Deezer launches new smartwatch app
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Deezer launches new smartwatch app

Deezer launches new smartwatch app powered by Google’s Wear OS giving users an enhanced experience including the possibility to download playlists and listen to their favourite music on the go, without being connected to a phone. In addition to an updated design and a smooth user experience, subscribers to Premium and Family can now access key Deezer features, including Flow, directly in their watch. Favourite playlists and tracks can also be downloaded for easy access, […]

Spotify upgrades its Apple Watch app
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Spotify upgrades its Apple Watch app

Spotify upgrades its Apple Watch app with improved playback and download options. You will be able to more easily browse and choose your favourite music and podcasts in Your Library, as well as more quickly download music to listen offline from the watch itself. There’s also a new sleek design with larger artwork, animations, and added functionality – like swiping to like a song. It’s also easier to spot new episodes marked with a blue […]

MQA announces new HiRes wireless codec
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MQA announces new HiRes wireless codec

MQA announces new HiRes wireless codec which has been approved by the Japan Audio Society (JAS) and will be able to use their prestigious ‘Hi-Res AUDIO WIRELESS’ logo. This new codec carries the technical name of SCL6 and is being marketed as MQair. Wireless devices account for a large segment of music listening over headphones, earbuds, and wireless speakers. Bluetooth speakers and wireless headphones have a combined annual retail value of $69bn forecast for 2022, […]

Almost half of Americans listen to spoken word content daily
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Almost half of Americans listen to spoken word content daily

Almost half of Americans listen to spoken word content daily making up 29% of all audio listening. These findings are part of the 2022 Spoken Word Audio Report from NPR and Edison Research’s Share of Ear quarterly survey of Americans who are asked to keep a detailed one-day diary of their audio usage. Share of Ear utilizes a nationally representative sample of those age 13+. The sample for this study was 4,118. This year’s study also includes a special focus […]

Amazon Music Prime expands to 100 million songs
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Amazon Music Prime expands to 100 million songs

Amazon Music Prime expands to 100 million songs – an increase from the previous 2 million – giving Prime members access in shuffle mode, ad-free, and at no additional cost to their membership. Prime members will also get access to top podcasts ad-free and on demand, including shows they already know and love from Crowd Network and The New York Times. Ad-free shows include the +44 Podcast, binge-worthy podcasts from Wondery including British Scandal, Who Killed Daphne, SmartLess, Morbid, My Favorite […]

Podcast listening among US Latinos hits record high
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Podcast listening among US Latinos hits record high

Podcast listening among US Latinos hits record high with one third listening to podcasts in Spanish. These findings are from an Edison Research report and show the results of a representative survey of 2500 Hispanic/Latino adults age 18+. conducted in June 2022. The U.S. Latino Podcast Listener Report 2022 found that 59% of US Latinos adults have listened to a podcast compared to 44% in 2021. Just over half (51%) of US Latinos have listened to a podcast in English, and […]

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Top 50 US podcasts for Q2 2022

The Top 50 US podcasts for Q2 2022 chart according to Edison Podcast Metrics has been published by Edison Research. Edison Podcast Metrics is the only podcast measurement service that measures the relative audience size and demographics of all podcast networks in the US. The Edison Podcast Metrics Top 50 Podcasts of Q2 2022 list is derived from data collected continuously Q3 2021 – Q2 2022, from surveying weekly podcast consumers aged 18 and older in the […]