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Amazon Music Review

Amazon’s first started selling digital music in 2008 and became the first music store to sell music with digital rights management (DRM) from many of the major record companies. Streaming started with a forerunner of Amazon Prime in 2014 and Amazon Music Unlimited, its full catalogue streaming service was launched in late 2016. […]

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Primephonic classical streaming goes global

Primephonic classical streaming goes global and from August 2019 is now available in 154 countries after its launch in August last year to the US, UK and Netherlands. Primephonic are expecting to add China, Japan and Russia – ‘soon’. In addition to its worldwide availability the classical music streamer has upgraded its iOS app (v2.11.0),its Android app (v2.12.1) and its web player to add the following features: Chromecast support to connect your TV or HiFi […]

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Japanese HiRes streamer unveils look

mora qualitas, the Japanese HiRes streamer unveils look ahead of its launch on the 24th October with screenshots of some of the app’s design, features and distribution lineup. The app’s home screen displays three sets of artists related to your playback history and preferences. It also provides a chance to discover new music. mora qualitas have prepared biographies that contains a wealth of information, including the background of the artist, as well as the release […]

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Pandora launches Spanish support for smart speakers

Pandora launches Spanish support for smart speakers for users in the US on Google Home & Nest and Amazon Alexa smart devices. Pandora recently launched El Detour in celebration of Latinx Heritage Month, a new station that highlights the genre-pushing Latin American artists who are redefining Latin music today. Spanish-speaking users who enjoy Pandora on Google Home and Nest devices can now experience the new station (or any of their favourite Pandora music) by saying “Hey Google, […]

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Napster prepares to launch Sony’s 360 Reality Audio

Napster prepares to launch Sony’s 360 Reality Audio with an expected roll out in 2020 according to a recent blog posting by the streamer. Following on from Sony’s recent announcement that it will launch its 360 Reality Audio experience later this autumn, Napster confirmed that it would be partnering with Sony and expected to launch its Powered by Napster service incorporating the Sony technology in 2020. According to the blog, ‘you can close your eyes […]

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Sony prepares for launch of 360 Reality Audio

Sony prepares for launch of 360 Reality Audio later in the autumn and announces partnerships to deliver its immersive audio experience with leading streamers – Amazon, Deezer, nugs.net, TIDAL and Napster. Sony’s immersive audio experience utilising object-based spatial audio technology will be launched later this autumn to listeners in Europe, the US with an initial release of approximately 1,000 songs in this brand-new format from artists such as Billy Joel, Bob Dylan and Pharrell Williams […]

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mora qualitas will launch next week

mora qualitas will launch next week on the 24th October after its launch was delayed from the spring of this year. The full mora qualitas service will start its official service on the 25th November but prior to this, a free trial will be held from the 24th October to the 24th November. If users continue to use the service after the 25th November, they will effectively enjoy mora qualitas free of charge for a […]