How to exclude playlists on Spotify
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How to exclude playlists on Spotify

Spotify have introduced a new feature to improve personalization by excluding playlists from Your Taste Profile. This is useful for people who have specific playlists for specific activities, such as sleeping, working out, or parenting as their recommendations can sometimes over-index on songs and artists that don’t fit with their general listening habits. Your Taste Profile is Spotify’s interpretation of your taste based on what you listen to and how you listen to it. It […]

No German language titles in Top 100 Radio plays in 2022
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No German language titles in Top 100 Radio plays in 2022

There were no German language titles in Top 100 Radio play charts in 2022 according to the BVMI in a recent blog post. The result of this is that various section of both the music industry and the general public are likely to demand cultural mandates as part of the debate about the future of public broadcasting. People in Germany listened to a lot of music via streaming services last year. Recently published figures showed that […]

Americans listen to music on mobiles in their home
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Americans listen to music on mobiles in their home

Americans listen to music on mobiles in their home for 35% of their daily audio time according to a recent blog post by Edison Research. Using their Share of Ear survey which utilizes a nationally representative sample of those age 13+ the data obtained gives an insight into what types of audio devices Americans currently are using to consume audio at home. When consuming audio at home, those in the US age 13+ spend over one-third […]

Top 50 US podcasts for Q3 2022
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Top 50 US podcasts for Q3 2022

The Top 50 US podcasts for Q3 2022 chart according to Edison Podcast Metrics has been published by Edison Research. Edison Podcast Metrics is the only podcast measurement service that measures the relative audience size and demographics of all podcast networks in the US. The Edison Podcast Metrics Top 50 Podcasts of Q3 2022 list is derived from data collected continuously Q4 2021 – Q3 2022, from surveying weekly podcast consumers aged 18 and older in the […]

Local music tops the album charts again in France
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Local music tops the album charts again in France

Local music tops the album charts again in France with the Top 10 best selling albums of 2022 being sung in French according to figures released by SNEP, the French music industry association. In an analysis of the top 200 albums of 2022: 17 of the top 20 albums are French productions 154 French productions are ranked in the 200 best sellers of 2022 (77%) 32 first albums rank in the TOP 200 – including […]

Le Son Parisien
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Le Son Parisien

Le Son Parisien is a French internet radio station broadcasting a mix of Electronic, Indie, Alternative and Lounge music from Paris, France. It has a CD Quality Lossless FLAC stream, 32kbps AAC+ stream, a 128kbps AAC, a 128kbps OGG stream and a 192kbps MP3 stream. The AAC, AAC+ and MP3 streams can be accessed via their webplayer. The OGG and FLAC streams can only be listened to via their stream links. The website is available […]

Local music in Italy increased in 2022
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Local music in Italy increased in 2022

Local music in Italy increased in 2022 from 73% of the Top 100 album charts in 2021 to 83% in 2022 according to FIMI, the Italian recorded music industry association. The Top Ten Albums of 2022 are all Italian for the third year in a row and the Top Ten Singles are all Italian for the second year in a row, a trend that is driven by streaming consumption. By way of comparison, the top […]