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Streaming now makes up 91% of Swiss music sales

17/02/2025

Streaming now makes up 91% of Swiss music sales with total sales of CHF 249 million in 2024, 7% more than in the previous year according to IFPI Switzerland. Music streaming services such as YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify grew to CHF 226 million (+10%) and now accounts for 91% of the overall market. Sales of downloads and physical recordings continue to decline. The moderate growth in vinyl that has continued since 2010 stagnated in 20244. Physical recordings […]

BBC Sounds continues to grow in Q4 2024

06/02/2025

BBC Sounds continues to grow in Q4 2024 with 644 million plays of all content across radio, podcasts and music mixes in the quarter October to December 2024. This is up 22 million plays on the previous quarter and an increase of more than 3% from the same period last year, as digital listening continues to grow. This quarter also saw the launch of two new music streams, Radio 3 Unwind and Radio 1 Anthems, giving listeners on […]

Linn Records HiRes downloads now on Qobuz

04/02/2025

Linn Records HiRes downloads are now on Qobuz as part of a partnership to host its complete collection in high resolution (24-bit/up to 192 kHz). Linn Records high resolution digital download website – LinnRecords.com – will close on 28th February 2025. LinnRecords.com was conceived in 2007 and its aim was to make high resolution Studio Master downloads available to as many people as possible. By demonstrating that high-resolution downloads were not only possible, but also that digital consumers […]

Spotify subscribers up 11% in Q4 2025

04/02/2025

Spotify subscribers were up 11% in Q4 2025, reaching 263 million according to its recently released Q4 financial results. Monthly Active Users (MAU) increased 12% to 675 million. Key financial results in Q4 2024 Monthly Active Users grew 12% year on year to 675 million with net additions of 35 million which was 10 million ahead of guidance Subscribers grew 11% year on year to 263 million. Net additions of 11 million were 3 million ahead of […]

Get 6 months of Apple Music for £2.99

04/02/2025

Get 6 months of Apple Music for £2.99 and as a new subscriber you can listen to one of the world’s largest music catalogues, ad-free and with the highest audio quality available. The offer runs to 27th February 2025 and is for eligible new subscribers redeeming on eligible devices. It is not available for people eligible for a 3-months-free Apple Music offer. After the end of the 6-month period the plan will auto-renew at £10.99/month until cancelled. How […]

IFPI launches Official Southeast Asia Charts hub

24/01/2025

IFPI launches Official Southeast Asia Charts hub housing the official weekly music charts for six countries – Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. The launch of the Official Philippines Chart and the Official Vietnam Chart mark the first time ever in these countries that official, industry-backed charts are available. The existing charts in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand will be rebranded as the Official Indonesia Chart, the Official Malaysia Chart, the Official Singapore […]

Deezer deploys cutting-edge AI detection tool

24/01/2025

Deezer deploys cutting-edge AI detection tool for music streaming with 10% of tracks submitted to the platform being AI generated. The new tool will enable Deezer to tag AI generated content to increase transparency for users and safeguard the rights of creators. The new tool has discovered that roughly 10,000 fully AI generated tracks are delivered to the platform every day, equating to around 10% of the daily content delivery. The company has stated that […]