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Deezer Flow Moods now available on Desktop

05/03/2022

Deezer Flow Moods now available on the desktop allowing users to listen to the right tracks at the right time whether on their mobile or desktop devices. Last October, Deezer launched ‘Flow Moods’, an emotional jukebox to play music based on a particular mood. It also has personalization built-in giving you the ability to share music recommendations based on your mood and music preferences. The ‘Flow Moods’ wheel can now be accessed on desktop devices […]

Pandora launches ‘Digicore by SoundCloud’ station

04/03/2022

Pandora launches ‘Digicore by SoundCloud’ station, the first in a series of stations from SoundCloud’s Music Discovery Series ‘SCENES’. The new station will showcase pop’s next genre-bending evolution from a community of underground DIY artists that started on SoundCloud. Originating from SoundCloud’s award-winning music discovery series, SCENES, ‘Digicore by SoundCloud’ is the first from a series of stations set to launch on Pandora to amplify the hottest rising music communities and culture-shifting collectives bubbling up on […]

Nearly four fifths of music in Germany will soon be digital

04/03/2022

Nearly four fifths of music in Germany will soon be digital according to the BVMI, Germany’s recorded music industry association. Record sales and revenues from streaming generated a total of €1.96 Bn, compared to 2020 that is an increase of 10%. By far the largest part was generated digitally, 76.4% of the income comes from online music. Audio streaming, which has been growing dynamically for years, again increased by 18.6%. The growth curve is slightly less than […]

UK consumers bought over £1 Bn discs in 2021

02/03/2022

UK consumers bought over £1 Bn discs in 2021 featuring music and video and games according to the Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA). These figures are from their recently published ERA Yearbook 2022 and defied expectations amid the streaming revolution. Sales of physical formats amounted to £1.05 Bn, down 18.5% on 2020, to comprise just 11% of the overall entertainment market, but in unit terms that still represented more than 50m discs sold. Some segments bucked […]

BBC Sounds app gets upgrades

02/03/2022

BBC Sounds app gets upgrades including the ability to control their play queue and integration into the Sonos app. Listeners with iOS devices will now be able to add, sort and delete items in their play queue. How to control your play queue in BBC Sounds To access the queue, when listening to any podcast, radio show or music mix on Sounds, listeners can tap on the button in the bottom right of the screen. […]

Adele’s 30 tops all IFPI’s Global album charts

01/03/2022

Adele’s 30 tops all IFPI’s Global album charts which include the Global Album All Format Chart, the Global Album Sales Chart and the Global Vinyl Album Chart. The Global Album All Format Chart takes into account all consumption formats, spanning physical sales, digital downloads, and streaming platforms across the year. It is weighted based on the relative value of each method of consumption. The Global Album Sales Chart combines global sales of physical albums and digital album downloads and […]

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 […]