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UK competition watchdog launches music streaming study

27/01/2022

UK competition watchdog launches music streaming study with submissions invited by the 17th February 2022. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) will ask whether the music streaming market is working well for music lovers. While focussing on potential harm to consumers, the CMA will also assess whether any lack of competition between music companies could affect the musicians, singers and songwriters whose interests are intertwined with those of music lovers. If the CMA finds problems, […]

Spaniards streamed 62 Bn songs in 2021

21/01/2022

Spaniards streamed 62 Bn songs in 2021 an increase of 23% compared to the previous year according to Promusicae, the Spanish recorded music industry association. Streaming represented 85% of the year’s music consumption with 54% being premium subscriptions. 733 artists got their songs streamed in Spain more than 10 million times (161 more artists compared to the year before). 25 of these artists managed 100 million audio streams – 10 more than in 2020. Sales […]

How are global consumers finding new music?

21/01/2022

How are global consumers finding new music? was the question posed by YouGov as part of its ongoing research into the music industry. The study which surveyed 17 countries found that music apps such as Spotify are the most popular way to discover new tunes (36%) as more consumers migrate to streaming apps. Radio is still a popular source of music discovery with a third of global consumers still finding recent music on terrestrial or satellite radio […]

Spotify has double Apple Music’s subscribers

21/01/2022

Spotify has double Apple Music’s subscribers with a 31% market share compared to Apple Music’s 15%, according to media and technology analysts, MIDiA Research in their Music market subscriber shares 2021 report. The global base of music subscribers continues to grow strongly with 523.9 million music subscribers at the end of Q2 2021, which was up by 109.5 million (26.4%) from one year earlier. Key findings from the report Spotify has the highest market share […]

New streaming platform for independent artists launched

13/01/2022

New streaming platform for independent artists launched which has adopted a user centric payout model. Built by a team of two, Luke Lau and Daniel Cosgrove, in Belfast and Dublin, Minm was launched in late 2021 and was built alongside local artists and independent labels with the aim of making streaming more sustainable. Instead of paying royalties per stream, listeners can subscribe for €5 a month and listen to the growing catalogue of great independent artists. Then […]

5 David Bowie albums remixed in 360 Reality Audio

13/01/2022

5 David Bowie albums remixed in 360 Reality Audio for Bowie 75 – an extended celebration of David Bowie’s 75th birthday on 8th January 2022. The content is the latest David Bowie music to be mixed in 360 Reality Audio, following Space Oddity, which is currently available on 360 Reality Audio supported streaming platforms. Longtime Bowie producer Tony Visconti crafted 360 Reality Audio mixes of Heathen, Reality, A Reality Tour (Live), The Next Day, and ★ (pronounced “Blackstar”). The albums will be available for streaming in 360 Reality Audio beginning 21st […]

Spanish charts to include YouTube plays

12/01/2022

Spanish charts to include YouTube plays commencing from the first week in 2022 according to Promusicae, the Spanish recorded music industry association. Promusicae will be implementing the global framework agreed between IFPI and YouTube on how to add YouTube plays to national sales charts. Although some countries such as the UK and the USA already include YouTube in their charts, the majority of countries internationally have not done this so far. Together with Germany, Spain […]