September 2023

Lenbrook acquires MQA

20/09/2023

Lenbrook acquires MQA making the future of MQA encoding and its compatible hardware look more positive. The acquisition by the Canadian company adds to its portfolio of patents and intellectual property which feature in its NAD, Bluesound and PSB Speakers products. Gordon Simmonds, Chief Executive Officer of Lenbrook said, “Lenbrook’s vision is of a thriving hi-fi industry where technologies that promote both consumer choice and the pursuit of the highest sound quality are deserving of […]

New Apple Music features with iOS 17

14/09/2023

New Apple Music features with iOS 17 have been announced and will become available to download from the 18th September 2023. New Apple Music features with iOS 17 Music SharePlay – It’s easier for everyone to control music in the car – even passengers in the back seat – so everyone can play their favourite music and contribute to what’s playing. Collaborate on playlists – Invite friends to join your playlist and everyone can add, […]

Spotify creates daylist – an ever-changing playlist

12/09/2023

Spotify creates daylist – an ever-changing playlist that is personalised to a user’s listening habits and which updates multiple times a day. According to a recent blog post from the streamer, ‘This new, one-of-a-kind playlist on Spotify ebbs and flows with unique vibes, bringing together the niche music and microgenres you usually listen to during particular moments in the day or on specific days of the week. It updates frequently between sunup and sundown with […]

SoundCloud adopts TikTok style feed

12/09/2023

SoundCloud adopts TikTok style feed updating its mobile app (iOS and Android) splitting the Feed into two tabs: Discover and Following. On the web, Feed will continue to just be the Following feed for now. The mobile Feed has a preview option which has either been hand-picked by the artist, or by our AI tagging tool to select what is most exciting for you. You can click into a track to listen to the full song, […]

Music sales in Spain grew by 11.53% in first half of 2023

10/09/2023

Music sales in Spain grew by 11.53% in first half of 2023 with vinyl LPs continuing to outsell CDs according to Promusicae, the Spanish record industry association. Spaniards spent €214.3 million on music consumption, both in digital and physical formats that represents a 11.53% growth for the Spanish music industry, compared to the same period of 2022 (€192.1 million). Digital sales rose 12.82% thanks to streaming which represents 98.7% of this consumption segment. Streaming contributed 87.8% […]

French music streaming sales grew 9.4% in first half of 2023

07/09/2023

French music streaming sales grew 9.4% in first half of 2023 according to figures released by SNEP, the French music industry association. Total sales were €397 million with physical sales up 7.3% and digital sales up 10%. The use of downloading continues to decline which is similar to other major European markets. First half of 2023 highlights Streaming accounted for 77% of total revenues up from 71% compared to the same period last year. 60 Bn […]

Radio Sempione

07/09/2023

Radio Sempione is a Swiss internet radio station broadcasting a range of Swiss music which did have a CD Quality Lossless FLAC stream which has now been downgraded to AAC 192kbps. Their programme includes: Hits Folk music Oldies Instrumental music Country Greetings from Switzerland Folk hits A flavour of their programming can be gained from this picture on their home page. Website: Radio Sempione Webplayer: Radio Sempione AAC 192kbps: http://c30.radioboss.fm:8395/autodj To find out more […]