SUN is a community or ‘associative’ radio station broadcasting on FM, DAB and the internet to the Pays de la Loire region in France and has been operating since the late 1990s. It has three ‘conventional’ radio stations SUN Nantes, SUN Cholet and SUN Saint-Nazaire together with 8 theme based internet ‘WebRadios’: SUN Sport SUN Metal SUN Nouvo SUN Soul & Funk SUN Rock SUN Hip Hop SUN Jazz SUN Classique The station also makes […]
Spotify overtakes Deezer in France with growth being driven by 18-34 year olds according to technology market analysts, Omdia. In November 2019 Spotify rose to take 13% of the online audience in France exceeding Deezer by 1 percentage point and overtaking rival service Deezer on its home turf. By April 2020, Spotify’s share rose to 17%, increasing its lead over Deezer to 4 percentage points. Deezer had initially launched in France in 2007 as a […]
Spotify Kids now available in US, Canada and France in a stand-alone app which brings content designed specifically for kids ages three and older. The app, which is exclusive to Spotify Premium Family subscribers in select countries was developed with safety and privacy in mind. It’s an ad-free experience where young listeners can explore sing-alongs, soundtracks, and stories on their own or with their families. The launch in North America and France comes after the […]
Spotify Premium Duo comes to Canada, France and Japan following on from its initial pilot rollout in 2019 in Denmark, Ireland, Poland and Latin America. Spotify’s Premium Duo subscription plan is two Premium accounts for couples under one roof which offers the functionality to either listen together or separately. The plan in Canada costs CAD $12.99/month with a 1 month free trial and the plan can be cancelled anytime. The only restriction is that a couple must […]
French music industry grows 5.4% in 2019 with streaming now making up 59% of sales according to a recent report by SNEP, the French music industry association. After 3 years of modest growth an 18.5% increase in streaming subscriptions helped the industry grow to €772 million in 2019. The number of subscriptions increased significantly (+1.7 million) and crossed the 10% mark for the first time in 2019. Helped by family subscription offers, 9.4 million French people […]
France mainly buys French music with 19 out of the 20 best selling albums in 2019 being by local artists and in French according to SNEP the French recorded music industry association. Local talent makes up 80% of the Top 200 albums produced in 2019 with 46 ‘young talents’ having a first album in the Top 200 making up almost a quarter of all sales in the year. Urban music (rap, hip hop, R&B) proved […]
Deezer trials a karaoke app in France using its AI based Spleeter technology according to a recent blog posting by the streamer (in French). Spleeter uses AI techniques to separate vocal tracks from instrumental tracks and this has been incorporated into a dedicated karaoke app called Karaoke by Deezer. The recording process usually mixes a selection of separate tracks – vocals, drums, bass etc – to produce the final recorded song. Given the final mix, […]
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