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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 […]

SuperStereo 8

18/03/2023

In the beginning of March SuperStereo Radio Chile closed down its latest channel – SuperStereo 8. In an email to one of its listeners it said, “SuperStereo 8 closed its broadcasts, our corporate building contains 7 departments for each station plus the technical and administrative area, so we will focus only on the 7 existing stations on our website.” SuperStereo 8 was a soul and ballads from the 70s, 80s and 90s genre channel broadcasting […]

French music sales are up 6.4% in 2022

18/03/2023

French music sales are up 6.4% in 2022 achieving a turnover of €920 million, a sixth consecutive year of growth according to figures released by SNEP, the French music industry association. Revenues from sales have returned to their level of 15 years ago, but only reached 52% of the historical peak of 2002. Three quarters of them are generated by digital operations and a quarter by physical media – exactly the reverse of 10 years ago. […]

Bailrigg 95.3FM

17/03/2023

Bailrigg 95.3FM is Lancaster University’s Students’ Union radio with both a terrestrial FM transmitter and an internet radio presence. It has CD Quality Lossless FLAC, MP3 and Ogg streams. As one of the oldest student radio stations in the UK, the station has a dedicated building with two studios and offers a varied mix of music, book reviews, long-form interviews and study shows. In addition to its live broadcasting output, it produces podcasts and live […]

ForEver La Radio

15/03/2023

ForEver La Radio is a local radio station serving the Gironde region in the South West corner of France with a terrestrial FM and DAB+ network and an internet radio presence. The station has three regional channels in Bordeaux, Libourne and Arcachon for local news and other programming opt outs. The station broadcasts a CD Quality Lossless FLAC stream and an MP3 stream for the Bordeaux and Arcachon channels. Their website contains a webplayer, local […]

Over one-third of all Spaniards stream music

15/03/2023

Over one-third of all Spaniards stream music with 5.2 million doing so through a premium subscription in 2022 – an increase of 18% over 2021 according to Promusicae, the Spanish recorded music industry association. 17 million Spaniards used audio streaming services during 2022 representing 36% of the population. Revenue grew by 12.43% in the year amounting to €462 million of which €402 million were music sales which is 9% up on the past year. The digital market […]

Spotify updates its mobile app

14/03/2023

Spotify updates its mobile app with previews of music, podcasts and audiobooks on its Home page together with search tools to aid discovery. Announced at this year’s Stream On event the updated interface takes its cues from Tik-Tok and Instagram and has received a mixed reaction from industry pundits. New feature updates include: Music, Podcasts & Shows, and Audiobook previews on Home – Simply tap into the Music, Podcasts & Shows, or Audiobooks feed to explore […]