducted by Edison Research on behalf of Commercial Radio Australia (CRA) and TalkVia. The findings are published in The Smart Audio Report Australia 2021 which brings together the results of an online survey of 5000 Australian adults aged 18 and older conducted in April and May 2021. The new Smart Audio Report Australia finds that 24% of smart speaker households own three or more of the […]

US music industry grew 13.5% in first half of 2021

14/07/2021

US music industry grew 13.5% in first half of 2021 according to the MRC Data Midyear Report US 2021 published in collaboration with Billboard magazine. This was led by a 15% i increase in on-demand audio streaming during the time period, while vinyl continued its hot streak of 15 consecutive years in year-over-year sales growth with a 108.2% increase in total vinyl sales. For the first time at the midyear point in MRC Data’s history […]

Generational differences amongst Spotify listeners

13/07/2021

Generational differences amongst Spotify listeners are the topic of a study by the streamer into how Millennials and Gen Zs view digital audio. Every year it commissions a report called Culture Next, Spotify Advertising’s annual study into the listening habits and preferences of Millennials and Gen Zs, aged 15-25 and 26-40, respectively. This year, it found that Gen Z and millennial creators and listeners are as obsessed with digital audio. And while these generations’ differences […]

Deezer Free now available on Google Home and Nest devices

13/07/2021

Deezer Free now available on Google Home and Nest devices using Google Assistant to play tunes on their smart speakers and displays. To use the service, start by setting up Deezer as your default music service in the Google Home app. Then kick off your music session with a simple “Hey Google, play my music” to enjoy your tracks. If you want a lean-back soundtrack that’s personalized to your exact music taste, ask Google Assistant […]

Czech Radio

06/07/2021

Czech Radio (Český rozhlas) is a public radio broadcaster in the Czech Republic broadcasting national and regional radio programmes using AM/FM and DAB terrestrial transmissions together with 8 high audio quality digital internet radio channels. Czech Radio is one of the oldest broadcasting organisations in Europe having started in 1923 in what was then Czechoslovakia. Czech Radio is ‘a national cultural institution whose mission is to serve the public’. All 8 stations broadcast a 128 […]