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Spotify launches Snapchat Sharing Lens

03/02/2024

Spotify launches Snapchat Sharing Lens giving users an easier way to share tracks with friends. Snapchat’s augmented reality Lenses let users transform their appearances and backgrounds. When sharing tracks from Spotify to Snapchat, you can now put you and your friends in the spotlight. The new “Share Track Lens” lets you capture the world around you on camera and easily share a track you’re loving. The lens will overlay the song title, artist name, cover […]

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What is the best free music streaming service?

29/01/2024

High Resolution Audio’s guide to getting the best free streaming for your musical entertainment. What is the best free music streaming service? No one quite knows the origin of the phrase ‘There’s no such thing as a free lunch’ but this applies to music streaming much like most other things in life. Most of the free offerings come with some sort of restriction such as ads, reduced audio quality, limited features such as no skipping or […]

Germany had 213 Bn streams in 2023

18/01/2024

Germany had 213 Bn streams in 2023 according to figures by the BVMI from data compiled by GfK Entertainment. This was 12% more than 2022 when 191 billion streams were achieved. Within five years the number has almost doubled; In 2019 there were 108 billion views. If you add up all the data since the start of recording in 2013, the streams now add up to over a trillion. According to the released figures, current music is the most popular era of […]

IFPI launches four new music charts in MENA

16/01/2024

IFPI launches four new music charts in MENA covering Egypt, Saudi Arabia, UAE, and North Africa. These Official charts went live at the end of November last year giving music fans, record labels and artists an official ranking on the top streaming tracks in countries across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. In addition to the Official MENA regional chart, the four new charts will be – the Official Egypt Chart, Official Saudi […]

Global on-demand audio streams reached 4.1 Tn in 2023

13/01/2024

Global on-demand audio streams reached 4.1 Tn in 2023, an increase of 22.3% on 2022 according to Luminate, the entertainment data and insights company that powers Billboard Charts. Previously in their annual Luminate Year-End Music Report they have focussed on the US music market but this year there are insights on 50 markets including the US and Canada. On-demand music streaming increased by 12.7% in the US in 2023 with 1.2 Tn streams. World, Latin and Country music […]

Apple Music Classical expands in Asia

13/01/2024

Apple Music Classical expands in Asia and will be available from the 24th January in China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao according to a recent announcement on X (Twitter). The app can now be pre-ordered in these countries. Apple initially launched the its Classical app on the 28th March last year with an iPhone app and has since release an Android app in June and an iPad app in November. Available to […]

European lyrics and lyric translations get a boost

10/01/2024

European lyrics and lyric translations get a boost as BELEM announces that two major European artists have won grants from the programme’s first Open Call, as it also launches its second Open Call to the industry. The BELEM project (Boosting European Lyrics and their Entrepreneurial Monetization) aims to foster the licensing, aggregation, distribution, exhibition and translation of lyrics to increase the export and promotion of European lyrics and lyric translations. According to BELEM, the easy […]