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Streaming hits 74% of music sales in Spain

07/09/2018

Streaming music hits 74% of music sales in Spain during the first half of 2018 according to Promusicae, the Spanish record industry association. Sales of all music generated revenues of Euro 107.6 million during this period up only 0.4% on the same period in 2017. In common with the US and most western European countries, the growth in streaming has been accompanied by a growth in paid for subscription services which have increased by 53%. […]

Spotify upgrades Premium deal for US students

02/09/2018

Spotify has upgraded its Premium deal for US students by offering unrestricted and on-demand access to all its music and podcasts for $4.99/month, as well as a subscription to Hulu’s streaming library of current and fan-favourite TV and movie hits. And if that wasn’t a must have deal the streamer has added SHOWTIME to the plan. SHOWTIME’s premium entertainment content includes Emmy® nominated Shameless, seven-season strong Homeland, Sacha Baron-Cohen’s Who Is America, Lena Waithe’s much […]

Qobuz to preview HiRes at CEDIA Expo San Diego

31/08/2018

Qobuz have announced that they will preview their HiRes Audio music streaming and download service at CEDIA Expo in the San Diego Convention Center. Qobuz offers an extensive catalogue of HiRes audio (24-bit, up to 192kbps) including hard-to-find jazz and classical albums and tracks. Qobuz works on Mac, iOS, Android, and Windows on both mobile and desktop and is integrated with a large range of high end HiFi equipment. ‘We are excited to give industry […]

YouTube Music comes to Benelux and Denmark

31/08/2018

YouTube Music and YouTube Music Premium have come to the Benelux countries (the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg) and Denmark adding to the 17 countries launched in June 2018. YouTube Music and YouTube Premium launch in 17 countries The prices are similar to those of its competitors in the European Union – €9.99/month for a YouTube Music Premium subscription and €11.99/month for a YouTube Premium subscription. In Denmark, those prices are 99 and 119 kroner. YouTube […]

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Craft Brewed Music to launch 1st October

30/08/2018

Craft Brewed Music, a curated streaming service for adventurous listeners who want to discover music which is outside the mainstream is set to launch on the 1st October. According to artist manager Brian Horner, Craft Brewed Music is designed to pay artists. Through direct deals with artists and small labels the company will pay out 50% of its income in royalties – the highest percentage possible while still paying app retailer fees and remaining viable […]

Who is winning the Spotify v Apple Music wars?

28/08/2018

When Apple launched Apple Music in June 2015, many people confidently predicted that the David and Goliath struggle between Apple and Spotify would favour Apple with its colossal financial and marketing power combined with an installed base of hundreds of millions of iOS devices. Against all expectations Spotify has not only managed to keep ahead of Apple Music but the gap between the two streaming services has gradually widened from 20 million when Apple Music […]

Apple Music releases Android Auto beta

28/08/2018

Apple has released Apple Music for Android version 2.6 beta which adds Android Auto integration. Apple Music for Android has been available for some while but this new version will add Android Auto and a number of features that have been available on the iOS version for some time. You can now search songs by lyrics, access a new Friends Mix option that creates a playlist based on your friends’ listening habits, plus new Artist […]