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Spotify introduces Niche Mixes

06/04/2023

Spotify introduces Niche Mixes which are personalized playlists for almost anything you can think of. Many of Spotify’s listening recommendations come in the form of Spotify Mixes, a favourite feature for its users. Listeners spend hours tapping into their feels with personalized Mood Mixes, getting nostalgic with custom Decades Mixes, and discovering new artists with Genre Mixes in their ongoing search for the perfect playlist to match the moment. To access Niche Mixes, just go to the Made For You hub […]

Deezer relaunches its K-Pop channel

06/04/2023

Deezer relaunches its K-Pop channel adding new playlists and podcasts to make it the ultimate kpopper destination. K-Pop has become a global sensation, captivating millions of kpoppers (K-pop fans) through music and fashion, and where diversity and inclusion is a given part of the culture. Deezer’s K-pop channel, first started in 2019, is now getting a major upgrade, bringing fans the very best of Korea’s biggest musical export, including new subgenres and emerging artists. BTS, Stray […]

Draft media bill promises more British content

04/04/2023

A draft media bill promising more British content on UK media has been published by the UK government’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). The principal aims of the bill are: To bring Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+ under new Ofcom rules and ensure public service broadcasters’ on-demand services are easy to discover on smart TVs and streaming sticks New reforms to guarantee access to UK radio on smart speakers and cut red tape […]

H2O Radio

27/03/2023

H2O Radio is a local radio station serving 3 localities in the Lac D’Annecy region in the North East corner of France close to the Swiss border. It has an FM and DAB+ terrestrial transmitter network and an internet radio presence broadcasting a mixture of local news, information and music with CD Quality Lossless FLAC streams as well as AAC and MP3 streams. They also have 5 music ‘webradios’ streaming 192kbps MP3 streams. The website […]

Audible launches immersive audiobooks

24/03/2023

Audible launches immersive audiobooks with an initial catalogue of more than 40+ titles in Dolby Atmos format. It includes some of the service’s most popular Originals, including Letters From Camp, Maejor Frequency, Oliver Twist, The Prophecy, and The Sandman: Act III. New releases include The Little Mermaid, narrated by Leigh-Anne Pinnock alongside the Audible Emerging Playwright Commission Marrow by Aditi Kapild. The Dolby Atmos titles are available to all Audible members globally to stream and […]

UK’s National Album Day returns in October

21/03/2023

UK’s National Album Day returns in October on Saturday the 14th and this year it will be themed around The 90s, following previous celebrations that included The 80s, Women in Music, and, just last year, Debut Albums. It will also help to honour 75 years of the album LP format. Now in its sixth edition, this year’s National Album Day will look to shine a light on a decade that skipped between Britpop, Trip Hop and Hip Hop; gave […]

Global recorded music revenues grew 9% in 2022

21/03/2023

Global recorded music revenues grew 9% in 2022 driven by growth in paid subscription streaming according to IFPI, the organisation that represents the recorded music industry worldwide. Figures released today in IFPI’s Global Music Report show total revenues for 2022 were US$26.2 Bn. Subscription audio streaming revenues increased by 10.3% to US$12.7 Bn and there were 589 million users of paid subscription accounts at the end of 2022. Total streaming (including both paid subscription and advertising-supported) grew by […]