TIDAL completes its HiRes FLAC rollout
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TIDAL completes its HiRes FLAC rollout

TIDAL completes its HiRes FLAC rollout with 6 million tracks available to all users who subscribe to their HiFi Plus tier. The rollout was completed on the 2nd August 2023 and FLAC files are available on iOS, Android, and Desktop apps as well as via web browsers. TIDAL’s version of HiRes FLAC is any FLAC file that is 24-bit, 48kHz or greater (up to 192kHz). All subscribers will see an updated audio quality settings screen […]

RTL+ gets entertainment upgrade
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RTL+ gets entertainment upgrade

RTL+ gets entertainment upgrade making it an all-inclusive multimedia app with Deezer continuing to provide it with music streaming. The new service from RTL Germany will include TV series, reality TV, live sports, films, music, audio books and podcasts. The package includes over 55,000 hours of video and TV entertainment, over 120 million music titles, more than 100,000 audio books and radio plays from top publishers and authors, as well as several thousand podcast formats, […]

Local music continues to top the album charts in France
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Local music continues to top the album charts in France

Local music continues to top the album charts in France in the first half of 2023 according to figures released by SNEP, the French music industry association. In an analysis of the top 200 albums in the first six months of 2023: 17 of the Top 20 albums are French productions Three quarters of the Top 200 albums are French productions 33 first albums rank in the Top 200 with more than three quarters produced in France. […]

Half of Gen Z think that AI is unlikely to replace artists
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Half of Gen Z think that AI is unlikely to replace artists

Half of Gen Z think that AI is unlikely to replace artists according to a recent survey by FIMI, the Italian recorded music industry association. The study conducted in association with the Municipality of Naples and the Giffoni Innovation Hub were presented at the Giffoni Film Festival at the end of July 2023. The investigation was launched at the Digital Music Forum in Naples on the 20th June this year and set out to explore […]