April 2024

Create personalized playlists with Spotify’s AI Playlist

28/04/2024

Create personalized playlists with Spotify’s AI Playlist which has been released in Beta on Android and iOS devices in the UK and Australia. Available on Spotify Premium creating a new playlist with AI Playlist is as simple as typing a unique prompt into the chat. The AI Playlist pairs Spotify’s personalization technology with AI to deliver a personalized mix that can reference places, animals, activities, movie characters, colours and even emojis. The most successful playlists […]

Eirewave Radio

28/04/2024

Eirewave is a UK-based pop and rock music radio station with terrestrial DAB transmitters in Belfast and Derry plus an internet radio presence with availability on the UK Radioplayer, smart speakers and devices, various radio aggregators and via direct streaming links. There are also iOS and Android apps. The station has reinstated its CD Quality Lossless FLAC stream plus a 128kbps MP3 and 64kbps AAC (although foobar measures it at 320kbps?) direct stream link. Their […]

Global recorded music revenues grew 10.2% in 2023

27/04/2024

Global recorded music revenues grew 10.2% in 2023 driven largely by growth in paid subscription streaming according to IFPI, the organisation that represents the recorded music industry worldwide. Figures released recently in IFPI’s Global Music Report show total revenues for 2023 were US$28.6 Bn. Subscription streaming revenues alone grew by 11.2% and made up almost half (48.9%) of the global market. In 2023 the number of paid subscriptions to music streaming services passed 500 million for the first […]

What are the best music streaming deals for couples?

25/04/2024

High Resolution Audio’s guide to getting the best couples deals for your musical entertainment. What are the best music streaming deals for couples? Updated 25/04/2024 to reflect recent Spotify subscription increases. Deezer, Qobuz and Spotify have realised that not every one is a singleton or has a family and have come up with ‘Duo’ deals for couples. The pricing for these plans comes about half way between an individual and family subscription. In the UK […]

Antena Zadar – 97.2 FM

25/04/2024

Antena Zadar – 97.2 FM is a Croatian Local Radio station with several FM transmitters in the Zadar County area of Dalmatia in Croatia. It also has a CD Quality Lossless FLAC stream, cable TV channels and a MixCloud site. The website also has a 320kbps MP3 webplayer and there are links to a web Portal with local news and information about the Zadar area. There is also the opportunity to catch up on past programmes […]

The US Latin music market continued to grow in 2023

23/04/2024

The US Latin music market grew 16% over 2022, 14% above the previous peak in 2005, according to the RIAA, the American recorded music industry association. Total revenues of $1.4 Bn represented an all-time high share of overall US recorded music revenues of 7.9%, up from 7.3% in 2022. Streaming Streaming is the dominant choice of Latin music fans today, delivering more than 98% of total Latin music revenues. Overall, streaming revenue grew to $1.3 Bn, up […]

What is the best music streaming family plan?

23/04/2024

High Resolution Audio’s guide to getting the best family plan for your musical entertainment. What is the best music streaming family plan? Updated 23/04/2024 to reflect recent TIDAL and Spotify price plan changes. The top contenders for best music streaming deals for families all of which offer up to 6 individual accounts are Amazon Music, Apple Music, Qobuz and TIDAL. Amazon Music when combined with an Amazon Prime subscription will also give you video streaming, […]