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UK record shops see 70% growth since reopening

02/05/2021

UK record shops see 70% growth since reopening delivering a huge vote of confidence in physical products by music fans. Record shops have made a triumphant return to business after the lockdown with aggregate sales of physical albums up 70.7% across the two weeks compared with the same period last year. Vinyl has done particularly well with unit sales up an astonishing 91%. Figures come from Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA) analysis of Official Charts Company data. The […]

SiriusXM reaches a record 31 million paying subscribers in Q1 2021

01/05/2021

SiriusXM reaches a record 31 million paying subscribers in Q1 2021 adding 126,000 net new subscribers in Q1 2021, an 83% increase from the 69,000 added in the first quarter of 2020. Total revenue increased 2% to $1.62 Bn with gross profit totalling $993 million, relatively unchanged compared to the first quarter of 2020. Advertising revenue grew 24%, helped by strong results in its growing podcast market. The Pandora streaming arm of the business saw Monthly […]

Radio still listened to by 86% of Australians

01/05/2021

Radio still listened to by 86% of Australians and 37% are reached by podcasting each month according to a recent study conducted by Edison Research on behalf of Commercial Radio Australia (CRA), Southern Cross Austereo (SCA) and Triton Digital. The findings are published in The Infinite Dial 2021 Australia which brings together the results of a representative sample of 1000 Australians aged 12 and older conducted in the first quarter of 2021. Key findings from the Infinite Dial 2021 Australia report AM/FM/DAB+ […]

Spotify updates ‘Your Library’

01/05/2021

Spotify updates ‘Your Library’ to let you quickly find what you’re looking for, jump back into your latest discovery, or rediscover a track you saved years ago. With 5,000+ hours of content released globally every day on Spotify and hundreds of those saved in Your Library there is a need to be able to explore your collections faster and easier. Your Library’s updated design and added features will enable you to spend less time looking for content […]

Add audio to your website with Deezer’s ‘widget player’

01/05/2021

You can add audio to your website with Deezer’s ‘widget player’ for mobile websites and desktop. Whether you’re a website publisher, artist or just looking for a new way to share music you are able to integrate audio into your online content. Deezer’s player has been revamped with brand new features allowing you to favourite and share any tracks, podcasts, playlists and albums. Once the widget is embedded into the site, readers can hear, share and […]

Spotify is the first choice for Nordic podcast listeners

28/04/2021

Spotify is the first choice for Nordic podcast listeners according to a report from Nordic media analysts, Mediavision. Approximately 3 million people in the Nordic region (Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden), or 15%, of the 15–74-year-olds listen to podcasts an average day. Spotify and Apple are the two main actors on the Nordic market, with Spotify taking a significant lead. Among those who listen to podcasts an average day, 37% choose to listen via Spotify while […]

Spotify rolls out a Facebook app

26/04/2021

Spotify rolls out a Facebook app letting users of the social network discover music and podcasts and the ability to share their latest discoveries. The integration between Spotify and Facebook comes by way of a new miniplayer experience driven by social discovery. It allows listeners to enjoy audio from Spotify directly within Facebook, without switching between apps. The new integration is rolling out in Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, […]