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Boomplay and Universal Music Group form African partnership

14/11/2018

Boomplay, Africa’s leading music streaming and download service and Universal Music Group (UMG) form African partnership with the signing of a landmark licensing agreement covering multiple markets within Africa. UMG is the first major music company to license its catalogue to Boomplay, which has 36 million users and claims to be the most popular music streaming service in Africa. Under the terms of the multi-year agreement Boomplay will distribute music from UMG’s labels through its […]

Qobuz launches new Studio HiRes streaming service

13/11/2018

Qobuz launches new Studio HiRes streaming service for £24.99 a month with unlimited lossless HiRes streaming in 24-bit FLAC from 44.1kHz to 192kHz. Subscriptions to Qobuz Studio will be available monthly with no commitment. This brings down the cost of HiRes streaming and downloads to nearly the same cost as its competitors’ CD Quality offerings and only £5 per month more than its CD Quality HiFi subscription. For new members, a 1 month free-trial period […]

Amazon Music comes to Mexico

12/11/2018

Amazon Music comes to Mexico bringing tens of millions of songs for ad-free and on-demand streaming to Mexican listeners. Both Amazon Music and Amazon Music Unlimited will be available with innovative voice features in Spanish on Amazon Echo devices with Alexa which ship to customers from mid-month. The launch comes closely on the heels of Amazon’s launch of Prime Music in Australia last month. Amazon Music Unlimited offers more than 50 million songs featuring today’s […]

SoundCloud now Shares to Instagram

09/11/2018

SoundCloud’s new integration enables Instagram users to share their tracks to Instagram Stories without the need to create screen shots. To share a track to Instagram: In the latest version of the SoundCloud app, find a track you want to share Tap the share icon at the bottom of your screen Tap the Instagram icon or select ‘Share to Instagram Stories’ (depending on what phone you’re using) Share the link with all your followers directly […]

Humbolt ‘ethical musical service’ shuts down

08/11/2018

Humbolt which billed itself as an ‘ethical music service’ has shut down after launching in August 2018, citing lack of support from indie record companies and music licensing difficulties In an email to subscribers, Humbolt says: “We’re beginning the process of dissolution. We, unfortunately, took advice from an ‘industry insider’ that proved to be a fatal error with regards to our finances. We cannot operate in the US because of it. As you know the […]

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Personal music streaming in commercial premises loses music industry $2.65 billion

06/11/2018

Personal music streaming in commercial premises loses music industry $2.65 billion annually according to background music company Soundtrack Your Brand, who commissioned Nielsen Music to conduct the largest-ever international study into background music. The study shows that composers, artists, and musicians may miss out on an estimated $2.65 billion annually because businesses misuse personal music services in commercial settings (with most small businesses unaware they breach licensing regulations). The study estimates that rights holders miss […]

Manchester Arena selects DEEZER as streaming partner

04/11/2018

Manchester Arena, a SMG Europe flagship venue, is partnering with DEEZER, to allow visitors to access exclusive content curated by DEEZER. Manchester Arena welcomes over 1 million fans every year and is one of the busiest music venues in the world. As the Arena’s streaming partner, DEEZER will curate and create a selection of relevant focused playlists with special content. These playlists will be available on the Manchester Arena website, accessible via customer emails and […]