February 2022

The Weeknd wins IFPI Global Digital Single Award for second year running

28/02/2022

The Weeknd wins IFPI Global Digital Single Award for second year running according to IFPI’s recently published Top 10 Global Digital Singles of 2021 chart. The IFPI Global Digital Single Award is presented to the world’s best-selling single of the year across all digital formats – including paid subscription streaming, ad-supported platforms, and single-track downloads and streams. The Weeknd becomes the first ever artist ever to win the digital single award two years in a […]

Austrian music market grew 11% in 2021

28/02/2022

Austrian music market grew 11% in 2021 with total sales of €190.4 million according to IFPI Austria, the Association of the Austrian Music Industry. Streaming was up 26.5% to €117.4 million with 12.7 Bn songs streamed. The vinyl boom continues with turnover exceeding €10 million. The second year of the pandemic was characterized by strong growth in streaming sales, an ongoing vinyl boom and a renewed increase in music consumption. While concerts, festivals, clubs and live music […]

Get 3 months of Amazon Music for free

25/02/2022

Get 3 months of Amazon Music for free. The offer is available for new subscribers only and after the free period will revert to the normal subscription rate of £9.99 per month (£7.99 per month for Prime Members). Amazon’s deal is available in most territories with equivalent local pricing. Your subscription will renew automatically after the introductory offer and you can cancel your renewal at any time. The offer is available now and runs until […]

BTS are IFPI Artist of the Year for second year running

24/02/2022

BTS are IFPI Artist of the Year for second year running according to IFPI’s recently published Top 10 Global Recording Artists 2021 chart. The Global Recording Artist of the Year Award is calculated according to an artist’s or group’s worldwide performance across digital and physical music formats during the year, from streams to vinyl, and covers their entire body of work. The award was announced at the culmination of the IFPI Global Artist Chart, which […]

American ‘super listeners’ listen to 11.2 hours of podcasts weekly

24/02/2022

American ‘super listeners’ listen to 11.2 hours of podcasts weekly with Super Listeners increasingly finding podcast content on YouTube. These findings are part of third Super Listeners Study from Edison Research in partnership with Ad Results Media based on a survey of Podcast ‘Super Listeners’ Americans aged 18+ who listen to five or more hours of podcasts weekly. The survey was primarily intended to find out what podcast Super Listeners felt about advertising within podcast content but […]

Nordic audiobook subscriptions will increase in 2022

24/02/2022

Nordic audiobook subscriptions will increase in 2022 according to Mediavision, the Nordic independent analysis and consultancy firm. Their analysis based on a survey of stakeholders in the Nordic media industry is published in their Mediavision Industry Outlook 2022. The surveys covered all sections of the media industry including video, audio and print but the main takeaways for audio are: The industry expects diminishing growth for household spend on audio About half of all respondents believe that […]

Spotify Car Thing officially launched

23/02/2022

Spotify Car Thing officially launched and is only available in the US for $89.99 but will require you to have a Spotify Premium account to use it. Back in April 2021, Spotify announced its experiment with a smart player that could seamlessly fill your car with a world of music, news, entertainment, talk, and more. Then in October, it unveiled a limited release of Car Thing to Spotify Premium users. It is now fully available in the US and […]