TikTok fuels music discovery
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TikTok fuels music discovery

TikTok fuels music discovery according to a recent report that was commissioned by TikTok and prepared by Luminate, the entertainment data and research company. The report sets out to consider the impact that TikTok and its users have on the music industry in terms of music discovery, consumption, and contribution to industry revenues. It is a quantitative analysis of the impact of the app and the unique role that TikTok and its users play in […]

Samsung subsidiary acquires Roon
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Samsung subsidiary acquires Roon

Samsung subsidiary acquires Roon adding to Harman’s range of high-quality audio products which include JBL speakers and Harman Kardon hifi separates. Roon is a music player platform for music enthusiasts, which features a rich interface for browsing and discovering music, compatibility with almost any audio device, and a playback engine designed to deliver the best possible sound. Roon is available for all popular operating systems and manufactures a line of hardware server appliances called Nucleus. Dave Rogers, President, […]

Deezer releases #MyDeezerYear 2023
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Deezer releases #MyDeezerYear 2023

Deezer releases #MyDeezerYear 2022, the personalized yearly musical review for Deezer users, is back along with insights about top tracks, hours listened and favourite artists. Key statistics for 2023 A year of self-love: Miley Cyrus’s “Flowers” was the most streamed song globally, both US and in the UK. Beyonce’s “RENAISSANCE” and SZA’s “SOS” were among the top 5 most listened to albums not just by fans in the US, but worldwide. Harry Styles’ “Harry’s House” took the top slot in […]

Radio 2.0
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Radio 2.0

Update 27/11/2023: Radio 2.0 has become Futura.FM with a largely 1980s music programme. All the links below now point to Futura.FM but have been kept for historical interest. Radio 2.0 is an Italian local radio station in the city of Bergamo which is 40km from Milan in northern Italy. It broadcasts on FM frequencies 92.8 and 93.6 in Val Bremana and on channel 708 of digital terrestrial TV in the provinces of Bergamo, Milan, Brescia, […]

Futura.FM
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Futura.FM

Futura.FM is an Italian radio station formerly known as Radio 2.0 based in Bergamo in the north of Italy. The radio station has both an internet radio and a terrestrial broadcasting presence with a CD Quality Lossless FLAC stream, and a webplayer which offers the FLAC stream and DAB and FM transmissions in the Lombardy area. According to the station, Futura.FM is ‘The radio with the sounds of the 80s: those of yesterday and those […]

Latest Winamp release creates new Music Page
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Latest Winamp release creates new Music Page

Latest Winamp release creates a new Music Page and adds a new Dashboard for Creators. For Listeners they’ve created the new page to make it easier to find what you’re looking for, as tracks and artists are now sorted by genre. You can also display benefits in order and these will enable you to make better use of them. For Creators they have revamped the Dashboard making it easier to navigate. Other changes include: Tier […]

Creativity in music more important than AI
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Creativity in music more important than AI

Creativity in music more important than AI according to a recent study by IFPI, representing the recording industry worldwide. The research comes from the forthcoming Engaging with Music 2023, IFPI’s global report examining how fans around the world engage with, and feel about, music. With responses from more than 43,000 people across 26 countries, the report is the largest music study of its kind and the most detailed insight into fan thinking. This year, for the first time, […]