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Sector Radio launches a ‘noughties’ channel

24/02/2023

Sector Radio launches a ‘noughties’ channel with both lossless FLAC and lossy streams available. SECTOR 00 (branded ‘Indigo’ on its URLs) joins its siblings Progressive, Space, Classical, 10s, 80s and 90s and is dedicated to music from 2000-2009. For the time being the channel is only available as direct stream links with webplayer links promised ‘soon’. According to their Facebook post (via Google Translate) they ‘have done a lot of work, painstakingly selecting the best […]

Taylor Swift is IFPI Artist of the Year for third time

23/02/2023

Taylor Swift is IFPI Artist of the Year for third time according to IFPI’s recently published Top 20 Global Recording Artists 2022 chart. This confirms her place as most successful artist in the award’s 10-year history. The Global Recording Artist of the Year Award is calculated according to an artist’s or group’s worldwide performance across digital and physical music formats during the year, from streams to vinyl, and covers their entire body of work. This year […]

440Hz Radio

23/02/2023

440Hz Radio is an internet radio station broadcasting an eclectic range of pop hits from the 60s to the current day including electronic music mix sets. It used to offer a CD Quality Lossless FLAC stream but now it only has a 256kbps MP3, a 192kbps AAC and a 56kbps Opus stream. There is also some news and information programming and the schedule can be found here. The station has been around in one form […]

Lucifer FM

23/02/2023

Lucifer FM was a Dutch internet radio station broadcasting a Lossless FLAC and a 128kbps AAC LC stream. According to the station it was, “Still completely experimental at the moment. 24-7 nonstop music with an emphasis on the “forgotten” songs from the 70s and 80s in particular. Keep an eye on this site! Fun things are going to happen here.” Its website and streams are all unavailable and the following URLs are kept here for […]

Spotify creates an AI DJ

22/02/2023

Spotify creates an AI DJ using OpenAI technology to deliver a personalised guide that knows you and your music taste so well that it can choose what to play for you. This feature, first rolling out in beta and only available in the US and Canada, will deliver a curated line-up of music alongside commentary around the tracks and artists Spotify thinks you’ll like in a ‘stunningly realistic voice’. DJ will sort through the latest […]

Streaming in Austria up 22.5% in 2022

21/02/2023

Streaming in Austria up 22.5% in 2022 with a record 14.8 Bn songs streamed with sales reaching €143.8 million according to IFPI Austria. Total sales revenue for the year for all recorded music formats was up 13% on 2021 reaching €215.2. Vinyl sales continued to grow – up 4.3% year on year with a turnover of €10.6 million with CD and downloads continuing to decline with -17% and -18% respectively. Music fans in Austria spent […]

Swiss music market enjoys 7th year of growth

21/02/2023

Swiss music market enjoys 7th year of growth with sales of CHF 223.7 million in 2022, 4% more than in the previous year according to IFPI Switzerland. The growth engine remains the streaming segment, which now accounts for 85% of the total market, while sales from downloads and physical media continue to decline. The moderate growth in vinyl, which has been ongoing since 2010, also paused in 2022 and turned slightly into the red. On […]